Morning Market News Digest 早盘新闻摘要

。Pacific Time 7:31AM : Dow +13.30, S&P 500 +11.92， Nasdaq +24.50, Russell 2000 -1.03, WTI crude oil +1.06%，Gold+0.50%， US dollar index -0.22%.

。Oversea markets: Shanghai +1.10%, Japan+1.79%, Hong Kong+1.46%, Germany-0.13%, UK +0.07%, France-0.01%.

。Weak sectors: IYT, XLI  Strong sectors:  USO, XLE, GDX, IYM, XLV, XLK, SLV

。February Consumer Price Index: +0.1% M/M vs. +0.2% consensus, +0.0% prior. Core CPI +0.2% M/M vs. +0.2% consensus, +0.2% prior.
Core CPI +1.5% Y/Y vs. +2.2% consensus, +2.2% prior. ---Seeking Alpha

。Oil production in Venezuela has collapsed due to power blackouts throughout the country with state-owned PDVSA and its joint venture partners struggling to operate wells and other facilities. A source at PDVSA also said the government had decided to ration electricity, in part to supply power to the Jose oil export terminal, which is Venezuela's primary source of revenue.  WTI crude oil +1.06% ---Seeking Alpha

。The number of searches for the iPhone on Chinese search engine Baidu crater by 48 percent in February after dropping 50 percent in January, according to Longbow Research. It was the fifth consecutive month of declines, Longbow says.The lackluster search trends came even after Chinese retailers slashed iPhone prices.---CNBC

。Apple has officially announced its March 25 event with the tagline: "It's show time." The tech giant is expected to unveil a a bundled news service and video streaming service, which is expected to launch globally. Apple (AAPL) has long hinted at a planned video platform, spending $2B in Hollywood to produce its own content and signing major TV and movie stars.---Wall Street Breakfast

。Boeing Co’s shares fell more than 3 percent on Tuesday as more countries grounded the planemaker’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft amid heightened anxiety among travelers about the safety of the plane.
Malaysia, Singapore and Australia became the latest nations to ground Boeing’s best-selling line of jets, one of which also crashed in Indonesia in October. DZ Bank became the first brokerage in nearly two years to place a “sell” rating on the stock, while setting a price target of $333 - the lowest on Wall Street.---Reuters

。The big vote is going ahead after a weary U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced in a late night press conference last minute changes to the divorce deal. The U.K. now has some authority to walk away from the infamous Irish backstop (The backstop plan is essentially a legally-binding insurance policy to ensure there is no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.Pro-Brexit supporters are deeply concerned that the proposed backstop would leave the U.K. tied indefinitely to many EU laws.) if the EU doesn’t do enough to replace it with a full trade deal in the future. It’s unclear exactly how much more parliamentary support the changes will be worth ---Bloomberg




。2月份消费者物格指数：+ 0.1％月 / 月对比+ 0.2％的预期，+ 0.0％之前。核心CPI + 0.2％月 / 月对 + 0.2％预期，+ 0.2％之前。核心CPI + 1.5％年 / 年 对+ 2.2％预期，+ 2.2％之前。 ---Seeking Alpha

。委内瑞拉的石油产量因整个国家停电而崩溃，国有PDVSA及其合资伙伴正在努力经营水井和其他设施。 PDVSA的一位消息人士还表示，政府已经决定对电力进行配给，部分原因是向Jose石油出口终端供电，这是委内瑞拉的主要收入来源。WTI 原油 ＋1.06% ---Seeking Alpha

。根据Longbow Research的数据，2月份中国搜索引擎百度iPhone的搜索量在1月份下降了50％之后下降了48％。 Longbow表示，这是连续第五个月下滑。即使中国零售商大幅削减iPhone价格，搜索趋势仍然低迷. --- CNBC

。苹果已正式宣布其3月25日的活动标语：“这是展示的时间。”该科技巨头预计将推出捆绑式新闻服务和视频流媒体服务，预计将在全球推出。苹果公司（AAPL）暗示了很久计划中的视频平台，在好莱坞花费2亿美元制作自己的内容，并签约主要的电视和电影明星. AAPL ＋1.68%---Wall Street Breakfast

。波音公司的股价周二跌幅超过3％，因为越来越多的国家将飞机制造商的737 MAX 8飞机停飞，因为旅客对飞机的安全性感到焦虑。马来西亚，新加坡和澳大利亚成为最新禁飞波音最畅销的喷气式飞机的国家，其中一架也在10月份在印度尼西亚坠毁。 DZ银行成为近两年来第一家对该股进行“卖出”评级的经纪商，同时设定了333美元的目标价 - 华尔街的最低价. BA －4.68%---路透社

。英国首相特蕾莎·梅和欧盟委员会主席让 - 克洛德·容克在最后一刻的新闻发布会上宣布离婚协议的最后一刻改变后，投票会进行。 英国现在有权放弃臭名昭着的爱尔兰硬边界计划（支持计划本质上是一项具有法律约束力的保险政策，以确保北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国之间没有硬边界。英国脱欧支持者深感担忧 拟议的支持将使英国无限期地与许多欧盟法律联系起来。）如果欧盟未能采取足够的行动取代未来的全面贸易协议的话。 目前还不清楚议会对这些变化的支持程度究竟多少。---彭博