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Analysts say China less likely to buy US soy after Supreme Court decision
By Heather Schlitz Feb 20 (Reuters) - China may be less likely to follow through on another big purchase of U.S. soybeans that President Donald Trump has been touting for several weeks in the wake of ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
ConocoPhillips considers selling Permian assets worth $2 billion, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 20 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips is exploring a sale of some of its Permian Basin assets as part of a broader streamlining of its portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
JPMorgan taps CHIPS, defense officials for $1.5 trillion security initiative push, memo says
Feb 20 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase has appointed a group of senior leaders to advance its push into sectors tied to national security and economic resilience, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Fri...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Trump, mentioning Fed chair pick, says interest rates should come down substantially
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, citing his pick to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, said he expected interest rates to come down substantially. "We ha...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Exclusive-A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest
By Naomi Rovnick, Brad Heath and Nivedita Balu LONDON/WASHINGTON/TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a realtor in Morocco as the disgra...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Trump pivots to new 10% global tariff, new probes after Supreme Court setback
By Gram Slattery, David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved swiftly on Friday to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court with a temporary...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Trump says he will sign order imposing a 10% global tariff
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday told a briefing he would sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act and would initiate sev...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Distributors, retailers risk missing out on Trump tariff refunds
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Distributors and retailers that lack legal status as importers could miss out on as much as $175 billion in tariff refunds that may follow a landmark U...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Fed's Logan sees inflation easing, says rate policy 'well positioned' for risks
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said on Friday that while she expects inflation pressures to ebb as tariff impacts on the economy wane, sh...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
KKR explores $1.5 billion sale of BMC Helix, sources say
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR is exploring a sale of its information services provider BMC Helix, which could fetch as much as $1.5 billion, according to people f...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026



