Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Tuesday

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly stagnated in December, with weak consumption at the end of the holiday season.

Report: The Trump administration may exempt large tech companies from the next wave of chip tariffs.

ECB economists: Tariff shocks drag down inflation, and interest rate cuts are expected to offset negative impacts.

Taiwan Semiconductor's January sales soared 36.8% year-on-year, with the board approving a capital budget of $44.962 billion.

Alphabet plans to issue £9.4 billion and Swiss franc bonds, with the century-long pound bond receiving over seven times oversubscription.

AI demand surges, with South Korean companies seeing a 14% increase in North American sales, and SK Hynix's sales in the U.S. skyrocketing by 65%.

BodyArmor impairment drags down Coca-Cola's Q4 GAAP operating profit, which fell 32% year-on-year, with full-year guidance falling short of expectations.

After investing $18.5 billion in a partnership with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, AstraZeneca expects double-digit growth in earnings per share.

Kering Group's European stocks soared 14%, with core brand Gucci's sales exceeding expectations, as the company hopes for a recovery by 2026.

Alibaba releases RynnBrain robotic model: enabling robots to have a "thinking brain."

India's January gold ETF net inflows reached 240.4 billion rupees, surpassing stock funds for the first time in history.

The Nikkei 225 index closed up 2.3%, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.13%; the Hang Seng Index increased by 0.58%