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The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for February was 57.3, a six-month high.

The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Current Conditions Index for February was 58.3, below the expected 54.9 and the previous reading of 55.4.

The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Expectations Index for February was 56.6, compared to a forecast of 56.7 and a previous reading of 57.

The preliminary reading for the US five- to ten-year inflation rate in February was 3.4%, compared to a forecast of 3.3% and a previous reading of 3.30%.

According to Politico: US lawmakers are investigating the Department of Justice over Immigration and Customs Enforcement's tracking app, seeking access to communications between the Department of Justice and Apple and Google.

Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares rose up to 5%.

The S&P 500 opened 37.98 points, or 0.56%, at 6836.09 on Friday, February 6; the Nasdaq Composite opened 91.98 points, or 0.41%, at 22632.57; and the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 446.97 points, or 0.91%, at 49355.69.

On February 6th, the State Administration for Market Regulation held an administrative guidance meeting in Beijing for large-scale food retail chain enterprises, urging them to strictly implement their primary responsibilities, strengthen food sales safety management, and effectively ensure food safety. The meeting required food retail chain enterprises to strengthen their legal awareness, risk awareness, and sense of responsibility; establish and implement daily control, weekly inspection, and monthly scheduling systems and mechanisms covering food safety risks at the enterprise headquarters, branches, and stores; formulate a "Food Safety Risk Control List" based on their actual situation; strengthen risk management throughout the entire process of procurement, storage, sales, and distribution; strengthen the training, assessment, and health management of employees to continuously improve their food safety awareness and professional capabilities; and establish and improve a food safety complaint handling mechanism to properly resolve consumer disputes.

The EU will push for the adoption of "TRUSTED" chips as part of its new drone strategy.

US memory chip stocks opened higher, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) up over 6% and Western Digital (WDC.O) up over 3%.

Federal Reserve's Bostic believes it is feasible to restore reserves to a state of scarcity.

February 6th - Li Auto is heavily investing in embodied intelligence, with the all-new L9 becoming its first practical application. On February 5th and 6th, Li Auto CEO Li Xiang published lengthy articles on both days to promote the flagship SUV, the all-new Li L9, and announced that the L9 will officially launch in the second quarter of this year. Li Xiang stated, "In the past two years, many people have asked me if 'all-in AI' means we're no longer focused on cars. On the contrary, we deeply understand that embodied intelligence must be integrated into a good car to truly create value for users. Therefore, I spend 70% of my time focusing on cars, which allows us to better understand how to evolve a car into a true robot."

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: During our talks with the United States in Oman, we emphasized that any dialogue must avoid threats.