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U.S. stock index futures were largely unchanged in thin holiday trading as market participants awaited the Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes and a slate of economic data later this week. Traders also digested a mixed consumer inflation reading from last week and tracked renewed weakness in technology shares amid concerns about disruption fr…
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The U.S. dollar held recent gains in light trading as markets awaited the Federal Reserve's minutes and advance U.S. GDP figures later in the week. The yen pared losses after disappointing Japanese growth data raised expectations of more government stimulus. The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped amid central bank caution and upcoming polic…
Asian markets opened tentatively in holiday-thinned trade, with a mix of modest equity moves and falling bond yields as investors awaited U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva and digested weak Japanese GDP data. Oil prices rose ahead of the negotiations and amid expectations of higher OPEC+ supply, while bullion and silver fell as the dollar firmed.
An activist shareholder is set to press for a substantial boardroom change at Tripadvisor, aiming to nominate a majority of directors on the companys eight-person board and urging moves to raise profitability and possibly divest assets. The campaign follows a disclosure of a significant stake and comes shortly after Tripadvisor reported weaker-tha…
Ukrainian and Russian delegations are meeting in Geneva for U.S.-facilitated negotiations focused largely on control of territory, the core disagreement between the two sides. The talks come amid continued Russian occupation of roughly one-fifth of Ukraine, recent strikes on energy infrastructure, and sharp disagreement over issues including the Za…
Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February meeting show the board raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% because it concluded inflationary pressures had become more persistent and widespread and that financial conditions were no longer sufficiently restrictive. The central bank said it lacked a "high degree of confidence in any…
Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February board meeting show policymakers judged a 25 basis point increase to 3.85% was required to avoid persistently high inflation, but they stopped short of committing to a specific future trajectory for the cash rate. The board highlighted stronger-than-expected domestic demand, a resilient labour ma…
President Trump said he will take an indirect role in upcoming Geneva negotiations between the United States and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program, asserting that Iran seeks a deal. The announcement came as U.S. forces increased their presence in the Middle East, with a second aircraft carrier deployed and military planners preparing for a possible …
BHP Group's shares reached an all-time high in Sydney after the miner reported a 22% increase in underlying profit for the six months to December 31, driven largely by a 32% jump in realized copper prices and a favorable sales mix. Iron ore production also set a first-half record, while the company agreed to a $4.3 billion upfront silver payment fr…
Thomas Pritzker, 75, announced he is stepping down as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and will not stand for re-election to the company’s board in 2026. In a letter to the board and a public statement, Pritzker acknowledged maintaining contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, calling his conduct 'terrible judgme…
BHP Group has struck a long-term silver streaming arrangement with a unit of Wheaton Precious Metals, under which Wheaton will pay an upfront $4.3 billion at completion to receive a larger share of silver from the Antamina mine in Peru. The deal shifts the silver delivered from BHP's stake in the mine and is framed by BHP as a way to free capital f…
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC closed lower on Monday, down 0.13%, with declines in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples pressuring the market. Megacable, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico and Kimberly-Clark de México were among the top gainers, while Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Banco del Bajío and Grupo Carso posted the largest declines.…
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has announced that the family of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie - mother of television co-anchor Savannah Guthrie - are not suspects in her disappearance. Authorities say the family, including all siblings and spouses, have cooperated fully. Investigators recovered a glove near the Tucson-area home that produced a DNA sam…
Colombian equities closed lower on Monday, with the COLCAP index finishing down 0.30%. Sector losses in Financials, Investment and Public Services weighed on the market. Select large-cap names posted gains while other notable issues declined. Commodities and currency pairs showed modest movement alongside a firmer US dollar futures reading.
Russia's main equity gauge, the MOEX Russia Index, finished modestly higher as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas sectors supported the market. Market breadth was positive with 124 advancers versus 109 decliners and 19 unchanged. Volatility eased slightly while key commodities and currency pairs showed mixed moves.
Citi says recent geopolitical pressures have helped lift Brent crude toward $70 a barrel, driven by tighter enforcement of sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil and other supply disruptions. The bank's base case assumes peace agreements involving Russia-Ukraine and Iran by or during the summer, which would reduce Brent to roughly $60-62 a barrel and…
Piles of household waste have accumulated across Havana after fuel shortfalls forced many municipal rubbish trucks out of service. With only 44 of 106 collection vehicles currently able to operate, residents and authorities are confronting mounting sanitation and health concerns amid a broader drop in the island’s oil supply linked to halted shipme…
SpaceX and its recently acquired subsidiary xAI are reported to be participants in a classified Pentagon competition seeking voice-operated autonomous drone swarming capability. The initiative, described as a $100 million prize challenge that began in January and runs six months, aims to translate human voice commands into digital instructions to c…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukrainian intelligence indicates new Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure are being prepared, complicating prospects for a negotiated end to the nearly four-year conflict. The warning comes as Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. delegations gather in Geneva for a round of talks that will, for the first t…
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ordered the National Park Service to restore a slavery exhibit at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia while litigation continues after the city sued the federal government over its removal. The exhibit had been taken down last month following criticisms from the president about perceived 'anti-American ide…
Earnings season continues with a packed calendar for Tuesday. Technology names Cadence Design System and Palo Alto Networks, consumer-health company Kenvue, energy producers including Devon Energy and FirstEnergy, and waste-management firm Republic Services are among the companies scheduled to report. Market participants should note a long list of …
A compact slate of economic releases and central bank commentary will dominate market attention on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Key data include ADP’s private payrolls tally, the New York Empire State manufacturing index and two scheduled Federal Reserve speeches. Additional releases - including housing sentiment, a composite employment trends gauge…
Robert Duvall, an actor celebrated for both commanding leads and quietly powerful supporting parts, has died at 95, his wife announced on Facebook. Across a career approaching a century of films, Duvall earned an Academy Award for "Tender Mercies" and received six additional Oscar nominations for roles that included a Mafia consigliere, an off-kilt…
Colombia’s Search Unit for Disappeared People (UBPD) announced the identification and handover of the remains of Camilo Torres, a Catholic priest who joined the National Liberation Army (ELN) and was killed in combat in February 1966. Using a combination of public and classified records and DNA comparison with a sample taken from Torres’ father, th…
