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Tilda Swinton rails against the inhumane on Berlinale's opening night
By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - British actor Tilda Swinton railed against the inhumane and praised the power of cinema in the German capital on Thursday evening as she accepted the Berlin Film Festival's honorary Golden Bear award in recognition of her long-run...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-Wall Street closes higher with megacaps in charge
Main U.S. equity indexes end green; Nasdaq out front up 1.5%All S&P 500 sectors rally; Materials biggest gainerDollar slides ~0.8%; bitcoin off >1%; crude ~flat; gold up ~0.9%U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.53%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reu...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Commodities
Oil settles flat, pares early losses as tariffs delayed
Potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal pressures oil pricesTrump says reciprocal tariffs coming on ThursdayRussia may develop oil sanctions workarounds as global supply rises -IEAUpdates pricesBy Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled flat on Thursday, paring early losses of m...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Commodities
WRAPUP 1-US power companies increase data center demand spending as DeepSeek fears wane
PPL to boost capital spending by 40% through 2028US AI power demand so far undimmed by Chinese startup DeepSeekUS power demand to hit records this year and next, EIA forecastsBy Laila Kearney Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities are adding tens of billions of dollars to spending plans to bu...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Judge extends pause on Trump plan to put USAID workers on leave
Adds detail from hearing and background on USAID in paragraphs 4-13By Blake Brittain and Brendan Pierson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday extended for one week a pause on the Trump administration's plan to put thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development wo...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase reports strong fourth-quarter profit on crypto rally
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Crypto exchange Coinbase COIN.O reported a jump in fourth quarter profit on Thursday, driven by higher trading volumes in bitcoin BTC= and other tokens following the U.S. election.The company earned $1.29 billion, or $4.68 per share, for the three months ended December 31, compare...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Plane carrying Alexander Vinnik, released by US in prisoner swap, arrives in Moscow, agencies say
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national convicted of cyber crime and released by U.S. authorities as part of an exchange of prisoners, arrived in Moscow late on Thursday, Russian news agencies quoted aviation officials as saying.Vinnik, who pleaded guilty in May 2024 to charges of co...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Stocks
US STOCKS-Wall Street ends higher after Trump unveils tariff plan
Trade Desk falls on downbeat Q1 revenue forecastMGM Resorts up after Q4 results beat estimates White House says tariffs could come in weeksS&P 500 +1.04%, Nasdaq +1.50%, Dow +0.77%Updates with price moves following end of sessionBy Noel Randewich and Sukriti Gupta Feb 13 (Reuters) - The S&...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Roku's quarterly revenue beats estimates
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Roku ROKU.O topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by robust subscriber growth and strong advertising sales.The company reported revenue of $1.20 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to the analysts' average estimate of $1.15 billion, ac...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Rubio urges 'bold diplomacy' to Ukrainian counterpart for ending war
Adds Rubio's call with Ukrainian counterpart coming after Trump calls with Zelenskiy and PutinBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed "the need for bold diplomacy" to end the Russia-Ukraine war in a call on Thursday with Ukrainian...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Trump plans tariffs on Canada, France over digital services taxes
Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday said he planned to impose tariffs on Canada and France over their digital services taxes on U.S. technology giants, which has been a long-standing irritant.Canada, seeking to address the challenge of taxing digital giants like Google parent Alpha...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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EXCLUSIVE-OPM staffers fired en masse on conference call as part of Musk purge, sources say
Changes headlineBy Tim ReidWASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - All probationary staff at the Office of Personnel Management were fired on Thursday in a conference call and given less than an hour to leave the building in Washington, two sources familiar with the dismissal told Reuters.About 100 people we...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Commodities
Natural Gas Pipeline Company Declares Force Majeure At Goodrich Lateral
Feb 13 (Reuters) - KINDER MORGANS'S KMI.N NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY:DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE AS IT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM PIPELINE REMEDIATION WORK ON THE GOODRICH LATERAL (SEGMENT 26 OF NATURAL'S TEXOK ZONE)SAYS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REMEDIATION WORK, IT WILL SHUT IN A DELIVERY POINT ON...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Air Lease Corp reports lower revenue as jet delivery delays bite
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Air Lease Corp AL.N on Thursday reported lower quarterly revenue as lessors wrestle with delays in taking deliveries of commercial jets from planemakers Boeing BA.N and Airbus AIR.PA despite strong travel demand. Aircraft lessors are benefitting from high rental revenue as airline...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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Trump says US, Russian officials to meet in Munich on Friday, Ukraine invited
Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. and Russian officials would meet in Munich on Friday and that Ukraine was also invited. "They're having a meeting in Munich tomorrow. Russia's going to be there with our people. Ukraine is also invited by the way. ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
Forex
Airbnb tempers first-quarter forecast on FX headwinds, Easter timing
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Vacation home rentals company Airbnb ABNB.O posted higher quarterly revenue on Thursday as international travel demand remained strong, although it forecast slower growth for the first quarter due to tough year-over-year comparisons and a stronger dollar. The travel company said i...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters
By Kenneth Li Feb 13 (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters TRI.TO said on Thursday its business with the Department of Defense was "inaccurately represented," in response to accusations on social media by Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump that the company played a role in "large scale s...Reuters
Thu, Feb 13
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India's Modi talks space and 'good governance' with Musk in Washington
Adds reaction from Trump and a Democrat in paragraphs 9-13 Feb 13 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla TSLA.O CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X."Their discussion al...Reuters
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