Apollo Global Management Reported Record Lending Of $97 Billion In The Fourth Quarter, Bringing Its Total Lending For The Year To $309 Billion—an Increase Of Nearly $100 Billion From The Previous Year. This Growth Drove Record Highs In Both Interest Rate Spreads And Fee-related Income. Its Capital Solutions Division Earned $808 Million In Fees In 2025, A 21% Year-over-year Increase. CEO Marc Rowan Projects Approximately $85 Billion In Inflows In 2026, With Over $5 Billion Coming From New Markets Not Yet Explored 18 Months Ago

Trump Official: US To Fund Free Speech Initiatives In Europe

[Technology Sector Rises Over 1.5%, Leading US Sector ETFs] On Monday (February 9), The Technology Sector ETF Rose 1.54%, The Global Technology Stock Index ETF Rose 1.33%, The Semiconductor ETF Rose 1.24%, The Internet Stock Index ETF Rose 1.04%, The Energy Sector ETF Rose 0.73%, While The Consumer Discretionary ETF Fell 0.37%, The Financial Sector ETF Fell 0.59%, And The Healthcare Sector ETF Fell 0.88%. Among The 11 Sectors Of The S&P 500, The Information Technology/technology Sector Rose 1.59%, The Materials Sector Rose 1.44%, The Energy And Telecommunications Sectors Rose At Least 0.8%, While The Consumer Staples And Healthcare Sectors Fell 0.86%

[Mexican President Criticizes Unfair US Sanctions, Announces Further Humanitarian Aid To Cuba] On February 9, Mexican President Jacques Sinbaum Announced At A Morning Press Conference At The Presidential Palace That Mexico Will Provide A Second Batch Of Humanitarian Aid To Cuba In The Coming Days And Called On The United States Not To Impose Punitive Tariffs On Countries Supplying Oil To Cuba. Sinbaum Stated That Mexico Has Always Upheld The Principle Of Solidarity And Mutual Assistance And "cannot Remain Silent" In The Face Of Sanctions Against Cuba. She Added That Mexico Had Previously Sent Food To Cuba And Will Continue To Provide More Aid And Support To The Best Of Its Ability

Toronto Stock Index .GSPTSE Unofficially Closes Up 552.34 Points, Or 1.70 Percent, At 33023.32

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index Closed Up 0.2% Initially. Among Popular Chinese Concept Stocks, 21Vianet Closed Up 5.8%, Daqo New Energy Rose 5.8%, Canadian Solar Rose 5.7%, Atour Rose 5.6%, While Bilibili Fell 2.4%, NIO Fell 3.1%, Li Auto Fell 3.1%, And New Oriental Fell 4.4%