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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies fall as dollar gains on expectations of steady rates
Renewed dollar strength weighs on Asia FXPhilippine Peso, Indonesian rupiah lead lossesAsian equities inch up higher By Sherin Sunny and Roushni Nair Feb 18 - Asian currencies eased on Tuesday, with the Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso losing most, as traders weighed the risk of a broader ta...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies fall as dollar gains on expectations of steady rates
Renewed dollar strength weighs on Asia FXPhilippine Peso, Indonesian rupiah lead lossesAsian equities inch up higher By Sherin Sunny and Roushni Nair Feb 18 - Asian currencies eased on Tuesday, with the Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso losing most, as traders weighed the risk of a broader ta...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Commodities
Russia's Medvedev: Ukrainian drone attack on CPC pipeline could disrupt flows, hurt U.S. companies
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone strike on an oil pipeline in Russia could disrupt flows to world markets and damage U.S. companies. A drone strike has hit a pumping station on a oil pipe...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
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PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - February 18
Feb 18 (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.- Southwest Airlines LUV.N plans to cut 15% of its workforce, affecting about 1,750 jobs, mostly corporate positions, by the end of ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
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BRIEF-Investcorp Capital Acquires Four Student Housing Accommodations In U.S.
Feb 18 (Reuters) - INVESTCORP CAPITAL ICAP.AD:INVESTCORP CAPITAL PLC - ACQUIRES FOUR STUDENT HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS IN U.S.INVESTCORP CAPITAL PLC - ACQUISITION FOR GROSS TRANSACTION VALUE OF OVER $300 MILLION IN AGGREGATESource text: ID:nADX1418F3Further company coverage: ICAP.ADReuters
Tue, Feb 18
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OpenAI weighs special voting rights to guard against hostile takeovers, FT reports
Adds details from FT report in paragraphs 2, 4, 7, background in paragraphs 5-6Feb 18 (Reuters) - OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to its non-profit board to preserve the power of its directors, as the ChatGPT-maker fends off an unsolicited takeover bid from Elon Musk, Financial ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Stocks
MORNING BID EUROPE-Arms stocks soar ahead of Ukraine peace talks
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom WestbrookEurope's rally in banking and defence stocks extended into Tokyo, where shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 7011.T popped 3% to trade near record highs.The focus is on Ukraine and expectations that Europe will ramp up def...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
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Russia's wealth fund chief says Trump is a problem solver ahead of Riyadh talks
Recasts with description of Trump RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump as a problem solver ahead of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, the first high-level, in-person discussions in years between the two co...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Commodities
Delta plane flips upside down on landing at Toronto airport, injuring 18
Three people critically injured, one of them a childVideo shows plane belly up on snow-covered tarmacToronto had been experiencing strong winds and snowstormAdds Delta statement on some injured passengers being released from hospital in paragraph 3, airport reopening in paragraph 23, context in para...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
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H&E Equipment accepts Herc Rentals' $5.3 billion buyout bid, FT reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - H&E Equipment Services HEES.O has accepted a roughly $5.3 billion takeover bid from Herc Rentals, rebuffing an earlier acquisition offer from equipment rental rival United Rentals URI.N, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
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OpenAI weighs special voting rights to guard against hostile takeovers, FT reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to its non-profit board to preserve the power of its directors, as the ChatGPT-maker fends off an unsolicited takeover bid from Elon Musk, Financial Times reported on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
Cryptocurrencies
Solana (SOL) Dips Into the Red – Healthy Correction or Trend Reversal?
Solana started a fresh decline from the $200 zone. SOL price is down over 10% and might even struggle to stay above the $175 support zone. SOL price started a fresh decline below the $200 and $185 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $185 and the 100-hourly simple moving aver...NewsBTC
Tue, Feb 18
Commodities
Freeport Indonesia requests copper concentrate export permit
Adds details, context, direct quotes throughout JAKARTA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Freeport Indonesia has requested the government relax its copper export ban and allow the miner to export 1.3 million metric tons of copper concentrate until December, worth about $5 billion, its chief executive said on T...Reuters
Tue, Feb 18
