SPX Exchange will launch trading in Hong Kong-listed shares, and analysts warned of the risk of Apple’s market value falling below $2 trillion – these and other important news for Thursday morning, June 16, in our daily review.

SPX Exchange, together with Tinkoff (LON:TCSq) Investments, will launch trading in shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This was announced by the head of the trading floor Roman Goryunov at the business breakfast of Tinkoff and SPX Exchange in the framework of SPIEF-2022, writes RBC. Trading will start on June 20, the session will be held from 08:00 to 18:00 MSC.

The market value of the American IT giant – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) – may not stay above $2 trillion amid concerns of US investors that the Federal Reserve interest rate hike may push the country’s economy into recession. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to analysts.

German energy company Uniper said that it received 25% less gas from Russia than it should under the contract, Bloomberg reports citing the company’s representative. Earlier Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) cut gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipeline by 60% due to problems with the fuel pumping equipment.

Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), the world’s largest on-demand music and podcast service, will cut its hiring plans, Bloomberg writes, citing a letter to employees from CEO Daniel Ek. According to him, the pace of hiring will decrease by 25%, but the company will continue to increase its headcount in the coming months.

Children’s constructors manufacturer Lego announced the construction of a new factory for the production of colored cubes in the United States. The Danish company intends to invest more than $1 billion in the carbon-neutral project. The factory is planned to be built in Chesterfield (Virginia), Reuters reports citing Lego Chief Operating Officer Carsten Rasmussen.