Stock Market News and Company Changes

股市新聞與公司變動

Jun 29, 2026, 20:11

Introduction

Stock markets went up on June 29, 2026. Technology stocks grew and some companies joined together.

2026年6月29日股市上漲。科技股成長，且部分公司進行了合併。

Main Body

The United States and Iran stopped fighting. The leaders will meet in Qatar. This news helped the stock market and oil prices.

美國與伊朗停止衝突。領導人將在卡達會面。此消息對股市與油價有所幫助。

Tech stocks are doing well. SpaceX will join the Nasdaq 100 index on July 7. Big companies like Apple are strong, but small companies have problems with high costs.

科技股表現良好。SpaceX 將於7月7日加入納斯達克100指數。如 Apple 等大公司表現強勁，但小公司則面臨成本過高的問題。

Some companies are changing. Honeywell split into two smaller companies. Comcast is selling its media businesses. Rocket Lab bought Iridium for $8 billion.

部分公司正在變動。Honeywell 分拆為兩家較小的公司。Comcast 正在出售其媒體業務。Rocket Lab 以80億美元收購了 Iridium。

Big banks are helping these companies. Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo helped with these big deals.

大型銀行正協助這些公司。高盛與富國銀行協助處理了這些大型交易。

Conclusion

People are now waiting for new bank reports and job data from the US.

人們目前正等待新的銀行報告與美國的就業數據。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ Action Words: Now vs. Future

In this text, we see how English describes things happening right now and things that will happen later. This is the secret to moving from A1 to A2.

1. The 'Will' Pattern (Future) When we are sure about a future date or a plan, we use will + action.

SpaceX will join... on July 7.
Leaders will meet in Qatar.

2. The 'Ing' Pattern (Right Now) When something is currently in progress, we use are/is + action-ing.

Tech stocks are doing well.
Companies are changing.

Quick Guide for You:

Plan/Future $\rightarrow$ will + word
Current Situation $\rightarrow$ are + word-ing

💡 Vocabulary Spotlight: Money Moves

Split into $\rightarrow$ One big thing becomes two small things.
Bought $\rightarrow$ Past version of 'buy' (paid money for something).
Selling $\rightarrow$ Giving something away for money.

Vocabulary Learning

stocks (n.)

Parts of a company that people buy and sell

Example:He bought technology stocks to make money.

joined (v.)

Came together to become one group

Example:The two small companies joined together to grow.

index (n.)

A list used to track the value of a group of stocks

Example:The Nasdaq 100 index shows how tech companies are doing.

costs (n.)

The amount of money spent to make or buy something

Example:High costs make it difficult for small companies.

split (v.)

Divided into two or more parts

Example:The big company split into two smaller ones.

deals (n.)

Business agreements between people or companies

Example:The banks helped the companies finish their big deals.

reports (n.)

Documents that give information about a situation

Example:I am reading the bank reports from last month.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→