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Nvidia's H200 chip sales to China are still blocked pending U.S. licence approvals
Nvidia still hasn’t shipped a single H200 AI chip to China, nearly two months after President Donald Trump gave the green light for exports. The issue? The US government is holding everything up with a national security review. While Washington figures out what restrictions it wants to slap on, Chinese customers are sitting tight. No […]Cryptopolitan
Wed, Feb 4
Commodities
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Bacton outage
Feb 4 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAGE...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Stocks
Anthropic's AI plug-ins shake India's staffing-intensive IT sector; stocks dive 6%
By Vivek Kumar M and Kashish Tandon Feb 4 (Reuters) - Shares of Indian IT exporters .NIFTYIT slumped 6.3% on Wednesday, tracking losses in global software stocks, after Anthropic launched new tools that heightened concerns over AI-driven disruption in the data and professional services industry.U...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Stocks
InnoScience rises most in 5 weeks on Google AI chip deal
Shares of InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology 2577.HK rises 11.1% to HK$59.8, on course for their biggest one-day pct gain since December 30China-based gallium nitride semiconductor maker set to snap four consecutive sessions of declineSays some products completed design-ins on Alphabet's Google Inc...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Cryptocurrencies
Toncoin Price Forecast: TON recovery supported by bullish derivatives, fading bearish momentum
Toncoin (TON) is extending its rebound, trading above $1.40 at the time of writing on Wednesday, after recovering 4.5% over the past two days, following last week’s massive correction. The derivatives data shows improving sentiment with rising long bets and funding rates turning positive.Fxstreet
Wed, Feb 4
Other
UK's Lloyds to boost lending to corporate clients, FT reports
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Lloyds Banking LLOY.L plans to increase its lending to big corporate clients and expand its offerings to financial institutions in a strategy update, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.Reuters could not immediately ve...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Stocks
Chinese solar giant Jinko visited by Elon Musk's team, state-backed media reports
BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - China's leading solar firm Jinko Solar 688223.SS has been visited by a team sent by Tesla TSLA.O CEO Elon Musk, state-backed media outlet 21st Century Business Herald reported on Wednesday.The team also visited other major Chinese solar firms, the report said, citing J...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Stocks
MORNING BID EUROPE-Euro zone faces inflation hurdle before ECB
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae WeeA look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae WeeEuro zone preliminary inflation data on Wednesday will set the tone for markets ahead of the European Central Bank's rate decision a day later, as policymakers ke...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Forex
ANALYSIS-Ultra-low bond spread unity still out of reach for euro area
Ultra-low spreads seen as crucial for euro prominenceSouthern Europe debt risk premia lowest since 2008Further tightening hard without more European integrationECB monetary policy, risk assets outlook also key factorsBy Stefano Rebaudo Feb 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone sovereign bond yield spreads are ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Other
Rainbow Chicken Expects HY HEPS To Increase By Up To 114.9%
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Rainbow Chicken Ltd RBOJ.J:JSE: RBO - TRADING STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025RAINBOW CHICKEN LTD - EXPECTS HY HEPS TO INCREASE BY UP TO 114.9%RAINBOW CHICKEN LTD: HY HEPS FOR IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 69.46 CENTS AND 76.59 CENTSReuters
Wed, Feb 4
Commodities
Gold rallies further beyond $5,050 amid flight to safety, dovish Fed expectations
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts follow-through buying for the second consecutive day and surges past the $5,000 psychological mark during the Asian session on Wednesday amid the global flight to safety.
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Wed, Feb 4
Forex
EUR/USD gains ground above 1.1800 ahead of Eurozone HICP release
The EUR/USD pair trades on a firmer note near 1.1830 during the early European session on Wednesday. Nonetheless, the upside for the major pair might be limited as traders remain cautious after a partial government shutdown swiftly ended.
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Wed, Feb 4
Other
REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Ford and Geely in talks for manufacturing, technology partnership, sources say
Ford and Geely discuss using Ford's European factory spaceTalks include shared vehicle technologies including for automated drivingMore automakers are seeking out partnerships to defray costs Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ford F.N and China’s Geely GEELY.UL are in discussions about a potential partnershi...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Cryptocurrencies
Tether downplays $20 billion funding amount after investor pushback, FT reports
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Crypto group Tether Chief Executive Paolo Ardoino has downplayed the amount of money it will raise in a new funding round following investor pushback over its $500-billion valuation goal, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.Tether's advisers have floated raising as little...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Other
Chinese hypermarket giant Sun Art says it lost contact with CEO
BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Sun Art Retail Group 6808.HK, one of China's biggest hypermarket operators, on Wednesday said it was unable to contact CEO Li Weiping, who joined the firm two months ago, adding that its chairman would take over daily operations.In a stock exchange filing, the Hong Kon...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Other
Independent probe sought in fatal shooting of Los Angeles man by off-duty ICE agent
Lawyers for family urge California attorney general to weigh inFamily distrusts police to conduct 'fair and transparent' probeICE critics see LA killing in light of Minneapolis slayingsBy Helen Coster and Steve GormanLOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lawyers for the family of a California man s...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Commodities
Australian miner expects to supply US critical minerals stockpile, CEO says
Sunrise expects to contribute to US minerals stockpile, CEO Riggall saysUS plans $12 billion critical minerals stockpile, backed by $10 billion EXIM fundingAustralia aims to lead in supplying critical minerals, Resources Minister King statesBy Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - An Au...Reuters
Wed, Feb 4
Cryptocurrencies
Solana Price Forecast: SOL drops below $100 as bears tighten grip
Solana (SOL) trades below $100 at press time on Wednesday, after taking a more than 6% hit the previous day as the broader cryptocurrency market slipped. Institutional and retail demand for Solana continues to decline, while on-chain data shows a record 150 million daily transactions on Tuesday.
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Wed, Feb 4
