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UK businesses and consumers show signs of recovery in early 2026
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - British businesses extended an early 2026 recovery in February and consumers started the year confidently, data showed on Friday, alt...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Trump ally ties up with Russia's Novatek on natural gas in Alaska, NYT reports
MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - American financier Gentry Beach, who has ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's family, signed an agreement with Russia's energy giant Novatek last autumn to develop natural ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows
By Jonathan Cable LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast this month as manufacturing swung back to growth for the first time since October, though the ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
US negotiating with India on Venezuelan oil sale, US envoy says
By Abhirami G and Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The United States is in "active negotiation" over the sale of Venezuelan oil to India, to help India diversify its sources of crude oil, U.S...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Hong Kong's November-January unemployment rises to 3.9%
HONG KONG, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.9% in the November to January period, up from 3.8% in the previous three-month period, the government said on ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
German business activity growth hits four-month high in February, PMI shows
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Germany's private sector saw business activity growth accelerate to a four-month high in February, driven by improved performance in services and the first...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Take Five: Nvidia earnings head for centre stage
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nvidia's earnings report is next week's centrepiece for markets, flanked by important data and politics in Europe, where both politicians and central bankers are jostling for top jo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
Analysis-Faced with global scrutiny, Indonesia Stock Exchange set for $11 billion share release
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Nearly one in three companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, including some of its biggest listings, would be affected by capital ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
European shares set for weekly gains as earnings outlook improves; geopolitical tensions in focus
By Johann M Cherian Feb 20 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Friday and were on track for weekly gains, buoyed by a broadly improving corporate earnings outlook and easing AI-disruption worr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026
French private sector stagnates amid weak demand, PMI shows
PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - France's private sector economy showed little sign of growth in February, with business activity levels virtually unchanged from the start of the year, according to a monthly...
Thomson Reuters Feb 20, 2026



