Group 1 - Federal Reserve Governor Waller indicated that the March interest rate decision will depend on February labor data, suggesting a pause in rate cuts if February employment data is strong, while a revision of January data or weak February data would support a 25 basis point cut [1] - Trump announced an increase in global import tariffs from 10% to 15%, effective February 24, with additional national security tariffs being considered for six industries including large batteries and iron products [2] - The European Parliament has suspended the approval of the US-EU trade agreement, with EU representatives convening to discuss related trade issues [3] Group 2 - OpenAI has partnered with four top consulting firms to promote the adoption of intelligent AI [4] - IBM's stock plummeted by 13%, marking its largest single-day drop since 2000, influenced by Anthropic's claims regarding its tools aiding COBOL modernization [5] - Novo Nordisk's new generation weight loss drug showed less weight reduction effectiveness in trials compared to Eli Lilly's competing product, leading to a significant drop in its stock price [6] Group 3 - Finnish quantum computing company IQM plans to go public in New York through a SPAC merger, with an initial equity valuation of $1.8 billion and is considering a dual listing in Helsinki [7] - Gilead is proposing to acquire cancer cell therapy company Arcellx for $7.8 billion [8] Group 4 - Severe winter storms in the Northeast US have disrupted airports, resulting in thousands of flight cancellations and nearly 400,000 households losing power [9] - US stock indices collectively declined, with the Dow Jones falling by 1.66%, the S&P 500 down by 1.04%, and the Nasdaq decreasing by 1.13%, while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index dropped nearly 1% [10] Group 5 - WTI crude oil futures closed down by 0.29% at $66.29 per barrel, while Brent crude oil futures also saw a slight decline [11] - Spot gold prices rose to $5,220 per ounce, increasing by 2.20%, while New York futures for gold surged by 3.00% to $5,233.40 per ounce; spot silver reached $89 per ounce, up by 5.22%, and New York silver futures jumped by 7.00% to $88.13 per ounce [12] Group 6 - The Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repurchase agreement usage was reported at $877 million [13]