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  • U.S. orders a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET.
  • Brent crude climbs past $100 a barrel in early Asian trading.
  • U.S. dollar strengthens to a one-week high, pressuring risk-sensitive currencies.
  • U.S. equity futures fall more than 1% as markets price heightened geopolitical risk.
  • Bank of Japan's window for a near-term rate rise narrows amid higher inflation and market volatility.
  • Cyclone Vaianu moves offshore from New Zealand's North Island, allowing evacuees to return and cleanup to begin.
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez starts a fourth China visit aimed at boosting exports and investment ties.

Latest Articles

Supreme Court Sets Feb. 20 Opinion Day in High-Stakes Tariff Case

Supreme Court Sets Feb. 20 Opinion Day in High-Stakes Tariff Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled February 20 as an opinion day that will likely include a decision on President Trump's tariff policies. Additional opinion sessions are scheduled for February 24 and 25. The case, heard on an expedited timeline, could invalidate major tariffs that federal data show are costing importers more than $16 billion eac…

Warsaw Stocks Retreat at Close; WIG30 Drops 1.55%

Warsaw Stocks Retreat at Close; WIG30 Drops 1.55%

Poland's WIG30 index closed lower on Friday, dragged down by declines in the Banking, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of retailers and brokers outperformed. Energy and precious metals contracts moved higher, and major PLN crosses were essentially unchanged.

FTC Steps Up Examination of Microsoft Licensing and Bundling Practices

FTC Steps Up Examination of Microsoft Licensing and Bundling Practices

U.S. antitrust regulators have intensified scrutiny of Microsoft, sending civil investigative requests to several competitors in enterprise software and cloud markets to gather information on licensing terms and product bundling, including AI, security and identity offerings. The move follows an earlier 2024 probe into Microsoft’s productivity soft…

BNY Clients Step Up Dollar Hedging to Highest Level Since Late 2023

BNY Clients Step Up Dollar Hedging to Highest Level Since Late 2023

Clients of a major global custodian have increased their hedging of U.S. dollar exposure to levels not seen since late 2023, taking currency protection roughly 20% greater than the notional need implied by their U.S. assets. The trend reflects heightened investor caution toward the dollar in early 2026 and aligns with expectations around central ba…

Palantir: Add Small Now, Prepare to Double Down on a Real Pullback

Palantir: Add Small Now, Prepare to Double Down on a Real Pullback

Palantir is executing: high revenue growth, expanding cash flow and sticky government/commercial contracts. Valuation is extreme (P/E ~205x, market cap >$300B) and the stock is sensitive to AI-cycle sentiment. Trade plan: initiate a small long at $128.00, protect with a $100.00 stop, take first profits at $180.00 and consider doubling down on a dee…

Canada’s bank regulator says capital requirements sit in a ‘Goldilocks zone’

Canada’s bank regulator says capital requirements sit in a ‘Goldilocks zone’

Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) defends the country’s bank capital framework as appropriately calibrated, saying requirements achieve a “Goldilocks zone” that preserves financial stability while allowing lenders to support credit. A technical report benchmarking six systemically important Canadian banks agains…

Horizon Kinetics Adds One Share to Its Texas Pacific Land Stake; Company Advances Data Center Tie-Up and Stock Split Plans

Horizon Kinetics Adds One Share to Its Texas Pacific Land Stake; Company Advances Data Center Tie-Up and Stock Split Plans

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, a reported ten percent holder of Texas Pacific Land Corp (NYSE: TPL), disclosed the purchase of a single common share on February 12, 2026, for $413.24. The transaction leaves the firm with 3,479,372 directly held shares. Separately, Texas Pacific Land announced a partnership with Bolt Data & Energy to develop…

Renn Fund President Purchases $3,095 in RCG Shares

Renn Fund President Purchases $3,095 in RCG Shares

Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager at RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), bought 1,134 shares of RCG common stock on February 12, 2026, in several transactions at $2.73 per share. The purchases totaled $3,095 and increase Stahl's direct stake to 147,734 shares. InvestingPro data shows the stock trading at $2.75, close to its 52-week high, while co…