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U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Gail Slater announced her resignation.

The Stoxx Europe 600 index erased gains.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has called for the release of Venezuelan opposition leader Machado.

U.S. Senate Democrat Cantwell: El Paso airport exposed real problems with coordination between the U.S. Department of Defense and the FAA.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week to February 6 were -249 billion cubic feet, expected -257 billion cubic feet, and the previous value -360 billion cubic feet.

According to the Financial Times: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) plans to cut hundreds of millions of pounds in costs in its latest restructuring plan.

Japanese digital financial platform PayPay has filed for a U.S. IPO.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week ending February 6 will be released in ten minutes.

U.S. Central Command: Our forces are ready to respond to any threat from the extremist organization "Islamic State".

Ukraine Defense Minister: Stopping "every Russian tanker" is the fastest way to curb its war machine.

The total number of existing home sales in the United States in January was recorded at an annualized rate of 3.91 million units, the lowest since September 2024.

The annualized monthly rate of existing home sales in the United States in January was -8.4%, which was expected to be -2.60%. The previous value was revised from 5.10% to 4.4%.

British Defense Secretary Healey: Need to dig deep into stockpiles to assist Ukraine. Our ambition in military assistance to Ukraine must be increased.

The annualized total of U.S. existing home sales for January will be released in ten minutes.

IMF: Germany’s current account balance is expected to gradually decrease over time but remain positive.

International Monetary Fund: The German economy has suffered major shocks in recent years, and this adverse impact has been further exacerbated by weak underlying productivity growth.

U.S. stocks opened, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.1%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.38%. Storage concept stocks strengthened, with Micron Technology (MU.O) rising 3.1% and SanDisk (SNDK.O) rising 6.2%. Peabody Energy (BTU.N) rose 2.5% after Trump directed the Energy Department to allocate funds to keep coal-fired power plants operating.

Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is scheduled to go to trial in February 2027.

United Trade Union: The vote results mean that the planned second eight-day strike will not go ahead.

The US weather forecasting agency CPC issued a monthly La Niña warning.