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Anthropic clinches $380 billion valuation after $30 billion funding round
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Anthropic has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, more than doubling the Claude chatbot maker's valuation to $380 billion and underscoring massive investor interest in t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Exclusive-EU looking to ease path for pan-European deal approvals, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission is aiming to make it easier for companies in the region to build scale through cross-border acquisitions in its first overhaul of m...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Cargill to close Wisconsin beef plant, cut 221 jobs
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness Cargill will permanently close its beef processing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and eliminate 221 jobs, according to a filing with the ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Google targeted by EU over online ad price practices unfair to advertisers
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google risks another EU antitrust headache as regulators said they are concerned that the U.S. tech giant may be unfairly driving online adve...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Exclusive-Palo Alto chose not to tie China to hacking campaign for fear of retaliation from Beijing, sources say
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Palo Alto Networks opted not to tie China to a global cyberespionage campaign the firm exposed last week over concerns that the cybersecu...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Google hit by fresh EU antitrust probe over search ads pricing, Bloomberg News reports
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Google is being investigated by the European Union over concerns it is illegally rigging the cost of advertising on its search engine, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. (Reportin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
European corporate outlook improves, but earnings forecast to fall
By Javi West Larraaga Feb 12 (Reuters) - The outlook for European corporate health has improved, the latest LSEG I/B/E/S forecasts showed on Thursday, as European blue-chip indices hit highs on the ba...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Wall Street regulator to restore some jobs after cuts, chair says
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator is working to restore some of its workforce following last year's deep cuts at the behest of the White House, the agency'...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Options bets on earnings-fueled stock swings reap big gains
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An options strategy that bets on stocks logging larger-than-expected moves on corporate results has performed unusually well this earnings season, dat...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026
Seasonal pattern in UK GDP data raises suspicions among economists
By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - British economic growth data released on Thursday showed a marked seasonal pattern for the fourth year in a row, adding to economists' concerns about numbe...
Thomson Reuters Feb 12, 2026



