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Mexican equities end higher as consumer and industrial names lead gains

Mexican equities end higher as consumer and industrial names lead gains

Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed up 0.49% as gains in industrials, consumer goods and consumer staples buoyed the market. America Movil jumped to three-year highs while Coca-Cola Femsa and Vesta also posted notable gains. Airport operators and a spirits company were the session's laggards. Commodities and FX moves were mixed, with gold and cru…

U.S. Official Says China Has Not Received Nvidia H200 Chips So Far

U.S. Official Says China Has Not Received Nvidia H200 Chips So Far

A U.S. Commerce Department official told lawmakers that, to his knowledge, none of Nvidia's H200 AI accelerators have been sold to Chinese buyers. The disclosure comes after a recent conditional approval from the Trump administration for China-bound shipments, which has drawn criticism from lawmakers and former officials across party lines. Shipmen…

SambaNova Secures $350M in New Financing, Forms Multi-Year Intel Agreement to Advance Inference Hardware

SambaNova Secures $350M in New Financing, Forms Multi-Year Intel Agreement to Advance Inference Hardware

SambaNova Systems announced a $350 million funding round and a strategic multi-year pact with Intel to provide cost-efficient AI inference solutions. The capital will support production and deployment of the SN50 inference chip, scale the SambaCloud platform and strengthen enterprise software integrations, while SoftBank Corp is set to be the initi…

Bovespa Climbs to Record High as Utilities and Consumer Names Lead Gains

Bovespa Climbs to Record High as Utilities and Consumer Names Lead Gains

Brazil's stock benchmark rose to a fresh record as shares in electric power, public utilities and consumer sectors pushed the market higher. The Bovespa closed up 1.23% in Sao Paulo, with a larger number of advancers than decliners. Key individual winners and losers included Grupo Vamos, YDUQS, Sendas, Minerva, CVC Brasil and Gerdau. Market volatil…

A Decade On, U.S. LNG Build-Out Remains Rapid as Capacity Targets Surge

A Decade On, U.S. LNG Build-Out Remains Rapid as Capacity Targets Surge

Ten years after the inaugural liquefied natural gas shipment departed from Louisiana, the United States has become the world’s largest supplier of LNG. Supported by plentiful domestic gas, competitive feedgas costs and flexible contracts, U.S. exporters are accelerating capacity additions that industry participants say could roughly double output o…

AI Deals and Earnings Drive Wide Swings: AMD, Keysight Lead Tuesday’s Market Movers

AI Deals and Earnings Drive Wide Swings: AMD, Keysight Lead Tuesday’s Market Movers

Tuesdays trading produced pronounced moves across market-cap tiers as select corporate announcements and earnings results pushed individual stocks sharply higher or lower. Advanced Micro Devices jumped after an announced AI infrastructure collaboration, while Keysight Technologies surged after reporting stronger-than-expected results and upbeat gui…

Heavyweight tech names and a broad cross-section of firms scheduled to report earnings Wednesday

Heavyweight tech names and a broad cross-section of firms scheduled to report earnings Wednesday

Earnings season advances with a substantial roster of companies set to release quarterly results on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The calendar features major technology names including Nvidia, Salesforce, Synopsys and Snowflake, as well as financial and consumer companies. The published schedule lists estimated earnings per share and estimated reve…

Alcoa to Sell 10 Idle Sites to Data Centre Operators, Shares Tick Up

Alcoa to Sell 10 Idle Sites to Data Centre Operators, Shares Tick Up

Alcoa said it intends to sell 10 closed or curtailed facilities to operators in the data centre industry, with the company targeting a first closing by the end of June and potential follow-on sales soon after. The announcement coincided with a 4% increase in the aluminium producer's share price and reflects management's efforts to convert underused…