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EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore stocks hit record high; rupiah falls ahead of policy meeting
Singapore stocks up on budget, UOB results and shareholder returns Indonesian stocks snap a three-day rally, rupiah down 0.6%Bank Indonesia rate decision awaitedSouth Korean stocks up for 7-days straightBy Rajasik Mukherjee and Roushni Nair Feb 19 (Reuters) - Most Asian equities gained on Wednesd...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore stocks hit record high; rupiah falls ahead of policy meeting
Singapore stocks up on budget, UOB results and shareholder returns Indonesian stocks snap a three-day rally, rupiah down 0.6%Bank Indonesia rate decision awaitedSouth Korean stocks up for 7-days straightBy Rajasik Mukherjee and Roushni Nair Feb 19 (Reuters) - Most Asian equities gained on Wednesd...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Indian pharma stocks drop on Trump's tariff plans
Adds analyst comments in paragraphs 7 and 10, Sun Pharma MD comments in paragraph 11, updates levelsBy Kashish Tandon Feb 19 (Reuters) - An index of Indian pharmaceutical company shares .NIPHARM slid 2% to its lowest level in seven months on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he int...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
MORNING BID EUROPE-Markets becoming numb to tariff vows
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur BanerjeeAnother day, another bout of threats from "tariff man". This time on pharmaceutical and semiconductor imports that investors seem to have taken in stride for now, expecting the latest measure to also be used as a negot...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BUZZ-Indian Pharma stocks drop on US tariff fears
** India's Nifty pharma index .NIPHARM slides 2% after the U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to levy import tariffs of 25% or more on pharmaceuticals** NIPHARM drops most among 13-major sectoral indexes; heavyweights Sun Pharma SUN.NS, Dr. Reddy's REDY.NS and Cipla CIPL.NS down 1.7...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BUZZ-Light & Wonder's Australian shares soar on buying Grover Gaming's charitable gaming assets
** Light & Wonder's Australia-listed shares LWN.AX LNW.O rise 10.3% to a record high of A$169.57** Stock top gainer on the benchmark index .AXJO ** U.S.-based gaming co to acquire Grover Gaming's charitable gaming assets for $850 million** Says deal is highly accretive to value and earni...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Pershing Square proposes $900 million deal to increase Howard Hughes stake
Adds comments from Howard Hughes in paragraph 5 Feb 18 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management said on Tuesday it would buy 10 million newly issued shares of Howard Hughes Holdings HHH.N for $900 million as it revised its proposal to the real estate d...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Autos drag Japanese shares lower after Trump tariff threat, banks' gains cap losses
Japanese shares slipped on Wednesday, dragged by a decline in vehicle manufacturers after U.S. President Donald Trump's auto tariff threat, while a rise in banks on bets for Bank of Japan's (BOJ) interest rate hike capped losses.
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Wed, Feb 19
Why Nike Stock Raced Higher Today
Nike (NYSE: NKE) has entered into a new business collaboration, and investors were glad to hear about it on Tuesday. They rewarded the athletic wear mainstay by pushing its share price up by more than 6% on the day, which compared quite favorably to the 0.2% bump of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC).The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 19
INDIA STOCKS-Pharma, auto stocks lead Indian shares lower
Updates for markets open Feb 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened lower on Wednesday, with pharma and auto stocks leading the decline in broad-based selling after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.The Nifty 50 .NSEI fell 0.37% to 22,860.35 by 9:20 a.m. IST, while the BSE Sensex .BSE...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Indian pharma stocks drop on Trump's tariff plans
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Indian pharmaceutical companies .NIPHARM slid 2.2% on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to impose tariffs in the range of 25% on pharma imports.Sun Pharma SUN.NS and Dr Reddy's REDY.NS fell 2% and 3.4%, respectively, while Aurobindo Pharma A...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Herc's surprise bid for H&E makes rival United Rentals walk away
Third and fifth-largest equipment rental firms to join forcesH&E chooses smaller Herc over industry leader United RentalsOffer valued at $5.3 billion, including $1.5 billion in debtAdds transaction value including debt in paragraph 6By Sabrina Valle and Shivani Tanna Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. m...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BUZZ-HK's XtalPi jumps on involvement in AI integration project, share sale plan
** Shares of XtalPi Holdings 2228.HK, a provider of drug discovery and intelligent automation solutions, jump 9.7% to HK$7.11; set for biggest one-day pct gain since Feb. 10 ** XtalPi says its unit Shenzhen Jingtai and state-owned Guangdong Hengjian Investment are advancing implementation of "AI...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
SSR Mining (SSRM) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.SSR Mining (NASDAQ: SSRM)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorHello, everyone, and welcome to SSR Mining's fourth quarter and year-end 2024 conference call. Please ...The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 19
BUZZ-Australia's James Hardie Industries rises on upbeat Q3 results
** Shares of James Hardie Industries JHX.AX rise 2% to A$51.38, highest since February 12** Stock rose as much as 6% earlier in the day, marking its biggest pct gain since November 13 ** Fibre cement maker posts Q3 EBITDA of A$207 million ($131.49 million), slightly above Visible Alpha consensus...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
DeepSeek VS Grok3: Open Source and Free VS Closed Source with Doubled Subscription Prices!
Elon Musk's xAI recently released the Grok 3 model, which is being hailed as the "smartest AI on earth." However, the subscription prices for using it have also doubled, in sharp contrast to the free usage of the Chinese model DeepSeek.TradingKey
Wed, Feb 19
Rule Breaker Investing: Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 9
In this podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner revisits an old lesson about building bridges instead of walls, explores five cutting-edge innovations reshaping our world, dives into the power of social capital, and reflects on the hidden strength of habits -- through the lens of a world-renow...The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 19
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks stutter as Trump's tariff vows weigh
Changes dateline, updates to Asia openAsian stocks waver as tariff threats sour sentimentHong Kong stocks slip on profit takingBenchmark S&P 500 reaches all-time highGold chases record high touched last weekInvestors wait on U.S-Russia talksBy Chibuike Oguh and Ankur Banerjee NEW YORK/SINGAPO...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
SingHealth and Philips sign MOU to advance digital-first healthcare to future-proof care delivery
New partnership set to accelerate digital healthcare transformation in Singapore, with a focus on co-designing and integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and predictive data management to improve patient care by 2028 Projects under this partnership aim to: o Streamline imaging data work...PR Newswire
Wed, Feb 19
Bumble (BMBL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 18, 2025, 4:30 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorHello, and welcome to the Bumble fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call. My name is Elliot, and I'll...The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 19
