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February 7th - Canada and France opened consulates in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory, on February 6th, marking a substantial step forward in strengthening relations with Greenland and enhancing their participation in Arctic affairs. Canadian Governor General Mary Simon, Foreign Minister Anand, and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Mozfeldt jointly attended the opening ceremony of the Canadian consulate in Nuuk on February 6th. Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen had also planned to attend but was unable to arrive due to a plane malfunction. According to the schedule, Rasmussen, Anand, and Mozfeldt will also hold a joint press conference. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on February 6th that Jean-Noël Poirier assumed the post of French Consul General in Nuuk, making France the first EU country to establish a consulate in Greenland. According to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in addition to providing routine consular services to French citizens, the consulate will promote scientific cooperation with Greenland and provide guidance to French companies intending to invest and establish offices there.

Market news: The union has approved a nationwide agreement reached with Marathon Oil for 30,000 oil industry workers.

February 7th - According to sources familiar with the matter, Apple (AAPL.O) is preparing to allow other companies' voice-controlled AI applications to integrate with its CarPlay system. This move will allow users to interact with AI chatbots through their in-car interface for the first time. The sources indicated that the company will work to support applications within the CarPlay system over the next few months. This change marks a strategic shift for Apple. Previously, Apple only allowed its own Siri assistant as a voice control option in its popular in-car infotainment system software. With this move, AI vendors such as OpenAI, Anthropic PBC, and Google will be able to release CarPlay versions of their applications that support voice control. However, some limitations remain. Sources say that Apple will not allow users to change the Siri button on CarPlay or the wake word to activate the service. Users will need to open the relevant application to activate third-party voice control functions.

U.S. Department of Defense: The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $185 million worth of Class IX spare parts and related equipment to Ukraine.

According to Fortune, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app’s market share plummeted from 69.1% in January 2025 to 45.3% the following year, while Google’s Gemini chatbot app’s market share climbed from 14.7% to 25.2%.

U.S. consumer credit in December was $24.05 billion, below the expected $8 billion and the previous month's figure was revised from $4.229 billion to $4.7 billion.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that total U.S. oil demand fell 0.7% year-on-year in November, or 140,000 barrels per day, to 20.227 million barrels per day (compared to a 1.9% decline in October).

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that distillate fuel demand rose 3.2% year-over-year in November, or 116,000 barrels per day, to 3.796 million barrels per day (compared to a 1.4% decline in October).

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that U.S. gasoline demand fell 1.7% year-on-year in November, or 152,000 barrels per day, to 8.68 million barrels per day (compared to a 2.0% decline in October).

February 7th - According to the latest 13F filing submitted by Greenwoods Asset Management to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), its U.S. stock holdings were valued at approximately $4.045 billion in the fourth quarter ending December 31st of last year. Google (GOOG.O) rose to become its largest holding. Meanwhile, Greenwoods significantly reduced its holdings in Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Meta Platforms (META.O) in the last quarter of last year. Currently, its top three holdings are Google (GOOG.O), Meta Platforms (META.O), and Pinduoduo (PDD.O).

Netflix (NFLX.O) shares gave back some of their gains, currently up 0.8%.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Based on a court subpoena, the Justice Department is asking the industry how a Netflix (NFLX.O) or Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. might affect competition.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. Department of Justice is questioning Netflix (NFLX.O) about whether it has engaged in “exclusive practices” that could lead to a monopoly, based on a court subpoena.

Market news: Apple (AAPL.O) will allow external voice-controlled chatbots to be used in CarPlay AI.

February 7th - According to AXIOS, the United States and Iran held several hours of nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, and officials from both countries indicated they expect further talks in the coming days. Two sources familiar with the meeting stated that during the talks, Trump's special envoys Witkov and Kushner met directly with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi. In most previous meetings, Iran has insisted on communicating with the United States only through mediators, rather than directly negotiating. According to the two sources, part of Friday's meeting was conducted in this format, but officials also had direct exchanges. A US official told the media that a second round of talks is expected in the coming days.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 1.8% at 27,053 points in overnight trading, a premium of 493 points.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) production rose by 51,000 barrels per day in November to 7.849 million barrels per day (up from 7.798 million barrels per day in October).