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Image for Analysis-Investors chase cheaper, smaller companies as risk aversion hits tech sectorFinance

Analysis-Investors Chase Cheaper, Smaller Companies as Risk Aversion Hits Tech Sector

Image for Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election winHeadlines

Thailand PM Anutin Consolidates Power With Dominating Election Win

Image for Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi forges historic election winFinance

Japan's 'Iron Lady' Takaichi Forges Historic Election Win

Image for Analysis-Bitcoin loses Trump-era gains as crypto market volatility signals uncertaintyFinance

Analysis-Bitcoin Loses Trump-Era Gains as Crypto Market Volatility Signals Uncertainty

Image for Exclusive-US aims for March peace deal in Ukraine, quick elections, sources say

Exclusive-US Aims for March Peace Deal in Ukraine, Quick Elections, Sources Say

Date: February 6, 2026

By Tom Balmforth, Gram Slattery, Erin Banco and John Irish KYIV, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious March goal for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a peace deal...

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Big Tech's Quarter in Four Charts: AI Splurge and Cloud Growth

Date: February 6, 2026

By Harshita Mary Varghese and Anhata Rooprai Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants have predicted their spending would surge this year as they double down on artificial intelligence, sharpening investor...

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EU Hikes Tariffs on Chinese Ceramics to 79% to Counter Dumping 

Date: February 6, 2026

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The European Union has sharply increased tariffs on imports of ceramic plates, cups, bowls and other table and kitchenware from China after a review of...

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AI Trade Splinters as Investors Get More Selective

Date: February 6, 2026

By Lucy Raitano LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The global AI trade is starting to fracture as soaring capex, rising debt loads and doubts over who will profit from the technology force investors to draw...

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Factbox-European Figures Caught in Web of Epstein Ties

Date: February 6, 2026

Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has exposed the late sex offender and financier's ties to European figures in...

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EU Extends Tariff Suspension on $109.8 Billion of US Imports for Six Months

Date: February 6, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The European Union is suspending tariffs on 93 billion euros ($109.8 billion) of U.S. imports for a further six months after an easing of tensions over U.S. President...