February 18, 2026

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Mortgage rates sink to the lowest level in a month, sparking more refinance demand -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

As Walmart and Target head in different directions, all eyes are on their new CEOs -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Arm shares edge higher in premarket as Nvidia shakes up its AI bets -

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Building site worker dies in ‘industrial accident’ – Yahoo News New Zealand -

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Britain’s BAE Systems sets sights on defense spending boom amid record order backlog -

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Pedestrian hit, killed in York County crash – WCNC -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

CNBC Daily Open: Iran-U.S. talks and Ukraine-Russia negotiations in focus — progress in sight? -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Treasury yields nudged higher as investors await Fed meeting minutes -

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UK inflation cools markedly in January, boosting odds of Bank of England rate cut -

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Bayer falls 8% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher -

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‘Crap’: Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air -

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More than 50% of enterprise software could switch to AI, Mistral CEO says -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: The billion-dollar takeover of one of London’s oldest asset managers won’t be forgotten -

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Family and community remember 16-year-old Adrian Banks after tragic bicycle accident – KXXV -

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4 killed, over dozen injured in 30-vehicle crash in U.S. Colorado – Qazinform -

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Earlswood residents fear potholes may cause ‘major accident’ – BBC -

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‘A matter of national survival’: European governments on how they’re accelerating digital sovereignty as geopolitical tensions ramp up -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Germany’s long-awaited fiscal stimulus is finally here — but there’s a defense spending catch, says Goldman Sachs -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

JPMorgan prefers international stocks to America’s — here’s where it sees opportunities beyond Wall Street -

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Nestle investing in factories, creating 2,900 jobs in Latin America

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Swiss-based food company Nestle SA is creating thousands of jobs and investing in new factories in Latin America as it looks to tackle social issues and shore up its position in one of its strongest markets, the regional head said…

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Canada says Boeing is trusted partner despite Bombardier dispute

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said on Wednesday that Boeing Co will be a trusted military partner in the decades to come, even though the government has threatened to scrap plans to buy Boeing’s fighter jets..

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Brazil’s J&F agrees to pay $3.2 billion fine in leniency agreement

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – J&F Investimentos, controlling shareholder of the world´s largest meatpacker, JBS SA , agreed with Brazilian prosecutors late on Tuesday to pay a 10.3 billion real ($3.2 billion) fine for its role in corruption scandals.

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Wall Street little changed as financials drop, defensive stocks gain

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday as financials dropped after JPMorgan and Bank of America warned of revenue weakness, offsetting gains in defensive plays.

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BA says IT collapse came after servers damaged by power problem

LONDON (Reuters) – A huge IT failure that stranded 75,000 British Airways passengers followed damage to servers that were overwhelmed when the power returned after an outage, the airline said on Wednesday.

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Michael Kors slumps on weak forecast; to shut over 100 stores

(Reuters) – Michael Kors , the once-popular retailer that has been trying to turn itself around, said it expected same-store sales to continue to fall in 2018, and that it would shut more than 100 full-price retail stores in the next two years.

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Oil prices at three-week low as rising output risks OPEC-led deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell to a three-week low on Wednesday on news that Libyan output was recovering from an oilfield technical issue, fuelling concerns that OPEC-led output cuts to reduce global inventories were being undermined by producers …

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Deutsche Telekom CEO says U.S. M&A regulations look good under Trump

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is optimistic about the regulatory environment in the United States under the Trump administration.

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China factories hum in shadow of debt risk, Moody’s raises global outlook

(Reuters) – China’s industrial engine cranked up again in May, reassuring investors worried about slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy as it grappled with debt risks and tried to shake off a stinging ratings downgrade from Moody’s Inves…

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Novartis warns of U.S. price pressure on Sandoz generics

ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis warned on Wednesday that price pressure on its generics drugs in the United States has intensified in the second quarter, cutting into its Sandoz division’s sales growth in the world’s largest healthcare market.

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