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Sources: PayPay’s US IPO will attract US$200 million in cornerstone investment.

Ro Khanna, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives: Rejecting the Pentagon's request would be "good for Anthropic."

According to the Wall Street Journal: U.S. Republicans urge Trump to halt British plans to build a military base on Diego Garcia.

US Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Pulte: Mortgage interest rates dropped to the 5% range! Thank you President Trump!

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): U.S. oil production fell to approximately 13.7 million barrels per day in December, the lowest in half a year.

French Minister of the Interior: This kind of disregard for democratic procedures is another blow to France. France’s influence on the European stage is far less than before. This should have become a major issue that Macron needs to pay urgent attention to, and he should strengthen relations with countries such as Germany and Italy as soon as possible.

French Interior Minister: The European Commission has once again forcibly promoted the EU-Mercosur Agreement. Despite the opposition of France and the European Parliament, and the strong dissatisfaction of farmers, the agreement will still be temporarily applied.

Sources: Brookfield's new artificial intelligence unit Radiant is valued at $1.3 billion after merging with British startup Ori.

Omani Foreign Minister: Met with U.S. Vice President Vance to discuss ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran and the progress made so far. Thanked U.S. officials for their participation and expressed optimism about the diplomatic process.

U.S. Department of the Treasury: U.S. Treasury officials will explore ways to deepen cooperation with Switzerland and address illegal financial threats.

U.S. Department of the Treasury: The Treasury Department will send senior officials to Switzerland from March 2 to 3 to meet with Swiss government and private sector officials on sanctions priorities and combating illegal financial activities.

Sources: Paramount is expected to seek EU antitrust approval in the coming months and is expected to easily obtain EU approval for the Warner Bros. deal. Paramount is seeking unconditional approval from the European Union and is prepared to carry out small-scale divestitures if necessary.

U.S. President Trump: Tariffs have impacted Novartis and prompted its outstanding leader, Vasant Narasimhan, MD, to build more than seven manufacturing and R&D facilities, creating thousands of jobs. The radical left and the “crazy people” suing over the tariffs are refusing to talk about it, but the same thing is happening to hundreds of other companies.

US President Trump: It should be called the "Save America Act", not the "Save Act." Republicans must start using the term “Save America Act”—more forcefully, and more descriptively.

The White House: More and more companies are investing in the United States, with total investment exceeding US$9.7 trillion.

The White House: The average tax refund this year will increase by 11%.

According to India's NDTV TV station: India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully conducted three consecutive flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defense System (VSHORADS) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) offshore Chandipur, Odisha.

President of the Brazilian Development Bank: We are studying new measures for sectors still affected by US tariffs.

According to the British "Daily Telegraph": The British Treasury is expected to receive a windfall of 40 billion pounds from student loan interest.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $16.318 billion from 10 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.