Nathan Hager

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he hopes to meet with President Trump soon.

He says his negotiators are moving on to the toughest issues after winning a breakthrough on security guarantees with the president's envoys.

Bloomberg's Greg Sullivan reports those tough issues for Zelensky include territorial control as well as the status of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

On Wall Street, stocks are mixed after some mixed economic data.

Services activity picked up in December at its fastest pace in more than a year, while a report from private payroll provider ADP showed a moderate pace of hiring that month.

All that has U.S.

Treasury yields falling.

The 10-year is down nearly three basis points at 4.14%.

The S&P 500 is up a tenth percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is three-tenths of one percent lower.

The Nasdaq Composite is higher by a half percent.

NVIDIA shares are up 1.5%.

The information is reporting that China has asked some tech companies to temporarily halt plans to buy the chip giant's H200 AI chips.

President Trump said last month he would allow sales of that lower-end processor in China.

Boeing shares are higher by 1%.

Alaska Airlines says it's ordering a record 110 Boeing models as it lays the groundwork for a global network.

Right now, Alaska shares are down 1.5%.

Warner Bros.

Discovery is up four-tenths of 1%.

The studio's board rejected an amended offer from Paramount Skydance.