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1. Powell's press conference, Big Tech earnings, U.S. dollar volatility and more in Morning Squawk

   Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

2. World’s largest sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, driven by tech and banking rally

   Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund holds stakes in many of the world's biggest companies, including Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan Chase.

3. What tariffs? Toyota hits record sales in 2025, despite Trump’s auto levies

   Toyota Motor retained its position as the world's top-selling automaker with record sales of 10.5 million in 2025, the Japanese auto giant reported on Thursday.  

4. SAP shares see biggest drop since 2020 after fourth-quarter cloud contract growth disappoints

   It's the biggest daily fall since October 26 2020, when stock dropped 22% following disappointing third quarter results

5. CNBC Daily Open: Investors expected the Fed to hold rates — it was Powell's comments that drew interest

   Powell left some advice to the next Fed chair. "Don't get pulled into elected politics," Powell said. "Don't do it."

6. Why Nvidia’s AI boom couldn’t happen without Dutch chip equipment maker ASML

   ASML is the only company in the world that makes extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, which are crucial for manufacturing advanced AI chips

7. SK Hynix overtakes Samsung in annual profit for the first time as AI reshapes rivalry

   SK Hynix beats rival Samsung Electronics in profits for 2025 for the first time ever, as the memory maker retains a lead in AI products.

8. CNBC Daily Open: Fed expectedly keeps rates steady — the intrigue was elsewhere

   Powell left some advice to the next Fed chair. "Don't get pulled into elected politics," Powell said. "Don't do it."

9. Advantest shares jump as much as 14% as AI chip boom drives record sales and higher profit outlook

   Shares of Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Advantest jumped over 7% after the company posted record quarterly sales in the October-December period.

10. Meta's Mark Zuckerberg gets green light from Wall Street to keep pouring money into AI

    Meta's stock pop following the company's latest earnings beat is a sign that investors are OK with hefty AI spending as long as the core business stays strong.