Feb 10, 2026 • 2 min

Coca-Cola shares fall 4% after company forecasts modest growth amid demand concerns

Like rival PepsiCo, Coke has seen demand for its drinks fall as budget-conscious shoppers try to save more on their grocery bills.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 6 min

CVS tops quarterly estimates, reaffirms profit outlook as turnaround plan takes effect

The results signal steady progress in the health-care giant's aggressive turnaround plan under CEO David Joyner, who stepped into the role in late 2024.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 2 min

China's Alibaba launches AI model to power robots as tech giants talk up 'physical AI'

Nvidia and Google are among a handful of major tech giants developing models for robotics and so-called "phyiscal AI."

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Feb 10, 2026 • 1 min

Pricing the known unknowns from Japan’s election landslide

What a stronger political mandate means — and doesn’t mean — for growth, inflation and financial markets

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Feb 10, 2026 • 1 min

No, Jeffrey Epstein didn’t trigger the 2008 subprime meltdown

A Bear Stearns mystery solved

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Feb 10, 2026 • 1 min

Bangladesh secures tariff-free rate on some clothes sales to US

Deal offers world’s second-biggest garment producer an advantage over competitors in India

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Feb 10, 2026 • 2 min

Treasury yields lower as markets brace for retail sales data

The 10-year Treasury yield inched lower as investors looked ahead to retail sales data for December coming out later in the day.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 2 min

Gucci-owner Kering jumps 13% as new CEO maps revival, sales beats estimates

The luxury group said it sees a return to growth this year even as it posted another quarter of sales declines.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 2 min

Oil major BP suspends buybacks in fresh sign of oil price pressure

BP on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations, after crude prices dipped below $60 a barrel for the first time in nearly five years.

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Feb 10, 2026 • 1 min

EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron

French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power

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Feb 10, 2026 • 1 min

Fix the EU economy with ‘protection, not protectionism’, says Macron

Also in this newsletter: European countries perceived as more corrupt

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Feb 10, 2026 • 3 min

'Despicable and reprehensible': China lashes out at UK expansion of visa scheme following Jimmy Lai conviction

The diplomatic tensions came after pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced for 20 years in one of the city's most prominent prosecutions.

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