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Oil gains nearly 3% after abrupt end to Russia-Ukraine talks
Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 09:09 PM[LONDON] Oil prices gained nearly 3 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 18) after peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended...
OpenAI blocked from using Cameo name for its AI video features
OpenAI has been temporarily blocked from using the word “Cameo” in a product that allows people to generate videos based on prompts amid a trademark dispute.Last year, the celebrity...
Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
Pan-European index is at 626.36 by 0945 GMT, with all major regional benchmarks in the blackPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 06:11 PMTHE STOXX 600 rose 0.8 per cent...
Japan’s US$550 billion investment in US seen widening gains on hedged JGBs
Yields on hedged Japanese government bonds may increase on rising costs for US dollar fundingPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 05:04 PM[TOKYO] Japanese government bonds (JGBs) may become an...
US homebuilder sentiment dips to five-month low on affordability
Mortgage rates are near the lowest in more than a year, but still double the level that prevailed throughout much of 2021Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 04:39 PMUS...
Billionaire Henry Cheng’s units agree settlement with Hong Kong regulator
The SFC says that the settlement is in the public interest and underscored the need to comply with takeover rulesPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 01:30 PM[HONG KONG] Business...
New Zealand holds key rate, sees policy staying accommodative
The RBNZ’s new forecasts indicate some chance of a quarter-point hike later this yearPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 11:22 AM[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank held interest rates at...
Oil prices slide 2% to two-week low on talk of progress in US-Iran talks
Investors are closely watching US-Iran relations as any escalation or conflict could lead to Iran closing the Strait of HormuzPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 06:47 AM[NEW YORK] Oil...
A RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the fate of Sunway’s RM11 billion (S$3.5 billion) takeover bid of IJM in his hands, as racial politics and controversial graft...
Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors
Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs FOR years, Singapore’s construction sector was the proverbial...
