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UK Borrowing Costs Rise as Concerns About Starmer's Future Mount
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Morning Bid: Skittish Investors Haunted by Tech Sell-Off
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu: Conviction was high that major U.S. tech firms would deliver another impressive quarter of strong sales and rosy...
Norwegian Software Company Visma to Delay London IPO After Broad Sell-Off, Ft Reports
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Private-equity backed software group Visma may delay its plans for London's biggest initial public offering in years after a sell-off in the sector, the Financial times reported on...
Google Goes From Laggard to Leader as It Pulls Ahead of OpenAI With Stellar AI Growth
Date: February 5, 2026
By Kenrick Cai and Deborah Mary Sophia SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Alphabet is taking on OpenAI with a gusto that underscores Wall Street's perception that the Google parent is the leader in AI,...
Equities Sink in Extended AI Rout, Bond Yields Dip, Silver Savaged
Date: February 5, 2026
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks faltered as concerns about the exploding costs of AI investment hounded the tech sector, though Wall Street futures were trying to make a comeback...
US Dollar Hits Two-Week High, Pound Slumps After BoE Holds Rates
Date: February 5, 2026
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied at the start of Asian trade on Thursday ahead of interest rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England...
Oil Settles Almost 3% Down on Easing Supply Concerns Ahead of Us, Iran Talks
Date: February 5, 2026
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices fell on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, despite differences about the...