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Crypto Crash: Is Bitcoin a Buy After Its 40% Plunge?
Key PointsBitcoin is the world's largest cryptocurrency, but it isn't immune to the extreme volatility that plagues all crypto. The cryptocurrency has suffered two declines of more than 70% during the past decade alone, and a third might be in progress right now. Investors who think Bitcoin will rec...The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 4
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Senators push $70 billion funding deal to support Trump's critical minerals push, FT reports
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday to reauthorise funding for the United States Export-Import Bank for the next decade, as lawmakers try to inject an extra $70 billion into the agency to support U.S. President Donald Trump's critical minerals push, the Financial T...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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LIVE MARKETS-Telecoms shine as software struggles
STOXX 600 up 0.1%Software stocks struggle, telcos upNovo plunges after shock forecastNasdaq futures edge lowerWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com TELECOMS SHINE AS SO...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Panasonic Group CFO Waniko - Will Expand Existing Module Plant In Mexico First And Develop A Nearby New Site In Parallel Toward 2028 Targets
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Panasonic Holdings Corp 6752.T:PANASONIC GROUP CFO WANIKO: WILL EXPAND EXISTING MODULE PLANT IN MEXICO FIRST AND DEVELOP A NEARBY NEW SITE IN PARALLEL TOWARD 2028 TARGETSSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Kremlin says Russia will keep fighting in Ukraine until Kyiv makes 'decisions'
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Russian troops would keep fighting in Ukraine until Kyiv made "decisions" that could bring the war to an end.Russia's position remains unchanged, which is known to both Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators, Peskov...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Olympics-Alpine skiing-Racing with torn ACL 'doable', Mancuso says of Vonn downhill bid
Vonn hopes to compete with ACL tear using a braceMancuso highlights unique challenge of Vonn's injury timingForecast snowfall may complicate race conditionsBy Julien PretotCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Julia Mancuso said racing the Milano Cortina Olympic...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Olympics- Fears over ICE role at Milano Cortina 'completely unfounded', minister says
Minister dismisses outrage over ICE presenceAgents limited to analysis work inside US diplomatic officesICE presence sanctioned by international accord ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel deployed for the Milano Cortina Olympics will not conduct any policing...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Chipotle, Mondelez shares slide as weak demand, rising costs hurt sales view
By Joel Jose Feb 4 - Shares of burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG.N slumped 6% and Mondelez International MDLZ.O fell 4.5% before the bell on Wednesday as dour annual sales forecasts from the companies raised worries over weak consumer demand and rising input costs.Lower‑income households ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Santander shares fall on proposed $12.2 billion Webster deal
MADRID, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Santander shares fell as much as 5% on Wednesday after the announcement of its proposed $12.2 billion acquisition of Webster Financial WBS.N and the flagging of short-term execution risks by analysts who otherwise welcomed the deal's strategic rationale.The Spanish bank...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Santander Brasil's net profit up 6% in Q4
SAO PAULO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Banco Santander Brasil's SANB3.SA fourth-quarter net profit rose 6% from a year earlier to 4.09 billion reais ($780.73 million), the lender said on Wednesday, slightly above the 4.03 billion reais expected by analysts polled by LSEG.($1 = 5.2387 reais)Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Pope Leo urges Russia and US to renew last nuclear arms treaty
VATICAN CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Wednesday urged leaders in Russia and the United States to renew their last nuclear arms control treaty, New START, which caps the number of strategic nuclear weapons deployed by each country.Leo, the first U.S. pope, said during his weekly audience at...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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REFILE-Global software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption
European software stocks fall on AI disruption fearsJP Morgan analyst highlights investor worries over AI competitionAdvertising companies also pressured by AI advancementsBy Danilo Masoni MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A deep selloff in global software stocks entered a second day on Wednesday, reflect...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Commodities
Wartsila orders miss forecast, but upbeat on data centres
Q4 orders 2.22 billion euros vs forecast 2.33 billion eurosHit by US battery tariffs, tougher energy storage competitionCEO sees 'ample opportunities' in powering data centresBy Anne Kauranen and Marta FrackowiakHELSINKI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Finnish engineering group Wartsila WRT1V.HE missed f...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Pizza Hut India operator Devyani posts wider loss, names new CEO
By Komal Salecha Feb 4 (Reuters) - Devyani International DEVY.NS, the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in India, reported a sharp increase in quarterly loss on Wednesday due to a one-time charge, and named its current finance boss as its next CEO. The company, a franchisee of U.S.-based Yum ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Harry Potter villain emerges as unlikely Lunar New Year symbol
HONG KONG, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Draco Malfoy, the villainous student who was Harry Potter's rival in the fantasy book series, has become an unlikely Chinese Lunar New Year mascot, with his face plastered across red festive decor and merchandise from posters to phone covers.Malfoy, played by actor T...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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Street View: All eyes on PayPal's new CEO for turnaround strategy
PayPal PYPL.O announced on Tuesday that HP's Enrique Lores would replace current CEO Alex Chriss, who was brought in to steer the payments firm through slowing growth and heightened competitionCo simultaneously issued a lackluster profit forecast for 2026Median PT of 44 brokerages covering the s...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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NXP CEO says demand for 'physical AI' boosting outlook
NXP's industrial chips segment expected to grow at 20% in Q1CEO Sotomayor highlights AI capabilities in industrial portfolioNXP says automotive tech useful in drones and robotsBy Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Dutch computer chip maker NXP Semiconductors is benefitting from what i...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
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2 Things CoreWeave Must Prove in 2026
Key PointsCoreWeave no longer faces much demand risk.Its ability to deliver new capacity will be an essential variable to watch.Capital efficiency will be as important as growth rates.10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › 2025 was the year CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) locked in demand for its data c...The Motley Fool
Wed, Feb 4
