Key News
1. US non-farm payrolls unexpectedly fell in February, decreasing by 92,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, slightly higher than market expectations.
2. US retail sales fell 0.2% month-on-month in January, marking the first negative figure since October 2025.
Stock News
1. Qualcomm (QCOM.O) reached an agreement with Vietnamese telecom company Viettel to jointly manufacture AI smartphones in Vietnam.
2. OpenAI will lend funds obtained from its revolving financing rounds with Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Amazon (AMZN.O) to SoftBank.
3. According to CNBC: Microsoft (MSFT.O) confirmed that its customers can access Anthropic products.
4. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Ford Motor Company (F.N) is recalling 889,950 vehicles in the United States. 5. NIO (NIO.N) officially launched its premium all-electric compact car brand, Firefly, in Thailand on Thursday, as part of its global market expansion strategy.
6. Pfizer (PFE.N)'s weight-loss drug enologin (Severwin®) has been approved for use in weight management for adults in China.
7. Alibaba (BABA.N) will announce its Q1 2025 results on March 19, 2026.
8. Marvell Technology Group (MRVL.O) reported a 72% surge in Q4 operating profit and revised its FY27 revenue forecast from $10 billion to $11 billion.
9. The US is drafting new regulations for the global export approval of AI chips, proposing that companies like Nvidia (NVDA.O) obtain government approval before exporting chips to any location worldwide.
10. In February, Tesla registered 17,425 vehicles in 15 major European markets, a 10% increase year-over-year.
11. MetaPlatforms (META.O) CFO is steadily advancing its custom chip development efforts, planning to expand the application of custom chips to the field of artificial intelligence model training, and continuously increasing its investment in artificial intelligence chips.
12. Oracle (ORCL.N) is reportedly planning to lay off thousands of employees to alleviate financial pressure.
