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Asia holidays as US, Iran work to avert conflict
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Asian markets were pretty sedate on Thursday with parts of the region still out for the Lunar New Year holiday, though investors rem...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Airbus softens output goal in supply dispute with Pratt & Whitney
By Tim Hepher and Benjamin Mallet PARIS, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Airbus softened its main jet production target on Thursday, blaming engine maker Pratt & Whitney for failing to strike a crucial supply agre...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Microsoft says it does not think US ICE uses firm's tech for mass surveillance of civilians
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday it did not think the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
BOJ to hike policy rate to 1% by end-June, sooner than forecast before election: Reuters poll
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its key interest rate to 1% by end-June, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters, with some expecting...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Bill Gates pulls out of India AI summit amid Epstein scrutiny
By Aditya Soni, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bill Gates pulled out of India's AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote on Thursday, as scrutiny over his t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Japan PM faces challenges selling 'proactive' fiscal policy to bond vigilantes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will likely seek to convince markets her "proactive" fiscal policies aren't as expansionary as they seem, as legislativ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Apollo says CEO Rowan had no business or personal relationship with Epstein
By Ateev Bhandari Feb 18 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management said on Wednesday that CEO Marc Rowan had neither a business nor personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, as the unfolding of the late ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Vietnam's Sun PhuQuoc airways signs $22.5 billion deal for 40 Dreamliner jets
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways has signed a $22.5 billion deal with Boeing to buy 40 787-9 Dreamliner jets, it said on Thursday. The new aircraft would allow the firm to opera...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Vietnamese airlines sign $30-billion deals for 90 Boeing jets
HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Three Vietnamese airlines signed deals with U.S. manufacturer Boeing on Thursday to buy a total of 90 aircraft, as Vietnam and the United States continue negotiations on a ne...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
RBNZ's Silk says next move in rates is likely up, but risks remain on both sides
By Stella Qiu WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A top New Zealand central banker said on Thursday the next move in interest rates will likely be up, though uncertainty over the path of inflation and cons...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026



