Samsung will hold its fourth-quarter earnings conference call on January 31.

Samsung Electronics’ fourth-quarter operating profit was 2.80 trillion won, compared with market estimates of 3.7 trillion won. Sales in the fourth quarter were 67.00 trillion won, compared with market estimates of 70.31 trillion won.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Information technology provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise Technologies is close to completing a deal to acquire Juniper Networks. The transaction value is approximately US$13 billion, which may be finalized within this week.

According to Fox News: U.S. Republican Congressman Rosendale seeks to impeach U.S. Defense Secretary Austin.

U.S. Department of Defense: There is currently no specific date for U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to be discharged from the hospital.

Sources: United Airlines (UAL.O) discovered loose bolts on nearly 10 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX 9 aircraft during inspections. The loose bolts were all in the same location.

"Bond King" Gross: He believes that the 10-year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Bond yield at 1.80% is a "better choice."

"Bond King" Gross: He believes that the 4% yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond is overvalued.

JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O) CEO Robin Hayes will leave the company in February due to health reasons.

Microchip Technology (MCHP.O): Revenue in the third quarter is expected to decline by approximately 22% sequentially, with customers facing a weak economic environment.

United Airlines (UAL.O): An inspection of a Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX 9 aircraft found problems related to door latch installation, and the bolts required further tightening. A large number of flight cancellations are expected on Tuesday.

German Geoscience Research Center: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: A government shutdown is expected to be avoided.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: No decision has been made on Russian assets and various options are being considered.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: U.S. President Biden hopes to retain (the spending plan) tax cuts for families with an annual income of less than $400,000.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, for talks with Israeli officials on the Gaza conflict.

Apple (AAPL.O): Apple Vision Pro will launch a new App Store, where users can discover and download visionOS applications.

U.S. consumer credit in November was US$23.751 billion, compared with US$9 billion expected and the previous value of US$5.134 billion.

U.S. natural gas futures rose above $3 per million British thermal units for the first time in more than a month.