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  • Foreign institutional investors withdrew a record $18.84 billion from Indian equities in just over three months, pressuring the Nifty.
  • Senior U.S. and Iranian delegations met in Islamabad, but Tehran's preconditions threatened to stall formal ceasefire negotiations.
  • Talks aim to secure reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after closures removed roughly 15% of global oil supply, heightening energy-market risk.
  • Bitcoin neared $73,000 as institutional ETF demand and forced bearish liquidations drove gains across crypto markets.
  • Japan pledged an extra ¥631.5 billion for Rapidus R&D to accelerate domestic 2nm chip production and bolster semiconductor supply chains.
  • Sources say Iran's new supreme leader is recovering from major injuries, raising doubts about his capacity to exercise full authority.

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Russian regulator to tighten limits on Telegram after alleged non-compliance

Russian regulator to tighten limits on Telegram after alleged non-compliance

Russia's state communications watchdog said it will impose additional restrictions on Telegram and other messaging apps after concluding they have not resolved previous violations related to data protection and misuse. The move follows earlier curbs on voice and video calling and comes amid government efforts to promote a state-backed alternative, …

Wall Street Futures Rise as Traders Await Delayed Jobs Report

Wall Street Futures Rise as Traders Await Delayed Jobs Report

U.S. equity futures were modestly higher Tuesday evening after the cash market closed slightly lower. Attention is centered on recent weak retail sales and a set of delayed U.S. economic reports due this week, including a postponed monthly jobs release and the consumer price index. Several consumer-facing technology stocks fell in after-hours tradi…

xAI Co-founder Jimmy Ba Departs, Marking Sixth Founding-Team Exit

xAI Co-founder Jimmy Ba Departs, Marking Sixth Founding-Team Exit

Jimmy Ba said he is leaving xAI, becoming the sixth member to exit the company's 12-person founding team. His departure followed Tony Wu's exit by one day and comes shortly after Elon Musk indicated SpaceX will acquire xAI ahead of an intended initial public offering this year. The startup has encountered legal and operational challenges, including…

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Investigated Puerto Rico Voting Machines After Allegations of Foreign Hacking

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Investigated Puerto Rico Voting Machines After Allegations of Foreign Hacking

An Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) team led an investigation last spring into electronic voting machines used in Puerto Rico after allegations surfaced that Venezuela had infiltrated the territory's election systems. ODNI says the review targeted cybersecurity and operational vulnerabilities. Sources familiar with the operati…

Varonis Director Purchases $396K of Stock as Company Advances AI Acquisition and Faces Mixed Analyst Views

Varonis Director Purchases $396K of Stock as Company Advances AI Acquisition and Faces Mixed Analyst Views

Varonis Systems director Avrohom J. Kess purchased 17,800 shares of the company on February 6, 2026, in a transaction totaling $396,762. The deal was reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase comes as Varonis pursues a $125 million cash acquisition of AllTrue.ai and navigates varied analyst opinions follo…

Bancorp CFO Purchases $182,776 in Stock Amid Mixed Quarterly Results

Bancorp CFO Purchases $182,776 in Stock Amid Mixed Quarterly Results

Dominic C. Canuso, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK), acquired a total of $182,776 in common stock through several transactions between February 6 and February 10 and received a grant of restricted stock units on February 9. The company, valued at $2.51 billion and trading at a reported P/E of 12.0…

Walz Says Federal Immigration Operation in Minnesota Could Wind Down in Days

Walz Says Federal Immigration Operation in Minnesota Could Wind Down in Days

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he expects the federal immigration enforcement operation in the state to conclude within days after discussions with senior Trump administration officials. The deployment, which drew criticism from local leaders and rights groups and prompted large protests following two fatal shootings, has seen about 3,000 federal…

Columbus Circle Capital Corp II Prices $200 Million IPO at $10 Per Unit

Columbus Circle Capital Corp II Prices $200 Million IPO at $10 Per Unit

Columbus Circle Capital Corp II completed an initial public offering of 20 million units at $10.00 apiece, raising $200 million. Each unit comprises one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to buy one Class A share at $11.50. Units are slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market o…

First Hawaiian Director Wo Craig Scott Disposes $54,290 in Shares

First Hawaiian Director Wo Craig Scott Disposes $54,290 in Shares

First Hawaiian director Wo Craig Scott sold $54,290 of company stock in transactions reported on a Form 4. The sales took place on February 6 and February 10, 2026, at prices between $26.937 and $27.2219 per share. The bank also posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that narrowly exceeded analyst expectations for both earnings and revenue.