HK, US stocks top stories
Middle East conflict threatens, South Korea warns: Chip supply chain faces "disruption" risk!BILI (Trans): Will reinvest part of incremental profits in AI this yearAmazon launches an artificial intelligence platform to automate medical administrative processesThe United States is reportedly planning to extend AI chip export controls globally, with NVIDIA and AMD likely to be impactedSpot gold briefly fell by about $70, with reports that the Polish central bank intends to sell gold reserves to fund defense plansNetflix acquires the film and television AI technology company founded by Ben AffleckEuropean debt "darkest hour": War cuts off interest rate cut path, German bond yields record largest weekly increase in a yearJD (Trans): Appliance sales to improve in 1H26
---Berkshire (BRK., BRK. restarts stock repurchase plan CEO Abel promises to invest all compensation into company stockRisk appetite reignites, Japanese and South Korean stock markets rebound sharply, with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index soaring 12% triggering a circuit breaker, Samsung Electronics rising 13%, and SK Hynix increasing by 15%To avoid an EU investigation, Meta allows AI chatbots to provide services through WhatsAppJD: State subsidies fade; still bleeding on all fronts?---Meta expands its internal AI training chip development efforts to reduce reliance on NVIDIA and AMDAMD and Meta reach AI partnership, boosting investor confidence with AI collaboration and new processorsBuffett's successor speaks: Berkshire will not adjust its stake in Kraft Heinz for now, supports the company's shift towards product and price investmentU.S. fourth-quarter productivity growth exceeded expectations, with cost control helping to ease inflation