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Morgan Stanley opened accounts for Epstein trusts as late as 2019
By Nivedita Balu and Tatiana Bautzer TORONTO/NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley opened accounts for Jeffrey Epstein's trusts between 2015 and 2019, years after the financier was convicted and...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Telstra dials up buyback as interim profit tops estimates, narrows annual outlook
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Telstra Group's half-year profit beat estimates on Thursday, supported by its mobile business segment and cost control, while tightening its earnings forecast for fiscal...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Federal Communications Commission chair backs Nexstar, Tegna merger
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he supports Nexstar's proposed $3.54 billion acquisition of Tegna that would make t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Fed minutes downplay impact of Trump mortgage buying on housing affordability
By Michael S. Derby Feb 18 (Reuters) - An effort launched by the Trump administration to improve home borrowing costs is not coming to much so far, meeting minutes from the Federal Reserve's January 2...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Copper climbs on dip-buying, tech shares recovery
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Copper rose higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from a more than one-week low in the previous session, as investors stepped in to buy the dip and as industrial metals prices ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Nestle weighs reducing exposure to ice cream business, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Nestle is weighing a smaller presence in the ice cream business and has been reviewing options, including a possible reduction of its stake in Froneri, Bloomberg News reported on We...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raises $1 billion in funding
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raised $1 billion in a funding round as the startup accelerates its efforts to advance "spatial intelligence." The startup said ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Elliott pushes for divestments, 5 billion pound buyback at LSE Group, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is urging London Stock Exchange to launch a review of its portfolio and pursue a 5 billion pound ($6.76 billion) share buyback over t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Nestle proposes former SNB chief Thomas Jordan for board of directors
ZURICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Swiss consumer goods giant Nestle said on Wednesday it has proposed former Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan to serve on its board of directors and that it plans to...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
US says oil companies must pay local taxes, fees to Venezuelan government
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday that companies working in the Venezuelan oil business must pay local taxes, permits and fees to the government of Venezuel...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026



