Feb 12, 2026 • 8 min

There's an India-U.S.-Russia love-hate triangle — and it's complicated

An audacity of opacity has seen observers suggest that India is being "strategically ambiguous" when it comes to the U.S. trade deal.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 2 min

Mercedes hit by $1.2 billion in tariff costs as full-year earnings more than halve

German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group on Thursday reported a steep drop in full-year profit and warned of challenging times ahead.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

Adyen plummets as much as 20% after earnings report

The stock could have its biggest single-day drop since a 39% fall in August 2023.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

Weak UK growth supports Bank of England’s dovish February tilt

UK’s largest services sector recorded zero growth in the final three months of 2025

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Feb 12, 2026 • 3 min

UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter

The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 4 min

BTS comeback tour turbocharges concert tourism, with hotel searches jumping as much as 6,700%

The announcement of South Korean boyband BTS' comeback global tour is expected to boost tourism in host cities.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

SoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion quarterly gain boosted by OpenAI bet

SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in some of its other bets.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

European markets set to open higher as investors await more earnings reports

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

The real Greenspan lesson for Warsh on inflation

Those calling for the Fed to cut rates should look again at the relationship between prices and productivity growth

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

Trump prompts global surge in people viewing US as a threat

Poll for Munich Security Conference shows sharp rise in Canadians and others perceiving peril from Washington

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Feb 12, 2026 • 1 min

Lebanon’s divisive banking bill jeopardises reform agenda

Draft law sets out who should repay savers whose deposits were frozen during country’s devastating financial collapse

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Feb 12, 2026 • 2 min

Zhipu leads rally in Chinese AI stocks, surging 30%, as a wave of new releases hits market

The Shanghai STAR AI Industry Index climbed 1.7% before paring gains.

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