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Polestar leans on revamped models to conserve cash and boost European sales
By Marie Mannes GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Polestar will roll out refreshed versions of its top-selling Polestar 2 and 4 models over the next year to support Europea...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Walmart to tread with caution into 2026 as Furner-era begins
By Aishwarya Venugopal and Juveria Tabassum Feb 18 (Reuters) - Investors have been upbeat about Walmart for months, but Wall Street expects the largest U.S. retailer to take a measured approach to its...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Fed minutes could highlight shift in balance of risks as policymakers put rates on hold
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's January 16-17 meeting released on Wednesday are expected to provide more detail on why central bankers kept int...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
US stock futures rise as tech concerns subside
By Shashwat Chauhan and Twesha Dikshit Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures gained on Wednesday as tech stocks advanced reflecting easing AI worries, while investors awaited minutes from the Fe...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
ECB’s Cipollone has no indication President Lagarde plans early resignation
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone said on Wednesday he had "no news" about ECB President Christine Lagarde resigning before the en...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Permits for housing construction rebound in 2025, German statistics office says
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The number of permits for housing construction rose in 2025 for the first time after three years of declines, data by the German Statistics Office showed on Wednesday. Permi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
ECB's Villeroy: I read a rumour about Lagarde, it does not seem like an information
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that a Financial Times report that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde plans to leave her job early was...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
Europe's STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
By Avinash P and Johann M Cherian Feb 18 (Reuters) - The STOXX 600 rose 0.8% to hit a record high on Wednesday as defence and banking shares gained while investors assessed corporate updates and repor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
South Africa inflation eases in January, expected to remain subdued
By Anathi Madubela JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - South Africa's inflation rate eased slightly in January and economists expect it to remain subdued, keeping the door open for more interest rate cut...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026
French inflation slows to 0.4% in January
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in France rose 0.4% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, matching the preliminary reading published earlier this month and a Reuters p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 18, 2026



