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BUZZ-GS double ugrades Metso, says sector headwinds fade away
** Goldman Sachs raises Finnish Metso METSO.HE to "buy" from "sell", seeing infrastructure and inventory headwinds fading for the Finnish mining equipment maker** The broker hikes its adjusted EBITA forecasts by 5.2% for 2025 and 8.4% for 2026, following stronger-than-expected Q4 res...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
Warren Buffett Continues to Load Up On This Value Stock That's Already Up 20% This Year. Should You Follow?
Last year, Warren Buffett, through his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) was a huge net seller of stocks. The Oracle of Omaha took a hacksaw to his two largest stakes in Apple and Bank of America, selling a massive $133 billion against just $6 billion in buys through the fi...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Forex
FOREX-Dollar firms, Aussie steady after RBA's 'hawkish' rate cut
Aussie holds ground after RBA cuts rates as expected Dollar rises but near two-month lows amid tariff worriesEuro, sterling edge down as focus on Ukraine peace talks Yen on back foot after recent rise on BOJ hike wagers Updates in early European tradeBy Ankur Banerjee and Greta Rosen Fondahn SING...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Commodities
EUROPE GAS-Prices near four-week low on US-Russia talks, weaker demand
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices held close to four-week lows as the market awaited news from talks between the U.S. and Russia about how to end the conflict in Ukraine and as strong renewables output curbed demand.The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Cryptocurrencies
SEC’s Crypto Task Force to Build National Bitcoin Reserve: Bullish for $BTCBULL?
Bitcoin ($BTC) is once again making headlines as rumors of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) creating a national $BTC reserve spread across the crypto market. This is a long-anticipated step that’s expected to trigger another bull run for the ‘king of crypto’. But how...NewsBTC
Tue, Feb 18
Other
Philippine plane 'intruded' into China's airspace, China's military says
BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A Philippine plane "intruded" into China's airspace over Scarborough Shoal, the Southern Theatre Command of China's military said in a statement on Tuesday.The move by the Philippines severely "violated" China's sovereignty, the statement said,...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
Is It Too Late to Buy CVS Health Stock for the High-Yield Dividend?
After underperforming throughout 2024, shares of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) are surging. From the end of 2024 through Feb. 14, the stock climbed 46.7% higher.Shares of the healthcare conglomerate stock notched significant gains after management presented an encouraging fourth-quarter earnings report on ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Other
Kremlin says joining the EU is Ukraine's sovereign right
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the issue of Ukraine's accession to the European Union was its sovereign right and that Russia did not intend to dictate to Kyiv how it should approach the question. Peskov added though that Russia's position is ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Other
Kremlin says talks in Saudi Arabia may bring clarity on Putin-Trump meeting
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russian-U.S. negotiations in Saudi Arabia might provide more clarity on a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, but there is no understanding on this question yet, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Other
China seeks debate on trade turbulence at WTO after Trump tariffs
Trade wars on WTO agenda for the first timeChina set to voice 'strong concerns' at Geneva meetingWTO chief has urged states to avoid retaliationBy Emma Farge GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - China has called for a debate at the World Trade Organization on "trade turbulence" and how the ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
AI Stock Sell-Off: 1 Unbelievable Bargain Investors Need to Take Advantage of Before It Soars on Feb. 26
Although the artificial intelligence (AI) sell-off due to DeepSeek's generative AI model innovation was short-lived, a handful of stocks are still off their peaks. One of them is AI king Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), a company that provides the computing power necessary to train all of these AI models.At t...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Cryptocurrencies
LIBRA, Solana, and Melania discussions dominate social media buzz
Santiment data unveiled six crypto projects with the highest spike in social media discussions compared to their average rates. The LIBRA scandal, MELANIA’s scam FUD, Solana-based memecoins, and the FORT and STORJ tokens were some of the crypto topics dominating social media buzz.Cryptopolitan
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
Should You Buy W. P. Carey While It's Below $60?
Shares of W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) currently sit just below $60. That's well above its low point from the past year (in the low $50s) and not too far from its 52-week high in the mid-$60s. Because of that, investors might be wondering if the stock is still a buy at its current price point. Here's a l...The Motley Fool
Tue, Feb 18
Other
EU ready to move fast on easing spending rules for defence
BRUSSELS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission is ready to move quickly with proposals to ease budget rules to facilitate increased defence spending by member states, EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Tuesday."It is clear we need to move very fast, as regards to spending by membe...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
