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Pipeline operator Targa forecasts core profit above estimates on boost in gas volumes
Adds details and analyst comment in paragraphs 5-8, adds shares in paragraph 7By Pooja Menon Feb 20 (Reuters) - Targa Resources TRGP.N forecast full-year adjusted core profit above analysts' expectations on Thursday, helped by higher volumes of natural gas and liquids transported through its...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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ANALYSIS-Trump tightens grip on independent agencies to test limits of presidential power
Trump targets independent agencies' autonomyCritics call it an unprecedented power grabChallenge to legal precedents sparks US debateBy Trevor Hunnicutt, Tom Hals and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Testing the limits of presidential power, Donald Trump this week tightened his grip ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Eli Lilly bets big on weight-loss pill with $550 million inventory stockpile
By Sriparna Roy Feb 20 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly LLY.N is betting big on its experimental oral weight-loss drug even before reporting data from its late-stage trial by recording nearly $550 million in "pre-launch inventory" in its financial statements, a filing showed on Wednesday. The mov...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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NBA-Bucks' Portis Jr handed 25-game suspension after positive drug test
Adds quote from Portis Jr's agencyBy Rohith NairFeb 20 (Reuters) - The NBA suspended Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr without pay for 25 games on Thursday after he tested positive for banned substance Tramadol, a pain medication the 30-year-old said he took by mistake.The NBA said Portis ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Commodities
US opens probe into whether to rescind $4 billion in California high speed rail grants
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Thursday it is opening a review into whether to rescind about $4 billion awarded to California's High-Speed Rail project.Voters approved $10 billion for the high speed rail project in 2008 but the costs have risen sharply and President...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Venezuelans sue in US to challenge Trump's end to deportation protections
By Nate Raymond Feb 20 (Reuters) - A group of Venezuelans filed a U.S. lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protections against deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela living in the United States.The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Target sued by Florida for defrauding shareholders about DEI
Florida is first state to sue Target over DEI share impact2023 Pride Month campaign prompted customer flightTarget has said it disclosed risks of social initiativesAdds Florida comments, Target comments, earlier litigation, share price and financial information, case citation, bylineBy Jonathan Stem...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Congo army runaways loot and sow panic in North Kivu town
Soldiers given 12 hours to return to postsResidents describe chaos amid front line desertionsCongo army reeling from loss of territoryFinance ministry launches solidarity fund for donations Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldi...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Sentinel Midstream eyes final investment decision for US oil export project
Sentinel Midstream says conditions for government license are straightforwardTrump administration supports faster project approvals for energy industryTexas GulfLink aims to complement Corpus Christi export facilitiesBy Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Oil transportation and storage ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Cryptocurrencies
Zelenskyy blocks Trump’s Truth Social network across Ukraine
Multiple reports on social media say US President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, has been shut down in Ukraine. The app’s countrywide block comes on the backdrop of Trump calling Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections.” Through a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Donald Trump took a few digs at Zelenskyy, accusing […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Feb 20
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METALS-Possibility of US-China trade deal, weaker dollar give a boost to base metals
Updates pricesBy Polina Devitt LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Base metals rose in London on Thursday as worries about the probability of a global trade war were put on pause after U.S. President Donald Trump said a new trade deal with top metals consumer China was possible.Three-month aluminium CMAL3...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Fed's Musalem says central bank reviewing Trump agency directives
By Michael S. DerbyNEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said Thursday the central bank is looking at Trump administration directives and adopting them where possible. “We at the reserve banks, and the Board, are receiving the orders” and are “revie...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Tunisian judge releases prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb
TUNIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A Tunisian judge on Thursday released prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a critic of President Kais Saied, his lawyer told Reuters, a move the opposition hopes will lead to the release of other jailed opposition and media figures.On Wednesday, Sihem Ben Sedrine, a ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
Autoliv publishes its Annual and Sustainability Report for 2024
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIV.sdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K as well its annual sustainability report, filed together with the 10-...PR Newswire
Thu, Feb 20
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US 4-week average distillate demand hits highest since March 2022 - EIA
Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. four-week average product supplied of distillate fuel oil, a measure of demand, rose by 64,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 4.289 million bpd in the week ended February 14, the highest since March 2022, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Thur...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Innovative Delivers In-Line Q4 Results
Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE:IIPR), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the cannabis industry, presented its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 19. It met expectations with adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36 against the analysts' consensus estimate of ...The Motley Fool
Thu, Feb 20
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US Mideast envoy says Trump's Gaza plan is about better prospects, not eviction
MIAMI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States' envoy to the Middle East said on Thursday that President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza was not about evicting Palestinians, and the conversation about Gaza's future was being shifted towards how to create a better future for Palestinians."W...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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VP Vance defends Trump negotiations with Russia on Ukraine
By Steve Holland NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended President Donald Trump's negotiations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying it could help bring about the end of the Ukraine war."How are you going to end the war...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
