U.S. White House official: U.S. President Biden learned of the death of Russian opposition leader Navalny.

U.S. Democratic Senator Cardin: Secondary sanctions on Russian oil need to be considered.

According to The Information: AI startup Anthropic is valued at $15 billion in financing. Qualcomm and Intuit invested.

According to The Information: PERPLEXITY AI’s bid may exceed $1 billion.

According to The Information: SCALE AI is discussing financing matters with investors.

[The Baltic Dry Bulk Freight Index rose, with freight rates of all ship types rising] The Baltic Dry Bulk Freight Index hit a one-month high on Friday and recorded a weekly increase as freight rates of all ship types rose. The Baltic Dry Index rose 29 points, or 1.8%, to 1,610 points, the highest level since January 10. The index gained 4% this week. The capesize freight index rose 54 points, or 2.3%, to 2,448 points, with a cumulative increase of about 3% this week. The average daily profit of capesize vessels increased by US$454 to US$20,304. The Panamax Shipping Price Index rose 23 points to 1,646 points, or 1.4%, rising for the ninth consecutive trading day, with a cumulative increase of 9% this week. The average daily profit of Panamax ships increased by US$210 to US$14,817. The Supramax freight index rose 13 points to 1,071 points, hitting a one-month high.

Spokesperson of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Many Israeli hostages have died, and the remaining ones are still living in extremely difficult conditions.

Market News: The United States releases guidelines for providing humanitarian assistance to Yemen.

Tip: Fed Governor Barr’s Q&A session has ended.

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo: We will continue to strengthen ourselves.

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo: The negotiating positions of various countries are still far apart, but they still have hope for some results.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr: We are also concerned about cybersecurity and artificial intelligence risks in the banking industry.

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo: Reaching a trade agreement at the Abu Dhabi conference "will not be easy" due to factors such as war, economic recession and elections.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr: Wants to maintain "flexibility" when conducting Federal Reserve stress tests.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Paramount is discussing cooperation or establishing a streaming joint venture.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Paramount discussed streaming deal with Comcast.

U.S. natural gas futures increased by 3.00% during the day and are currently at $1.629/million British thermal units.