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Morning Bid: Japan's Economy Could Do With Some Fire Horse Energy
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Graphic- Europe's Earnings Gain Pace While Lofty Valuations Cap Rewards
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Yen Falls After Soft Growth Figures, Dollar Holds as Traders Weigh Rate Outlook
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Oil Prices Rise 1% Ahead of US-Iran Nuclear Talks
Shares Edge up in Thinly-Traded Holiday Markets, Japan Data Disappoint
Date: February 16, 2026
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares were quietly consolidating recent hefty gains on Monday as holidays made for thin trading, and dismal economic data out of Japan took some of the...
UK Property Asking Prices Hold Steady After Post-Budget Jump, Rightmove Says
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Asking prices for British homes held steady in the four weeks to February 7 after a post-budget relief rally over the Christmas and New Year period, property website...
UK Labour Reforms to Cut Hiring by One in Three Employers, Survey Shows
Date: February 16, 2026
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent staff due to costs introduced by the government's labour law reforms, a survey showed on Monday....
OpenClaw Founder Steinberger Joins OpenAI, Open-Source Bot Becomes Foundation
Date: February 15, 2026
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Peter Steinberger, the founder of OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI, and the open-source bot is becoming a foundation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Sunday. "Peter Steinberger is joining...
UK Eyes Rapid Ban on Social Media for Under 16s, Curbs to AI Chatbots
Date: February 15, 2026
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek broader powers to regulate internet access, which he said on Sunday was needed to protect children from fast-changing digital...
Analysis-Europe Aims to Rely Less on US Defence After Trump's Greenland Push
Date: February 15, 2026
By Andrew Gray, John Irish and Sabine Siebold MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this...