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Oil falls 2% but still set for slight weekly gain on supply jitters
Brent and WTI poised to rise 0.4% over the weekKazakh oil output at record high after pipeline damage in RussiaRelations between Zelenskiy and Trump deteriorate US crude stocks rose, gasoline and distillates decline, EIAUpdates at 10:48 a.m. ET, changes byline, dateline, previous LONDONBy Georgina M...Reuters
2 hours ago
ANALYSIS-Ukraine's bond investors left reeling as ceasefire hopes sour
Trump’s Ukraine criticisms spooked investorsBonds have taken big hit after roaring rallyReconstruction prospects dim without strong peace dealRecasts Feb 20 story with scale of bond losses after early Friday movesBy Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian bond prices have...Reuters
4 hours ago
Block shares slump 7% premarket on fourth-quarter profit miss
Shares in Block dropped in extended hours trading after the payments firm reported lower-than-anticipated fourth-quarter income despite receiving a boost from relatively strong holiday spending activity and a post-election spike in the price of Bitcoin.Investing.com
5 hours ago
US securities regulator to drop lawsuit against Coinbase, exchange says
Coinbase COIN.O said on Friday the U.S. securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious years-long legal battle once considered existential for the trading platform and the broader sector.
Reuters
5 hours ago
Musk's X gets German judge removed in battle over election data
Elon Musk-owned X has secured a German court motion to remove a judge overseeing a legal battle between the social media giant and two activist groups over sharing election data, a court document seen by Reuters on Friday showed.Reuters
5 hours ago
Euro zone bond yields fall on weak French data, set for weekly rise
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields fell on Friday after French survey data pointed to a worse-than-expected outlook for the economy, potentially bolstering the case for deeper interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank.Reuters
6 hours ago
Silver price today: Silver broadly unchanged, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) broadly unchanged on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $32.87 per troy ounce, broadly unchanged 0.07% from the $32.89 it cost on Thursday. Silver prices have increased by 13.76% since the beginning of the year.
Fxstreet
9 hours ago
Chinese universities launch DeepSeek courses to capitalise on AI boom
HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Universities across China have launched artificial intelligence (AI) courses this month based on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, whose AI breakthrough has been described as a "Sputnik moment" for China and garnered widespread attention.The move comes as Chinese aut...Reuters
10 hours ago
US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Tests 106.50 near descending channel's lower boundary
The US Dollar Index may find immediate support at the descending channel’s lower boundary at 106.10. The 14-day RSI remains below 50, reinforcing bearish bias. The primary resistance appears at the nine-day EMA at 107.00.Fxstreet
10 hours ago
Europe before the bell: modest open awaits, STOXX to stay at record
European futures are hinting at modest rises at the open, and while the STOXX 600 looks set to break eight weeks of straight gains this week, it is likely to remain at a record high. EuroSTOXX50 STXEc1 futures are up 0.2%, while FTSE futures FFIc1 are off 0.1% and DAX futures FDXc1 are ticking 0.1%
Reuters
10 hours ago
Sterling edges up after stronger UK retail sales
LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The pound edged up on Friday after data showed UK consumer spending picked up much more sharply than expected in January, but was weaker in the key shopping month of December than initially thought.British retail sales rose by 1.7% in January, figures from the Office for NReuters
11 hours ago
Elon Musk teases DOGE audit of the Federal Reserve
At the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday in Maryland, Elon Musk hinted at some of DOGE’s upcoming works, including a possible audit of the Federal Reserve. Musk has previously called for more scrutiny of the Fed’s activities, and an audit could possibly help pinpoint and implement
Cryptopolitan
12 hours ago
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test
SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket's towering first stage booster back to its Texas launch pad for the first time using giant mechanical arms, achieving another novel engineering feat in the company's push to build a reusable moon and Mars vehicle.Reuters
13 hours ago
PRECIOUS-Gold set for eighth weekly gain as tariff threats boost safe-haven demand
Silver, palladium on track for weekly gainGold scaled record high in previous session Adds comments, graphics and updates with mid-session tradingBy Rahul Paswan Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged lower on Friday from a record high hit in the previous session, but stayed on track for their eigh...Reuters
13 hours ago
Walmart Q4 Earnings Ring Alarm Bells: Stagflation Looms, Consumers Retreat
Walmart, a bellwether of the US economy, posted a strong performance in Q4 FY25 but warned of a growth slowdown in fiscal year 2026, raising concerns about weak consumption and economic growth in the US. Consequently, Walmart's shares dropped 7%.TradingKey
15 hours ago
