On February 10, 2026, Honda reported third‑quarter profit down 61% to ¥153.4 billion, citing one‑off electric‑vehicle costs and U.S. import duties. The automaker also lowered full‑year guidance, projecting ¥21.1 trillion in revenue and ¥550 billion in operating profit by March 31, 2026.

As of February 10, 2026, the Chinese yuan traded at 6.91 per dollar, its strongest level since May 2023, extending a seven-month advance. The currency has risen 5% since the start of 2025 amid reduced bank demand for U.S. Treasuries and a softer dollar, while a February 6 regulatory move banning unapproved yuan-linked crypto products underscores support for the currency.

On February 10, 2026, Alibaba released RynnBrain, an open-source embodied AI designed to enable robots to operate in physical environments. Trained on Qwen3‑VL, it comes in versions starting at 2 billion parameters and is available on GitHub and Hugging Face. Alibaba says the model surpassed Google's Gemini Robotics‑ER 1.5 and Nvidia's Cosmos‑Reason2 in benchmark evaluations.

On February 9, 2026, Oracle jumped 13%, becoming the day's top-performing stock. The move followed Amazon's plan to invest $200 billion this year in data centers, chips and hardware, while analysts split: DA Davidson raised Oracle to Buy with a $180 target, and Melius cut it to Hold at $160.

On February 9, 2026, XRP’s Spent Output Profit Ratio on a 7-day EMA basis fell to 0.96, signaling that many holders are now selling at a loss. While the price trades around $1.42 and retail investors drive most of the selling, on-chain data shows whales are largely inactive and overall network usage on XRP Ledger remains high, with growing focus on real-world asset tokenization.

Chinese-language crypto marketplace Xinbi has facilitated $17.9 billion in transactions and received $8.9 billion in crypto, despite being removed from Telegram in May 2025 and facing U.S. regulatory action. After the crackdown, operators shifted activity to the SafeW messaging app and its XinbiPay wallet, while rival services Huione, Haowang, and Tudou saw their operations collapse. Since 2022, Xinbi has processed at least $16.4 billion in trades and remains a key hub for illicit services.

In a post on X, Elon Musk said SpaceX is prioritizing a self‑growing lunar city, arguing it could be achieved in less than 10 years, while a Mars city would take over 20. He cited the Moon’s faster cadence—launches every 10 days and a two‑day transit—as key to quicker iteration. NASA said the SpaceX Crew‑12 ISS launch is planned for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 11.

Ahead of the upcoming U.S. jobs report, Bitcoin is trading back above $70,000 after dropping below $61,000 on Thursday night, while gold remains above $5,000 and silver is near $77. U.S. stock futures are slightly higher, with S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow futures all edging up following a volatile week and a strong rebound on Friday.

The dollar index has fallen 1% since the start of 2026 after a 9% annual drop in 2025, while traders discount White House assurances of a "strong dollar." Tariff threats and the nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair are seen as tilting toward lower rates, steering investors toward gold and other perceived havens.