Pre-market US stock news digest: META plans an additional $40 billion for data center expansion, SpaceX to conduct its 13th test flight

According to Odaily, before the US stock market opens, investors need to pay attention to the following key news:

1. All three major US stock index futures are declining. Dow Jones futures are down 0.20%, S&P 500 futures are down 0.47%, and Nasdaq 100 futures are down 1.27%.

2. International oil prices are rising collectively. WTI crude oil futures are up 4.26% to $74.452 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures are up 4.37% to $79.328 per barrel.

3. International gold and silver spot prices are falling. Spot gold is down 1.40% to $4,061.29 per ounce; spot silver is down 2.52% to $58.33 per ounce.

4. Europe's three major stock indexes are fluctuating within a narrow range. The UK FTSE 100 is down 0.20%, the French CAC40 is down 0.01%, and the German DAX30 is up 0.08%.

5. META announced an additional $40 billion investment in a Louisiana data center, expanding its computing power scale to 5 gigawatts.

6. Renowned journalist Gurman stated that Apple has completed the tape-out of the M7 chip, expected to be released in the first half of next year. The M7 Pro and M7 Max are scheduled for late 2027, followed by the M7 Ultra in 2028. Meanwhile, the M8 chip is reportedly already under development and is rapidly transitioning to TSMC's 1.4-nanometer process.

7. SpaceX's Starship will conduct its 13th test flight on Thursday. The main goal of this flight is to deploy 20 V3 satellites for the first time and gather key data for the 14th test flight's ocean-based rocket recovery.

8. Samsung Electronics is reportedly providing samples of its next-generation AI PC processor, codenamed Gaia, to PC manufacturers such as HP and Lenovo. This chip is a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) expected to be manufactured using Samsung's 4-nanometer process technology.

9. Intel announced an additional investment of 5 billion euros in its Ireland factory to upgrade existing wafer fab facilities and install advanced manufacturing equipment, thereby expanding AI chip production capacity.

10. US stock memory chip sector is falling pre-market. SK Hynix ADR is down over 10%, SanDisk is down over 6%, and Micron is down over 5%.