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1. The stock price of the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (LLY.US) has reached a new high, rising nearly 13% in the six days. The company recently announced plans to invest $2.1 billion to build two new manufacturing sites in Indiana that will strengthen Eli 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. The oil giant $ExxonMobil (XOM.US)$ has closed at a new high for seven consecutive days, and has risen by more than 60% since the beginning of the year. $ConocoPhillips (COP.US)$ , $Chevron (CVX.US)$ , $Continental Energy (CLR.US)$ , $Marathon Oil (MRO.US)$ , $Diamondback Energy (FANG.US)$ , $Antero Resources (AR.US) Oil and gas stocks such as $ have larger gains, all hitting 52-week highs.

3. $Chile Mining Chemical (SQM.US) $ continued to rise by nearly 6%, and the stock price has risen by nearly 125% this year. Thanks to the booming lithium ore market, the company’s revenue in the first quarter of 2022 surged to US$2.02 billion, a year-on-year increase of 282%; net profit reached US$796 million, a 10-fold increase year-on-year.

4. “Big Blue” $IBM Corp (IBM.US)$ rose nearly 2%, hitting a new 52-week high. Under the continued high inflation and increasingly tightening monetary policy, investors prefer high-dividend companies.

5. The PC giant $Dell Technology (DELL.US) $ closed up nearly 13% on Friday, and once rose more than 19% during the session. The company’s first-quarter profit was US$1.07 billion; the adjusted EPS was US$1.84, which was better than the market expectation of US$1.38; the revenue during the period increased by 16% year-on-year to US$26.12 billion, which was better than the market expectation of US$25.32 billion, marking the ninth consecutive quarter. than expected.

1. U.S. stocks hit new highs last Friday

• $Lilly (LLY.US)$

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.

• $IBM Corp(IBM.US)$

IBM Corp is a multinational company that provides information services and a leading company in the computer and information services industry. It was established on June 16, 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York, with 345,900 full-time employees. At present, IBM has high achievements in the fields of materials, chemistry, physics and other sciences, and has invented many products, such as hard disks, automatic teller machines, general product codes, SQL (databases), relational database management systems, DRAM, Watson, etc.

• $Amgen (AMGN.US)$

Amgen was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The company mainly uses molecular biology and DNA recombination technology to engage in the exploration, research and development, production and sales of innovative human drugs . Amgen is involved in the main areas, human genome, cancer treatment, neuroscience and small molecule chemistry. Amgen is one of the largest independent biotechnology companies in the world.

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

• $Constellation Energy (CEG.US)$

Constellation Energy was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The company is committed to providing clean energy power including nuclear power, wind energy, hydrogen energy, etc., as well as the production, supply and marketing of renewable energy products and solutions. It is the largest clean energy provider in the United States . The company was acquired in 2011 by the US nuclear power giant Assolen Power and became independent again in 2022.

• $Southwest Energy (SWN.US)$

Southwest Energy Corporation was founded on July 2, 1929 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas. The company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) . The company is divided into exploration and production (E&P) and marketing divisions. The E&P segment includes exploration, development and production in northeastern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, and the Marketing segment is engaged in the marketing and transportation of natural gas, oil and NGLs primarily produced in E&P.

• $Chile Mining Chemical (SQM.US)$

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.

3. The list of the most popular U.S. stocks on Friday

• $DELL TECHNOLOGY (DELL.US)$

Dell was founded by Michael Dell in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, USA. Dell is a world-class personal computer (PC) manufacturer , known for producing, designing, and selling home and office computers. It is also involved in the high-end computer market, producing and selling servers, data storage devices, and networking equipment. The company’s other products also include Including software, printers, monitors and other computer peripheral products.

• $Nu Holdings(NU.US)$

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nu Holdings is a fintech company that provides electronic financial platform services mainly in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia . The company issues debit and credit cards, and offers mobile payments, transfers and other services. The company also provides electronic banking services, investment services, and insurance services to individuals and businesses.

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