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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian FX edges higher as traders reassess US rate cuts amid tariff threats
S.Korean won jumps to over three-week highSoft dollar pushes Asia FX higherAsian share markets fall amid rate-cut woes.By Rajasik Mukherjee and Roushni Nair Feb 20 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies nudged higher on Thursday, with the Malaysian ringgit and South Korean won leading gains, as invest...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian FX edges higher as traders reassess US rate cuts amid tariff threats
S.Korean won jumps to over three-week highSoft dollar pushes Asia FX higherAsian share markets fall amid rate-cut woesBy Rajasik Mukherjee and Roushni Nair Feb 20 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies nudged higher on Thursday, with the Malaysian ringgit and South Korean won leading gains, as investo...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Elon Musk is not India’s ideal foreign investor
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.By Shritama Bose MUMBAI, Feb 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) - India may get more than it bargained for when it comes to Elon Musk. The Tesla TSLA.O boss' role in the White House might make it easier for him to set...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
Gladstone Land Corp reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Gladstone Land Corp LAND.OQ reported a quarterly adjusted loss of 15 cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of -12 cents. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for a loss of 12 cents per share. Wa...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - February 20
Feb 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- Apple AAPL.O has unveiled the iPhone 16e, priced at $599, featuring AI capabilities called Apple Intelligence, and replacing the i...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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US to cut size of diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%, SCMP reports
Updates a February 19 story with sources saying on February 20 that the embassy leadership was "refuting" the report WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10%, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reporte...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Forex
USD/CHF weakens to 0.9025 area amid rising trade tensions, modest USD weakness
The USD/CHF pair meets with some supply during the Asian session on Thursday and for now, seems to have snapped a three-day winning streak to the weekly top, around the 0.9055 area touched the previous day.
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Thu, Feb 20
Cryptocurrencies
Montana’s Bitcoin strategic reserve bill passes out of committee
On February 19, Montana’s House Business and Labor Committee advanced House Bill 429. It has passed the committee stage, and now moved onto a House floor vote. The House Bill no. 429 passed with a 12 to 8 vote, with Republicans in favor and all Democrats voting against it. The bill would allow the state […]Cryptopolitan
Thu, Feb 20
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Airbus sees 820 jet deliveries in 2025, unveils new charges
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Airbus AIR.PA predicted a 7% rise in commercial deliveries to around 820 jets in 2025 and confirmed a delay in its A350 freighter model as it posted lower core annual operating earnings broadly in line with expectations.Europe's largest aerospace group also took a fresh charge...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
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Russia says has taken back 800 square km of Kursk region from Ukrainian forces
Russian forces have taken back more than 800 square km (309 square miles) of territory from Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, or about 64% of the total taken by Ukraine since an incursion began last year, a top Russian general said.Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
Tuya Smart x DeepSeek: Multimodal AI Reshapes the Future of Pet Care
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), a global cloud platform service provider, today announced the integration of its AIoT platform with cutting-edge AI models including DeepSeek. By leveraging advanced technologies like natural language processing (NLP) and m...PR Newswire
Thu, Feb 20
Cryptocurrencies
Donald Trump’s Ripple Mentions Shake Up Crypto: Details
United States President Donald J. Trump shared two articles about Ripple on his Truth Social platform, igniting speculation over the potential implications for both Ripple and its native token, XRP. The posts—apparently referencing a so-called “Trump effect” on the company—came in quick succession, ...Bitcoinist
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
Exact Sciences (EXAS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 19, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood day, everyone, and welcome to the Exact Sciences fourth quarter 2024 earnings call. Today's c...The Motley Fool
Thu, Feb 20
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Remitly Global (RELY) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Remitly Global (NASDAQ: RELY)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 19, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Remitly fourth quarter 2024 earnings confe...The Motley Fool
Thu, Feb 20
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Herbalife (HLF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Herbalife (NYSE: HLF)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 19, 2025, 5:30 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood afternoon, and thank you for joining the fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings conference call f...The Motley Fool
Thu, Feb 20
Stocks
MORNING BID EUROPE-Gold and yen bask in the limelight
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur BanerjeeA bevy of tariff headlines this week along with geopolitical worries has left investors wary and weary, taking stocks lower in Asian hours, gold to a record peak and the yen to its highest in over two months as sentiment remai...Reuters
Thu, Feb 20
