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  • BRP suspended fiscal-2027 guidance after U.S. tariffs shifted to a 25% value-based levy, sending shares down about 20% and implying >$500m extra costs.
  • Robinhood shares rallied after the SEC removed the $25,000 pattern-day-trader minimum, broadening trading access for smaller accounts.
  • U.S. equities saw ETF-driven net inflows of $2.9bn, marking the first weekly inflow since March and lifting the S&P 500 3.6%.
  • Morgan Stanley posted higher quarterly profit on stronger investment banking and trading revenues amid Middle East-related market volatility.
  • Vaar Energi will invest roughly $360m with Equinor to boost Goliat oil output, link the field to Snoehvit, and extend production toward 2050.
  • Deutsche Bank cut Norsk Hydro to hold while raising its target, warning aluminum gains may reflect unsustainably tight supply and raise demand risk.

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Nifty Rises 0.83% as Power, Real Estate and PSUs Lead Gains

Nifty Rises 0.83% as Power, Real Estate and PSUs Lead Gains

Indian equity benchmarks ended the trading session higher, with the Nifty 50 up 0.83% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.79%. Strength in Power, Real Estate and Public Sector Undertakings stocks drove the rally, while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on both the NSE and BSE. Volatility as measured by the India VIX ticked down slightl…

Thirty-four Australians Freed from Roj Camp to Be Flown Home via Damascus

Thirty-four Australians Freed from Roj Camp to Be Flown Home via Damascus

Syrian Kurdish authorities released 34 Australians from the Roj camp on Feb. 16. The group was handed over to relatives who traveled to Syria to collect them and were put on small buses bound for Damascus ahead of a planned flight to Australia. The release comes amid ongoing transfers and shifting control in northern Syria, where thousands linked t…

Optima Health Shares Drop After £100 Million Purchase of PAM Healthcare

Optima Health Shares Drop After £100 Million Purchase of PAM Healthcare

Optima Health (AIM: OPT) saw its shares slip after announcing an agreement to buy PAM Healthcare Limited for around £100 million. The purchase is subject to clearance under the Irish Foreign Direct Investment regime and will be funded through a combination of new debt facilities and a bridge loan. Management expects the acquisition to drive signifi…

Top Tech Valuations Slide as AI Spending Concerns Trigger Market Repricing

Top Tech Valuations Slide as AI Spending Concerns Trigger Market Repricing

Several of the world’s largest technology companies have seen sharp drops in market capitalization this year as investors question whether heavy investments in artificial intelligence will deliver near-term returns. Microsoft and Amazon led declines among the biggest names, while chipmakers and retail names posted gains over the same period.

Snap’s Quiet Profit Inflection: A Tactical Long at the $5 Area

Snap’s Quiet Profit Inflection: A Tactical Long at the $5 Area

Snap just reported an earnings surprise and $1.72B in Q4 revenue while producing positive free cash flow. The stock is trading near the 52-week low with an oversold RSI and elevated short interest - a recipe for a mean-reversion trade if ad demand steadies. This idea lays out a clear entry, stop and target for a long trade over the next 180 trading…

CAPZA secures nearly €1.4bn at first close of Private Debt 7

CAPZA secures nearly €1.4bn at first close of Private Debt 7

CAPZA, part of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alternatives (EURONEXT:BNP), announced the first closing of its CAPZA Private Debt 7 fund with almost 1.4 billion euros in commitments. The initial raise already exceeds half of the capital collected for the preceding fund and draws significant participation from both returning partners and new investors,…

ReNew Energy Posts Strong Q3 as Adjusted Ebitda Jumps 54%

ReNew Energy Posts Strong Q3 as Adjusted Ebitda Jumps 54%

ReNew Energy reported a 54% year-over-year rise in adjusted Ebitda for the third quarter, delivering 21.38 billion rupees and beating analyst expectations of 17.05 billion rupees. Revenue climbed 36% to 25.14 billion rupees. The company raised the lower bound of its fiscal 2026 adjusted Ebitda guidance to a range of 90 billion to 93 billion rupees,…

Alibaba Launches Qwen3.5, Positioning Model for 'Agentic AI' Workloads

Alibaba Launches Qwen3.5, Positioning Model for 'Agentic AI' Workloads

Alibaba on Feb 16 introduced Qwen3.5, an AI model engineered to carry out complex tasks autonomously. The company says the model is significantly cheaper and faster on heavy workloads than its predecessor, adds visual agentic features for taking actions across apps, and shows benchmark advantages over several leading U.S. models. The move comes ami…

Dollar Struggles for Traction as Markets Thin Out; Yen Weakened by Tepid GDP

Dollar Struggles for Traction as Markets Thin Out; Yen Weakened by Tepid GDP

The U.S. dollar eked out only minor gains Monday in light, holiday-affected trading after U.S. inflation came in softer than expected, reinforcing expectations for interest-rate cuts later in the year. Liquidity remained thin with several major markets closed. The Japanese yen slipped after fourth-quarter GDP data showed much weaker growth than for…

Physiomics posts 51% H1 revenue rise as it debuts Biometrics service

Physiomics posts 51% H1 revenue rise as it debuts Biometrics service

UK data science firm Physiomics reported a 51% year-on-year increase in first-half revenue to £498,000, its strongest six-month intake to date. Despite the revenue milestone, the company recorded a wider operating loss driven by onboarding and contractor costs. The firm launched a new Biometrics service line during the period, securing four initial…

Kepler Cheuvreux Lowers Rating on Norsk Hydro, Flags Aluminum Surplus Risk

Kepler Cheuvreux Lowers Rating on Norsk Hydro, Flags Aluminum Surplus Risk

Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Norsk Hydro SA (OTC: NHYDY) from Hold to Reduce after the company reported Q4 2025 results, while modestly raising its price target to NOK73.00 from NOK71.00. The research house trimmed its estimates by roughly 4% because of a weaker downstream outlook and foreign exchange pressures that largely offset higher assumptions…

UK Considers Speeding Up Plan to Raise Defence Spending to 3% of GDP

UK Considers Speeding Up Plan to Raise Defence Spending to 3% of GDP

The UK government is considering moving more quickly to increase defence expenditure to 3% of gross domestic product, with advisers to the prime minister examining ways to achieve the target ahead of the previously stated timetable. No decision has been taken, but officials acknowledge that current plans do not fully cover escalating defence costs.…