Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

Arm shares edge higher in premarket as Nvidia shakes up its AI bets

SEC filings showed Nvidia has exited its position in the British chip designer, which it once tried to buy for $40 billion.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 2 min

Britain’s BAE Systems sets sights on defense spending boom amid record order backlog

Shares in the UK defense giant rose on Wednesday after it reported strong full-year earnings.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

Bayer falls 7% after proposing $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup case; European markets open higher

European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors monitor global market developments.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 5 min

CNBC Daily Open: Iran-U.S. talks and Ukraine-Russia negotiations in focus — progress in sight?

Geopolitics will be the main theme of the day, with markets watching the high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran, as well as Ukraine and Russia.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 1 min

January inflation data sets UK on the path to hit target in April

A decline in food, fuel costs and air fares pulled the headline rate sharply lower to 3% in January

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. oil, gas and critical mineral projects

The commitment represents the first tranche of investments by Japan following a landmark trade deal between the two countries.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 2 min

Treasury yields nudged higher as investors await Fed meeting minutes

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Wednesday as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and looked ahead to key inflation data.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 1 min

UK inflation fell sharply to 3% in January

Data released as BoE considers when next to cut interest rates

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

UK inflation cools markedly in January, boosting odds of Bank of England rate cut

The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Feb 18, 2026 • 5 min

'Crap': Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert has said CBS feared running afoul of the FCC if it broadcast a talk with the U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 4 min

More than 50% of enterprise software could switch to AI, Mistral CEO says

Software stocks have sold off on fears AI could eat into so-called software as a service, or SaaS, business models.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 6 min

‘A matter of national survival’: European governments on how they're accelerating digital sovereignty as geopolitical tensions ramp up

The region's reliance on U.S. systems has come under scrutiny as its relationship with the Donald Trump administration has become strained.

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