According to The Information: The OPENAI board of directors held preliminary discussions with Scale AI CEO on the candidate issue.

The main contract of lithium carbonate fell by more than 4.00% during the day and is now quoted at 99,650 yuan/ton.

The main contract of the Container Shipping Index (European Line) fell below 2300.0 points, down 3.69% on the day.

According to The Information: The OpenAI board of directors discussed the seat issue with ScaleAI CEO.

Japan’s Markit services PMI in December was 51.5, down from 52 previously.

According to US media reports, a derailment occurred on the Manhattan subway in New York City on the 4th, injuring 24 people.

Exxon Mobil Oil (XOM.N): It expects changes in industry margins to have a negative impact of $1.7 billion to $1.5 billion on fourth-quarter energy products earnings.

In the week ending December 30, foreign central banks held US Treasury bonds of -$6.839 billion, compared with the previous value of US$14.652 billion.

Maersk ADR closed up 4.02%, and Hapag-Lloyd ADR closed up 13.00%.

Bitcoin rose by $500 in the short term, reaching a maximum of $44,751 per coin.

A New York City teachers union has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a congestion pricing plan, according to court documents.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): U.S. money market fund assets rose to a record $5.965 trillion.

SpaceX is suing the U.S. Workforce Commission after it faced prosecution for firing employees.

Fund analysis company Lipper: In the latest week, U.S. investment-grade funds saw an inflow of US$1.64 billion, and high-yield funds saw an outflow of US$438 million.

Fund analysis company Lipper: U.S. loan funds saw inflows of $64.4 million in the latest week.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.53% in night trading at 16,590 points, a 56-point discount.

On January 4, local time, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs issued a statement stating that 2.22 million Palestinians are currently facing serious food security problems.

Israeli Defense Minister: We will move to a new way of fighting, including raids, tunnel destruction, air and ground operations, and special operations. Operational efforts focused on eliminating Hamas leadership and facilitating the return of hostages. This will continue as long as necessary.