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1. The stock price of the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (LLY.US) rose nearly 10% in five days to a new high. The company recently announced plans to invest $2.1 billion to build two new production sites in Indiana. The new manufacturing site will strengthen Lilly’s manufacturing network for APIs and new therapeutics such as genetic medicines.

2. Many stocks in the oil and gas sector have risen again. Buffett’s favorite stock $Occidental Petroleum (OXY.US) $ has risen by more than 3%, and the increase has exceeded 137% during the year; the oil giant $ Exxon Mobil (XOM.US) $ has been continuous It hit a record closing high on the 6th. In yesterday’s session, WTI crude oil once touched $114 per barrel, up 3% on the day.

3. $Chile Mining Chemical (SQM.US) $ continued to rise by nearly 6%, and the stock price has risen by nearly 113% this year. Thanks to the booming lithium ore market, the company’s performance in the first quarter of 2022 showed a milestone growth, achieving revenue of US$2.02 billion, a year-on-year increase of 282%; net profit reached US$796 million, a tenfold increase year-on-year.

4. The two major “dollar stores” in the United States, Dollar Tree (DLTR.US)$ and Dollar General ( DG.US ), both rose by double digits, leading the discount store sector of the US stock market. Yesterday, the two companies released their results, which both exceeded expectations in the first quarter and raised their performance guidance .

5. Affected by the good news that Ali, Baidu, and iQiyi’s financial reports exceeded expectations, popular Chinese concept stocks rose collectively. $Alibaba (BABA.US)$ rose 14.79%, and the stock price exceeded $90; $Baidu (BIDU) .US) $ rose 14.14%, an increase of nearly 10% within the month.

1. Yesterday, the U.S. stock market hit a new high

• $Lilly (LLY.US)$

Eli Lilly is an American global pharmaceutical company founded in May 1876 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company has offices in Puerto Rico and 17 countries. The company’s products are sold in approximately 125 countries. Eli Lilly is one of the world’s top ten well-known pharmaceutical companies mainly engaged in drug research, production and sales. It is the first company in the world to market insulin and produce antibiotics, and it is also the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of psychotropic drugs.

• $BP (BP.US)$
  

BP is a comprehensive oil and gas company founded in 1908 and headquartered in London, England. It is one of the six largest petrochemical companies in the world. Its operations are divided into three segments: the upstream segment is engaged in oil and gas exploration, field development and production; midstream transportation, warehousing and processing; and the sale and trading of natural gas, including LNG, power and LNG. The Downstream segment refines, produces, sells, transports, supplies and trades crude oil, petroleum and petrochemicals, and related services for wholesale and retail customers.

• $ExxonMobil (XOM.US)$
  

Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Texas, USA. It has 63,000 full-time employees and is the world’s largest non-governmental oil and gas producer. ExxonMobil has production facilities and sells products around the world and is engaged in oil and gas exploration on six continents. Before Aramco went public, Exxon Mobil was the world’s largest publicly traded oil company by total market capitalization.

2. Stocks with better recent gains in U.S. stocks

• $Chile Mining Chemical (SQM.US)$

Chile Mining Chemical Company is the world’s largest lithium resource company, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, with 5,700 full-time employees. It is the world’s largest producer of lithium resources extracted from salt lakes and the second largest producer of refined lithium. Mainly used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potash fertilizers, iodine (mainly used in x-ray contrast agents) and solar salt. The Chilean Atacama Salt Lake operated by it is a lithium salt lake with high lithium concentration, large reserves and mature mining conditions in the world.

• $Schlumberger (SLB.US)$

Schlumberger is the world’s largest supplier of products and services to the oil and gas industry. The company operates primarily through several segments: Reservoir Characterization, Drilling, Production and Cameron. The company is investing more than any other service company to make its services better bundled together, and the company believes this is likely to be one of the key industry trends over the next 10 years. Schlumberger’s production management (SPM) business best reflects the company’s efforts in this area, which currently accounts for 10% of its revenue.

• $Occidental Petroleum (OXY.US)$

Occidental Petroleum is the fourth largest oil and gas company in the United States, engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Founded in 1920, Occidental Petroleum is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 11,678 full-time employees and its business scope includes the Middle East, North Africa and South America. Occidental was the best-performing stock on the S&P 500 in the first quarter of this year, helped by Buffett’s continued buying and rising oil prices.

3. Yesterday’s list of popular U.S. stocks

• $Dollar Tree Corporation (DLTR.US)$

Dollar Tree operates discount stores in the U.S. and Canada, including more than 7,800 namesake and Family Dollar stores (nearly 15,700 in total). The eponymous chain features branded and private label items, generally priced between $1 and $10. In its latest earnings report, more than 78% of the company’s sales came from consumer goods, 8.6% from seasonal/electronics (including prepaid phones and toys), 7.9% from household products, and 5.4% from apparel and accessories.

• $ American Dollar General (DG.US)$

Dollar General is one of the top three discount retailers in the United States. As of April 29, 2022, the company had 18,356 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private label products across multiple categories. The average store size is about 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General stores are located in towns with fewer than 20,000 people. More than 80 percent of its items are priced at $5 or less.

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