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Sources say Airbus will begin pre-orders for the larger A220 jetliner.

A Senate Democratic leadership aide said that the Senate has held a vote on a two-week temporary funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security and a full-year bill to avoid a government shutdown.

On January 30th, Aichip Technology announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to issue 104,915,200 H shares (subject to the exercise of the over-allotment option) in Hong Kong, priced at HK$28.2 per share. Trading of the H shares is expected to commence on February 10th.

Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook: Memory prices will have a “bigger impact” on profit margins in the second fiscal quarter.

Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook: The advanced chip manufacturing technology used in our chips has led to supply constraints. Memory prices had a negligible impact on the first fiscal quarter.

Apple's CFO stated that customer engagement improved across all service offerings in the first fiscal quarter. Apple remains optimistic about the future prospects of its services business.

Apple (AAPL.O) expects its gross margin for the March quarter to be between 48% and 49%.

Senate Republican leaders have urgently moved forward with a new appropriations agreement, combining five appropriations bills with a two-week temporary appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Numerous amendment requests are expected.

On January 30th, Montage Technology announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to issue 65,890,000 H shares (subject to the exercise of the over-allotment option) for its Hong Kong listing, priced at no more than HK$106.89 per share. Trading of the H shares is expected to commence on February 9th.

Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook: Customers have responded positively to AirPods Pro 3.

Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook: The iPhone series was highly sought after by customers in the first fiscal quarter, with enthusiasm that was "unusual".

On January 30th, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Thursday that it will strengthen its scrutiny of foreign exchange transactions by various countries, including any attempts to prevent their currencies from depreciating against the dollar, but did not accuse any major trading partners of currency manipulation. In its latest semi-annual currency report, the Treasury Department stated that no major trading partner met all three criteria of the enhanced currency transaction analysis in the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025. Due to Thailand's growing global current account surplus and trade surplus with the U.S., the Treasury Department added Thailand to its "monitoring list" for close monitoring. With the addition of Thailand, the number of economies on the monitoring list has increased to 10, while Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Ireland, and Switzerland remain on the list.

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has reached a $750 million deal with Microsoft (MSFT.O).

January 30th - According to Iranian sources on the 29th, the Tehran municipal government has initiated a plan to construct wartime shelters, including converting underground parking lots into dual-purpose spaces for both peacetime parking and wartime shelter. Tehran Mayor Zarqaani stated that following the "12-Day War," the construction of shelters, the installation of air raid sirens, and the protection of civilians in the event of potential war have been included in the city's development plan, which includes converting underground parking lots into shelters in emergencies. Two pilot sites have been identified, and the program will be gradually rolled out to other communities in the future.

Apple (AAPL.O) reported a net profit of $42.097 billion for Q1 of fiscal year 2026, compared to market expectations of $39.331 billion and $36.33 billion in the same period last year.

Foreign central banks held $19.95 billion in U.S. Treasury securities in the week ending January 30, compared with $9.863 billion in the previous week.