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BREAKINGVIEWS-Hungarian vote is acid test for anti-EU coalition
By Pierre BrianconBERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Viktor Orbán has punched above his weight for 16 years. Hungary only accounts for 1.2% of the European Union’s GDP, but its prime minister has been a constant source of exasperation for fellow EU leaders and a major thorn in their decision-m...Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rise despite lingering AI worries, oil tempers losses after US-Iran talks
Japanese, Australian equities rise with many markets closed for holidaysIran signals progress in talks with US, allaying supply disruption worriesNZ dollar slides after central bank says rates to stay low 'for some time'By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pushed highe...Reuters
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SGH, Steel Dynamics bid $10.6 billion for BlueScope Steel but investors remain wary
Consortium hikes offer to A$32.35 a share, excluding dividendsNew offer 8% higher than the prior rejected offerSGH, Steel Dynamics maintain plan to break up BlueScopeBlueScope's shares jump as much as 6% in early tradingBy Christine Chen and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian...Reuters
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Australia's Sports Entertainment hits over 2-month high on HY profit, strong FY outlook
Sports Entertainment SEG.AX jumps as much as 10.9% to A$0.305, highest since November 27Stock marks biggest intraday pct gain in more than two monthsSports management and media firm posts HY profit after tax attributable of A$3.2 mln ($2.3 mln) vs year-ago loss attributable of A$427,000HY revenue ju...Reuters
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INDIA STOCKS-Indian shares open largely flat, analysts expect further consolidation
Feb 18 (Reuters) - India's equity benchmarks opened little changed on Wednesday, following modest gains in the previous session that were led by IT stocks after the Infosys–Anthropic deal.The Nifty 50 .NSEI rose 0.11% to 25,752.65 and the BSE Sensex .BSESN added 0.12% to 83,553.59, as of 9:15 a....Reuters
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METALS-LME copper edges up from over one-week low in thin Asia trade
Feb 18 (Reuters) - LME copper edged up in thin Asian trade on Wednesday, after falling to a more than one-week low in the previous session as high inventories of the red metal and a firm dollar pressured prices.Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the LME added 0.4% to $12,670.50 a metric ton as of 0219 GMT. I...Reuters
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Japan's Nikkei rises 1%, tech shares seen involved in $550 bln US deal gain
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, set to snap a four-day losing streak, as technology firms that are seen as involved in Japan's $550 billion U.S. investment project gained. The Nikkei .N225 rose 1% to 57,131.89 as of 0135 GMT and th...Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rise despite lingering AI worries, oil down after US-Iran talks
Japanese, Australian equities rise with many markets closed for holidaysNZ dollar slides after central bank says rates to stay low 'for some time'By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pushed higher on Wednesday despite the renewed artificial intelligence worries grippin...Reuters
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24H | New York Times Jumps 3.6%; SanDisk Falls 2%; Nvidia, Meta Rise About 0.6% Each While AMD Drops over 2%; Applied Digital Plunges 9%
Berkshire initiated a holding in New York Times that is now worth about $375 million. New York Times stock is up about 3.6% in overnight trading to $76.67 in reaction to the Berkshire news after rising 1.5% in regular trading and hitting a new 52-week high.Sandiskstock fell 2% in overnight trading f...Tiger News
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Australian shares climb as NAB sets peak, BlueScope jumps on improved bid
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed on Wednesday, powered by a record high for National Australia Bank after the lender posted strong first-quarter numbers, while BlueScope Steel jumped on an improved takeover offer.The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was up 0.4% at 8,994.3 points, as of 0121 G...Reuters
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CSL signs licensing deal with Eli Lilly for clazakizumab to explore other potential treatments
CSL granted Eli Lilly certain rights for clazakizumabCSl to receive upfront payment of $100 millionCSL shares up 2.1%Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australia's CSL CSL.AX said on Wednesday it has granted Eli Lilly LLY.N certain rights to develop and commercialize clazakizumab, an anti-interleukin-6 monoclon...Reuters
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24H | Nano Nuclear Energy Gains Nearly 3%; Cadence Design Systems Rises 4%; Palo Alto Networks Jumps over 8% After Earnings Results
Palo Alto Networks trimmed its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, signaling rising costs from recent acquisitions to enhance AI capabilities, sending the cybersecurity company's shares down over 8% in overnight trading.Cadence Design Systems beat quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday, as strong dem...Tiger News
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REFILE-Australian shares climb as NAB sets peak, BlueScope jumps on improved bid
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed on Wednesday, powered by a record high for National Australia Bank after the lender posted strong first-quarter numbers, while BlueScope Steel jumped on an improved takeover offer.The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO was up 0.5% at 9,005 points, as of 2332 GMT...Reuters
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Australia's CSL recovers after signing licensing deal with Eli Lilly
Shares of CSL CSL.AX rise 1.5% to A$153.78Shares rebound after plunging 16.9% last week on posting an 81% drop in first‑half profit, while CEO Paul McKenzie stepped downAustralian biotech giant signs licensing agreement with Eli Lilly LLY.N, granting it certain rights to develop and commercialise cl...Reuters
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ETF Daily | ETRL Surges 42%; ONDL, AVXX Climb About 16%; Small-Cap And Real Estate Tilt
Momentum in single‑stock ETFs and a sharp bid for rate‑sensitive segments framed a session that otherwise saw major indices tread water, with small caps and real estate signaling a modest turn toward cyclicality and duration.Market OverviewU.S. equities finished marginally firmer, with the S&P 500, ...Tiger News
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Danaher to buy Masimo in $9.9 billion deal in diagnostics push
Danaher to pay $180 per share, a 38.3% premiumAnalysts see deal as surprising Deal anticipated to close by second half of 2026By Sabrina Valle and Gnaneshwar Rajan Feb 17 (Reuters) - Danaher DHR.N, a $150 billion U.S. company that makes tools used in developing and testing medicines, on Tuesday a...Reuters
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Genuine Parts to carve out industrial business; shares fall
Split expected by the first quarter of 2027Shares slide more than 12%Flags $150 million hit from First Brands Forecasts annual profit below estimates By Apratim Sarkar and Sabrina Valle Feb 17 (Reuters) - Genuine Parts GPC.N said on Tuesday it will split into two companies on the view that its a...Reuters
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TRADING DAY-AI disruption, US-Iran nuclear talks, rate cut bets keep investors on their toes
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks see-sawed to nominal gains on Tuesday as investors juggled ongoing concerns over spending on artificial intelligence and the potential economic disruptions AI may bring, with positive signals from Iran regarding the progress of n...Reuters
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Berkshire Hathaway invests in New York Times, trims Apple
Berkshire reports $351.7 million stake in New York TimesTimes shares rise after-hoursApple remains Berkshire's largest holdingBy Jonathan Stempel Feb 17 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N disclosed on Tuesday a new investment in the New York Times NYT.N, marking its reentry into a sec...Reuters
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Sandisk Falls After Western Digital Plans to Sell $3.1 Billion in Shares
Sandiskstock fell 1.92% in after-hours trading following an announcement that Western Digital Corporation plans to sell approximately $3.1 billion worth of Sandisk shares.Sandisk revealed the launch of a secondary public offering of $3,085,774,648 of its common stock currently owned by Western Digit...Tiger News
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