BHP Billiton (BHP.N) reported a net profit of $5.64 billion for the first half of the year, up 28% year-on-year; revenue for the first half was $27.902 billion, higher than the market estimate of $26.907 billion.

Domestic News: 1. Total box office revenue for the 2026 Spring Festival film season exceeds 500 million yuan. 2. Hong Kong stocks close the Year of the Snake: Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Tech Index both closed higher. 3. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee: Expanding the gold trading center will be an opportunity. 4. National Energy Administration: National highway charging volume increased by 116.32% year-on-year on the first day of the Spring Festival holiday. 5. Han Wenxiu published an article in Qiushi Journal entitled "Adhering to Steady Progress and Improving Quality and Efficiency to Achieve a Good Start to the 15th Five-Year Plan". 6. Four robotics companies—Unitree, Magic Atom, Galaxy General, and Songyan Power—appeared on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala for the Year of the Horse. 7. Alibaba open-sourced its new generation of large-scale model, Qwen3.5-Plus, becoming the world's strongest open-source large-scale model. International News: 1. Israeli Prime Minister plans to end US financial aid in ten years. 2. Guatemalan President announces the lifting of martial law nationwide. 3. India's gold imports in January totaled $12.07 billion. 4. Apple will hold a product launch event on March 4th, where it may unveil new Mac products. 5. Sources indicate that SpaceX and xAI, owned by Elon Musk, will participate in the US Department of Defense's autonomous drone technology bidding process. 6. Due to disagreements over the military applications of AI, the US Secretary of Defense stated that he will "imminently" sever ties with Anthropic, identifying it as a "supply chain risk." 7. US-Iran Talks - ① US Secretary of State Rubio: Reaching an agreement with Iran will be very difficult. ② On the eve of the US-Iran talks, the US Air Force deployed 18 additional F-35 fighter jets to the Middle East, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy conducted exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. 8. Russia-Ukraine Talks - ① It is reported that the Russia-Ukraine talks and the US-Iran talks will be held in Geneva on the 17th. ② The topics for the new round of US-Russia-Ukraine talks include territorial issues. ③ The Swiss Foreign Ministry: The Russia-US-Ukraine Geneva talks will be held behind closed doors.

Market news: Ukrainian President Zelensky has imposed sanctions on several Russian athletes.