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ANZ Group Holdings Ltd shares surged to a record A$40.140 after the bank reported a stronger first-quarter cash profit, driven by higher operating income and a marked reduction in expenses as management advances a major productivity program and staffing reduction. The move lifted the ASX 200, and the lender may benefit from recent Australian intere…
Japan's top currency diplomat reiterated that Tokyo has not relaxed its monitoring of foreign exchange markets after a recent yen rally. The vice finance minister for currency affairs said policy has not changed and that Japanese authorities are maintaining close communication with markets and with U.S. counterparts, even as the dollar traded aroun…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged Wednesday evening after a subdued regular session, as investors absorbed a stronger-than-anticipated jobs report that trimmed expectations for imminent Federal Reserve rate reductions. Major index futures moved in a narrow band while the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all finished the day near flat. Market at…
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. IV completed its initial public offering on February 11, 2026, bringing in $230 million before fees and expenses by selling 23 million units at $10 apiece, including 3 million units from the underwriters' full overallotment exercise. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 10, 2026 under the symbo…
A U.S. federal judge ruled that allegations claiming Bank of America turned a blind eye to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking are sufficient to allow two civil claims to move forward, while dismissing additional counts against the bank and all claims against Bank of New York Mellon. A trial is scheduled for May 11.
Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, said he expects a pending amnesty law to produce a fully pacified country and prevent repetition of the actions that prompted the legislation, while reiterating that inmates covered by the measure are not political detainees. The bill has passed an initial vote but remains unread in full by the National Ass…
ARKO Petroleum Corp., a subsidiary of ARKO Corp., has priced its initial public offering at $18.00 per share for 11,111,111 shares of Class A common stock and has given underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 1,666,666 additional shares at the same price. The company's Class A shares have been approved to list on the NASDAQ Capital Market under t…
Pentagon technology leaders are pushing major generative AI firms to make their models accessible on classified government networks with fewer vendor-imposed limits. Discussions with companies including OpenAI and Anthropic aim to expand AI use beyond unclassified administrative systems into mission-sensitive environments, but companies and officia…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has formally joined the U.S.-led 'Board of Peace' while in Washington for meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The board, authorized by a mid-November U.N. Security Council resolution and linked to a fragile October ceasefire in Gaza under a Trump plan,…
ASX Ltd said it now expects fiscal 2026 expenses to rise 20%-23%, up from prior guidance of 14%-19%, as costs linked to system outages, regulatory scrutiny and a corporate watchdog probe mount. The exchange posted a modest rise in first-half underlying profit but announced the planned departure of CEO Helen Lofthouse and a reduced interim dividend.
Boeing said it has cut the hours spent fixing supply-chain problems by 40% compared with 2024 and that defects at Spirit AeroSystems have declined by 60% since stepped-up inspections in 2024. The comments were made at a Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance supplier conference outside Seattle, where Boeing’s senior vice president for global supply c…
National Governors Association (NGA) leadership said the president will host both Republican and Democratic governors for a White House breakfast during next week’s NGA gathering in Washington. The NGA message followed the cancellation of a previously planned meeting over reports that Democratic governors had been excluded. Later, President Trump s…
A new U.S. Small Business Administration notice narrows eligibility for SBA-guaranteed loans so that applicants must be fully owned by U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals residing in the United States, and explicitly disqualifies Legal Permanent Residents from holding any ownership interest in borrower applicants beginning March 1. The change rescinds …
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock told a Senate committee that the RBA stands ready to raise interest rates further if inflation becomes entrenched. Speaking to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Bullock said it remains unclear whether additional hikes will be necessary, after the RBA raised the cash rate by 25 basis point…
XFLH Capital Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, sold 10 million units at $10 apiece in an initial public offering that raised $100 million. The units are slated to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on February 12, 2026 under the symbol XFLHU, with ordinary shares and rights to trade sep…
Japan's corporate goods price index (CGPI) rose 2.3% year-on-year in January, easing from December's 2.4% increase, while an index of yen-based import prices advanced 0.5% year-on-year after December's revised 0.2% rise. The figures underline how a softer yen continues to feed cost pressures and will be part of the Bank of Japan's deliberations on …
Spirit Aviation Holdings has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court in New York to approve bidding procedures for an auction and potential sale of 20 Airbus A320/A321 aircraft. The company says the sale is a necessary step in resizing its fleet to align with a redesigned commercial and network plan and that proceeds will be applied to debt tied to the jets.…
Australia’s central bank has signalled it will raise interest rates again if inflation becomes entrenched, though the governor said it is not yet clear further tightening is necessary. The Reserve Bank increased the cash rate by 25 basis points last week to 3.85%, reversing one of three cuts from the prior year, while underlying inflation has accel…
AbbVie has taken the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to overturn newly applied price controls for Botox. The company contends Botox qualifies as a plasma-derived product excluded from price controls under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 a…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219 to 211 to approve a resolution aimed at rescinding the national emergency declaration that underpinned tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure. The resolution now advances to the Senate where it is unlikely to secure the two-thirds majority needed to override a presid…
Abelardo De La Espriella, running as an independent in Colombia’s May presidential election, says he would abandon peace talks and launch a military offensive against illegal armed groups to restore security and jump-start economic growth. His platform couples aggressive security measures with tax cuts, a smaller government, reactivation of hydroca…
A global survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union finds a substantial increase in violence, threats and harassment against politicians, particularly online. Based largely on responses collected in 2025 from lawmakers in more than 80 countries and detailed questionnaires from 519 elected officials in five nations, the report highlights disproportiona…
Banco do Brasil reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued guidance that its adjusted net profit could rise to between 22 billion and 26 billion reais in 2026, signalling a potential rebound after a 45% decline in 2025. Management highlighted ongoing focus on risk mitigation and profitability while setting targets for credit gr…
Proposed changes to Pakistan’s electricity tariffs, which would end the practice of industrial consumers subsidising residential bills, are expected to reduce costs for industry while raising household power bills and adding upward pressure to inflation. Analysts estimate a 1.1 percentage point rise in inflation over 12 months, a 13-15% drop in ind…
Insurance Australia Group reported a 21% decline in first-half cash earnings to A$507 million but beat consensus forecasts. The insurer cited stronger gross written premiums and announced a A$200 million share buyback while maintaining its interim dividend and adjusting full-year premium growth guidance to the high-single digits.
