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Olympics-Italy's Meloni plays down ICE agent furore as she meets Vance
By Giselda Vagnoni MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Milan on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, using the encounter to reaffirm the strength of U.S.–Italian ties despite tensions around the presence o...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
OpenAI In Talks With Abu Dhabi’s G42 To Create Specialized Chatgpt Version For UAE - Semafor
Feb 6 (Reuters) - OPENAI IN TALKS WITH ABU DHABI’S G42 TO CREATE SPECIALIZED CHATGPT VERSION FOR UAE - SEMAFOR: OPENAI IN TALKS WITH ABU DHABI’S G42 TO CREATE SPECIALIZED CHATGPT VERSION FOR UAE - SEMAFORSource text: [https://tinyurl.com/3nt52ar4]Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Piper Sandler jumps after Q4 results; announces stock split
Shares of investment bank Piper Sandler PIPR.N rise 8.85% to $360.09 Reports Q4 revenue of $666 million, above analysts' estimates of $521 million — data compiled by LSEGCompany declared $5 special dividend and announced 4-for-1 stock split2 of 5 analysts rate stock "strong buy" or ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
TPG buys majority stake in $3.5 billion power infrastructure firm Sabre Industries
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Private markets firm TPG TPG.O has agreed to buy a majority stake in Sabre Industries from Blackstone BX.N, the companies said on Friday, in a deal two people familiar with the matter said valued the power infrastructure company at around $3.5 billion.Bl...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Luigi Mangione faces June 8 trial in state case over CEO killing
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive outside a hotel in New York City, will face trial for murder on June 8 in state court in Manhattan, a judge said on Friday. Mangione, 27, is accused of gunning down Unite...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
US judge rejects Compass bid for injunction over Zillow online home listings
NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by Compass COMP.N, the largest U.S. residential real estate brokerage, for an injunction requiring Zillow ZG.O to list more homes on its real estate platforms.Compass had accused Zillow, the largest U.S. online real estate portal, ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Johnson still wary after painful memories of Cortina
Johnson aims for Olympic gold a year after world championship winU.S teammate Wiles fastest in training sessionBy Alan BaldwinCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - World champion Breezy Johnson was relieved to complete the first training session for the women's Olympic downhill on Frid...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
UK police search properties in probe into Mandelson over Epstein ties
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British police searched two addresses linked to Peter Mandelson in their probe into misconduct in public office, they said on Friday, following reports about the close ties between the former ambassador and late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Reports about the extent of ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Centene sees 2026 profit above estimates signaling stabilizing costs
Analysts see Centene's forecast easing fears after Molina's bleak outlookCentene's 2026 revenue forecast lagged estimatesPosts narrower fourth-quarter lossBy Sneha S K and Sriparna Roy Feb 6 (Reuters) - Centene CNC.N on Friday forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street expectations, set...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Carlyle allays software fears, private-equity deals boost profit
Carlyle posts annual inflows of $53.7 billion Second-hand private-equity stakes and credit businesses growBy Pritam Biswas and Isla Binnie Feb 6 (Reuters) - Carlyle Group CG.O executives sought on Friday to calm investor concerns that it could suffer in market turbulence stemming from fears the t...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Cricket–India's Rana ruled out of T20 World Cup with knee injury, replaced by Siraj
MUMBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - India seam bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a knee injury, India's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Friday, with Mohammed Siraj named as a replacement.Rana, who has also developed into a handy lower-order batter, sustained the injur...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
German yields steady after hitting multi-week lows
German yields take cues from elsewhereBofA no longer expects March rate cutFrench 10-year yield spread versus Bund at widest in two weeksBy Stefano Rebaudo Feb 6 (Reuters) - German government bond yields were little changed on Friday after earlier touching multi-week lows, a day after the Europea...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
TPG buys majority stake in power infra firm Sabre Industries
NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Private markets firm TPG TPG.O has agreed to buy a majority stake in Sabre Industries from Blackstone BX.N, the companies said on Friday, in a deal people familiar with the matter said valued the power infrastructure company at around $3.5 billion.Blackstone will maintai...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump shared a video on social media depicting Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, invoking racist imagery long used to dehumanize people of African descent.Late on Thursday, Trump shared a minute-long vi...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Olympics-Curling-Snoop Dogg in the house: Rapper cheers US to mixed doubles win
By Aadi NairCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Rapper Snoop Dogg brought a touch of flair to the mixed doubles curling competition on Thursday, sporting a custom jacket featuring the faces of American duo Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse while cheering them to victory over Canada.Snoop wa...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Olympics-Curling-Britain, US maintain winning streaks, champions Italy bounce back
Britain win five out of five matchesU.S. also undefeatedItaly bounce back from lossBy Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Britain beat Sweden and South Korea in the mixed doubles curling competition on Friday to continue their perfect start at the Milano Cortina Winter Olymp...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
UK police carry out search warrants in relation over Mandelson reports
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British police carried out search warrants in relation to their investigation into misconduct in public office, they said on Friday, following reports about the conduct of former UK ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson.The police said they were carrying out search warrant...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
US sanctions 15 entities, 14 ships for trading Iranian oil, State Dept says
Feb 6 (Reuters) - The United States is sanctioning 15 entities and 14 shadow fleet vessels connected to the illicit trade in Iranian petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemical products, the State Department said on Friday.Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Canada's Fairfax group, Emirates NBD, Kotak Mahindra Bank vie for India's IDBI Bank, sources say
By Gopika Gopakumar, Ashwin Manikandan and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The planned sale of India's state-owned IDBI Bank IDBI.NS has attracted bids from Canadian investment group Fairfax Financial FFH.TO, Emirates NBD ENBD.DU and Kotak Mahindra Bank KTKM.NS, according to three so...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says
By Andrew Goudsward, Jana Winter and Katharine JacksonWASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. has arrested a person suspected of playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.Bondi said Zubayar al-Bakoush has been extradited t...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
