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Olympics-Alpine skiing-No short cuts to downhill gold on brutish Stelvio
By Martyn HermanBORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One thing is certain about the winner of Saturday's men's Olympic downhill: the champion won't have lucked out.Bormio's iconic Stelvio course -- an icy 3.4 km brute with 60% pitches and speeds beyond 140 kph -- exposes pretenders and r...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Stocks
GLOBAL MARKETS-Europe struggles to shake off tech rout, silver savaged again
Shares track Wall Street lower, but European tech steadiesShock Google spending plans fed AI jittersSilver prices slump, Bitcoin hits lowest since Nov 2024Amazon earnings due, BoE and ECB to decide on policy By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - World stocks dropped on Thursday as concerns ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Commodities
Middle East Crude-Oman, Dubai climb; Murban dips
SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Middle East crude benchmarks Oman and Dubai gained on Thursday, supported by better demand outlook from India, while Murban dipped. Indian refiners Indian Oil Corp. and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd issued tenders this week seeking April-delivery crude. This ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Cryptocurrencies
Tether USDt Hits $187B Market Cap in Q4 2025 as $MAXI Keeps Growing
What to Know: Tether’s record-breaking $187B market cap indicates massive liquidity waiting to deploy into risk assets. Market cycles historically see capital rotate from stablecoins to high-beta tokens, benefiting projects with strong narratives. Maxi Doge ($MAXI) targets this risk-on sentime...NewsBTC
Thu, Feb 5
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EXCLUSIVE-Syngenta targets up to $10 billion Hong Kong listing in 2026, sources say
By John Revill, Oliver Hirt and Kane Wu ZURICH/HONG KONG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Syngenta Group is targeting a Hong Kong listing that could raise as much as $10 billion this year, two sources with knowledge of the deal said, setting the Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group on course for one of the worl...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-AI won't eat cybersecurity, says Berenberg
STOXX 600 down 0.4%ECB, BOE rate decisions dueMiners drag, software bouncesNasdaq futures edge upWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com AI WON'T EAT CYBERSECURITY, S...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
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German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls
FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Germany's cartel office has prohibited Amazon AMZN.O from imposing price caps on online retailers in its German marketplace and for the first time claimed several million euros that it said the U.S. firm obtained through anti-competitive behavior."Amazon competes...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Stocks
Nine Years Ago, Warren Buffett Predicted This Investment Would One Day Return 4,179%: Here's How It's Doing
Key PointsIn 2017, Warren Buffett predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would hit 1 million within a hundred years.This would represent a gain of 4,179% from its level at the time.His prediction will almost surely come true -- but there's an even better way than the Dow to tap into the mar...The Motley Fool
Thu, Feb 5
Stocks
CORRECTED-China's NIO estimates first quarterly adjusted profit in Q4
OverviewChina EV maker's preliminary Q4 adjusted operating profit expected, first time achieving thisCompany attributes profit to sales growth, margin optimization, and cost reductionPreliminary results unaudited; final figures may differOutlookCompany expects Q4 2025 adjusted profit from operat...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
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Erdogan says Damascus-SDF deal in Syria relieves pressure on Turkish peace process with PKK
ISTANBUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said an agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeast had helped relieve pressure on a peace process between the Turkish state and Kurdish PKK militants at home.Speaking to repo...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Stocks
Volvo Cars tumbles as tough global market pressures quarterly profits
Profits hit by tariffs, weak demand, currency effectsSales, profits below expectations, according to JPMorganVolvo Cars aims for volume growth in 2026, cost savingsShares fall 22%, set for largest daily fall on recordBy Alessandro Parodi Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden-based Volvo Cars VOLCARb.ST on Thu...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Commodities
India to sign trade deal with United States in March, minister says
By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - India and the U.S. expect to sign a formal trade deal in March, after which New Delhi will lower tariffs on U.S. goods, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, giving the first official timeline for the deal's adoption.The two countries ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
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TIMELINE-A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics
BANGKOK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Thailand has seen two coups, multiple rounds of street protests and court rulings that have brought down five prime ministers in the past two decades, underlining the intractable power struggle between conservatives, reformists and populists in the Southeast Asian country....Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
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China backs Cuba against 'external interference' as foreign minister visits Beijing
BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and security and "opposes unwarranted interference by external forces", China's foreign minister told his Cuban counterpart on Thursday, as the U.S. tightens the screws on the island nation.Beijing...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Cryptocurrencies
Where Smart Money Is Looking for the Best Crypto to Buy Right Now: The Bitcoin Layer 2 Shift
Capital flow in the cryptocurrency market usually follows a script: Bitcoin leads, Ethereum follows, and liquidity eventually cascades into high-risk altcoins. But the 2024-2025 cycle tore up that script. While ETF inflows cemented Bitcoin as pristine collateral, “smart money”—VCs, famil...NewsBTC
Thu, Feb 5
Commodities
India's Reliance Industries buys 2 mln barrels of Venezuelan oil, traders say
NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries RELI.NS has bought one very large crude carrier containing 2 million barrels of Venezuelan oil from trader Vitol at a discount of around $6.5-$7 per barrel to ICE Brent for April delivery, trade sources said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
Forex
USDJPY: Potential for significant movement – TD Securities
The upcoming Lower House election in Japan on February 8 is expected to have significant implications for the USD/JPY exchange rate. TD Securities analysts predict that if the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secures an absolute majority, USDJPY could rise towards 160.
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Thu, Feb 5
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Turkey doing utmost to prevent U.S.-Iran tensions sparking conflict, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is doing its utmost to prevent U.S.-Iran tensions dragging the region into new conflict and chaos, and he urged future potential talks between the American and Iranian leaders, his office said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters on a re...Reuters
Thu, Feb 5
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Trump administration to make it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers, WSJ reports
Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is moving to make it easier to potentially dismiss career officials in senior government roles, a step that could affect about 50,000 federal workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
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