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BUZZ-HF Sinclair falls on bigger-than-expected quarterly loss
Updates** Shares of refiner HF Sinclair DINO.N fall 1.6% to $37** Company posts bigger-than-expected Q4 loss due to a slump in refining margins** Company's adjusted refinery margin falls to $6.86 per produced barrel in Q4, compared with $13.58 a year earlier** Overall sales of products that DINO...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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BRIEF-Point-Of-Sale Payment Leader Softpoint Selects Bigbear.Ai For Facial Recognition Matching Technology In Payment Transactions
Feb 20 (Reuters) - BigBear.ai Holdings Inc BBAI.N:POINT-OF-SALE PAYMENT LEADER SOFTPOINT SELECTS BIGBEAR.AI FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION MATCHING TECHNOLOGY IN PAYMENT TRANSACTIONSSource text: ID:nBw1ptxJbaFurther company coverage: BBAI.NReuters
Thu, Feb 20
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BRIEF-Oracle Health Named A Leader In The IDC Marketscape U.S. Healthcare Data Platform For Providers 2024-25 Vendor Assessment
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp ORCL.N:ORACLE HEALTH NAMED A LEADER IN THE IDC MARKETSCAPE U.S. HEALTHCARE DATA PLATFORM FOR PROVIDERS 2024-25 VENDOR ASSESSMENTSource text: ID:nPnxx1HMaFurther company coverage: ORCL.NReuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
BUZZ-Crescent BDC falls after Q4 results miss expectations
** Shares of business development company Crescent Capital BDC CCAP.O fall as much as 6.2%; last down 3.9% at $19.21** CCAP late Wednesday posted Q4 net investment income per share of 55 cents, missing Wall Street expectations of 56 cents, according to estimates compiled by LSEG** Q4 investment inco...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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CenterPoint raises spending plan as power demand from data centers soars
Adds details from conference call in paragraph 4 Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy CNP.N on Thursday added $500 million to its 10-year capital expenditure plan to strengthen its electricity grid to handle the surging demand for power from new data centers.Power demand from U.S. d...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Commodities
Canada's Nutrien says tariffs will lead to higher costs for US farmers
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Fertilizer producer Nutrien NTR.TO said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian imports will increase costs for American farmers."Frankly, costs of this (tariff) will be borne by the U.S. farmers...the U.S. farmers will likely feel the impact...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Commodities
ARA gasoline stocks drop 4%, Insights Global data shows
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell by 4% on the week, their second decline in a row, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed.Gasoline stocks stood at 1.46 million metric tons, falling on high...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Sabre, MicroStrategy, Repligen
Eikon search string for individual stock moves: The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as investors avoided risky bets after another bout of tariff threats from President Do...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Amazon's MGM Studios gains creative control over 'James Bond' franchise
Rewrites throughout to add details and background Feb 20 (Reuters) - Amazon's MGM Studios will take creative control of the "James Bond" film franchise under a new joint venture with longtime rights holders Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the technology giant AMZN.O said on Thurs...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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BRIEF-Hasbro CFO Says On Path To Move US Toy And Game Volume Originating From China To Under 40% Over Next Two Years - Conf Call
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc HAS.O:HASBRO CEO SAYS UNVEILING NEW LICENSING COLLABORATION WITH MATTEL, COMBINING PLAY-DOH AND BARBIE - CONF CALLHASBRO CEO SAYS EXPECT TOTAL REVENUE IN WIZARD OF THE COAST SEGMENT TO GROW BETWEEN 5% AND 7% IN FY25HASBRO CFO SAYS CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY MANUFACTURING FOO...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy party moves to disband
Democratic Party faces disbandment amid national security crackdownFinal vote of full members still required to finalise shutdownDeveloping democracy in HK always hard, says party head HK security laws and electoral overhaul drew int'l criticismBy Anson Law and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Feb 20...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Cryptocurrencies
Polymarket to launch real-world event oracle system to verify bets
UMA Protocol announced its work on a real-world event oracle, to resolve bets on Polymarket. The oracle will be built in partnership with EigenLayer and Polymarket, utilizing the liquidity of the re-staking protocol and the EIGEN token. Polymarket is partnering with UMA Protocol and EigenLayer to build a new oracle for marking undeniable proof of […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Feb 20
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BUZZ-Procter & Gamble falls after warning of earnings pressure in 2025
** Shares of Tide detergent maker Procter & Gamble PG.N fall as much as 2.2% to $162.80 in early trade ** Co says "external factors" may cause annual earnings to come in slightly below its guidance range ** Tariffs, both enacted and proposed, added volatility in areas such as impact from...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Ping An to sell 42% stake in Autohome to Haier Group for $1.8 billion
Adds analyst comments in paragraphs 4-5; background, details in paragraphs 7-10By John BijuFeb 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed Autohome 2518.HK said on Thursday the financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance 601318.SS will cease to be its controlling shareholder after agreeing to sell a 41.91% stake i...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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BRIEF-Salesforce In Talks With Microsoft, Oracle And Google About Cloud Deal To Handle AI - The Information
Feb 20 (Reuters) - SALESFORCE IN TALKS WITH MICROSOFT, ORACLE AND GOOGLE ABOUT CLOUD DEAL TO HANDLE AI - THE INFORMATIONDEAL COULD BE WORTH MORE THAN $1 BILLION OVER SEVERAL YEARS - THE INFORMATIONSource text: https://tinyurl.com/2ba8bl2tReuters
Thu, Feb 20
Economic Indicator
Fed's Goolsbee: PCE unlikely to be as 'sobering' as CPI
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday said he does not expect the inflation reading the central bank uses to set its inflation target to be as "sobering" as the figures previously reported in the Consumer Price Index.Last week, the Labor Department ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
BUZZ-Mangoceuticals rises on launch of women's telehealth brand
** Shares of telehealth company Mangoceuticals MGRX.O, also known as MangoRx, rise as much as 9.8% to an over five-month high of $6.15; last up 4.9% in morning trade** Co says it is launching a women's telehealth brand called PeachesRx, to focus on personalized wellness and GLP-1 weight loss tre...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
