U.S. stocks traded yesterday.

Dow Jones Industrial Average + 0.45% to 37,695.73, S & P 500 Index + 0.57% to 4,783.45, technology-led Nasdaq + 0.75% to 14,969.65。In terms of industry trends, telecommunications services were the strongest, up + 1.11%, energy weakest, down -1.00%。

After-hours U.S. stock news.

"01" Bitcoin spot ETF opens a new chapter in history

Cryptocurrency reaches a big milestone! Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves for the first time up to 1.The $7 trillion Bitcoin Spot ETF marks a major change in the decade-long opposition to the cryptocurrency industry.。The approval gives BlackRock, Invesco, Fidelity and other large companies and other small competitors (a total of 11 ETFs) the authority to start trading Bitcoin ETFs on Thursday.。SEC Chairman Gary Gensler stressed that while agreeing to the listing and trading of Bitcoin ETFs, it does not amount to an endorsement or endorsement of Bitcoin or any cryptocurrency-related products, reminding investors to carefully assess the risks involved.。

"02" Fed President Updates Inflation Views

New York Fed President John Williams said the current monetary policy is sufficient to guide inflation back to the 2% target, but more signs of inflation cooling are needed before a rate cut can be considered.。He stressed that in order to achieve this goal, the austerity policy needs to be maintained for a period of time until the Fed has data and is convinced that the inflation towards 2% is appropriate to implement the policy shift.。In mid-December, Williams said the current question was whether monetary policy was "tight enough" to ensure inflation returned to 2 percent, noting that officials at the time "didn't really discuss cutting interest rates."。

"03" OpenAI seeks licensing agreements with news organizations

OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, is in licensing talks with major news and digital media producers such as CNN and Fox in order to obtain news content to optimize its AI products, while also responding to infringement allegations.。Authorization of News Content for ChatGPTA.I.The amount of training material will affect the accuracy and immediacy of AI chatbots.。The Information previously reported that OpenAI pays publishers $1 to $5 million a year to license content, which is too low for large publishers.。It is also reported that CNN and Flowserve are negotiating not only on the authorization of text content, but also on the inclusion of film and image content.。

"04" Buffett keeps adding to Western oil

Buffett's Poxha Hassaway (BRK.B) Continued increase in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) shares, which has reached 34%.。According to the SEC filing, Polxia invested about $900 million in a series of deals last month to buy more than 15 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.。The move comes on the heels of Occidental's $12 billion acquisition of Texas shale oil driller CrownRock, which in turn expands more than 94,000 acres of oil and gas fields in the lucrative Permian Basin.。

"05" 2023 Top-performing blue-chip bond funds bet on the industry.

The best-performing blue-chip bond fund of the past year, won by Vanguard Group and PIMCO, a Pacific investment management company, has been a big success with investments in energy and banking.。The funds continue to be bullish on the outlook for fuel producers and exporters in the face of a slowing economy and possible Fed easing, with further growth expected in 2024.。

"06" EU antitrust probe unresolved, iRobot shares plunge

iRobot (IRBT) shares plunge nearly -20% in one day as Amazon (AMZN) refuses to quell EU antitrust regulators' concerns。The European Commission is conducting an in-depth review of Amazon's planned $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot, expressing concern about the deal and setting 2 / 14 as the final decision date.。

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