España amenaza con represalias si Italia no levanta los controles en Ceuta tras el cruce masivo de migrantes.
Investors with $3,000 can target Nvidia, Alphabet and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, three AI powerhouses analysts call unstoppable due to their market dominance and reasonable valuations. The trio commands key positions in chips, software and manufacturing amid soaring AI infrastructure spending.
The merger of Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited moves forward after strong shareholder approval and key regulatory nods, positioning the combined entity to exceed Nigeria's N200 billion national banking capital threshold. Integration efforts continue with a final court sanction pending.
Silver prices in Delhi rocketed 7.32% to Rs 2.64 lakh per kilogram Thursday, while gold climbed to Rs 1.58 lakh for 10 grams. Market experts blame the surge on escalating US-Iran tensions and stalled Russia-Ukraine talks driving demand for safe-haven assets.
Gold prices in Nepal surged Rs 4,300 per tola on Thursday, reaching Rs 304,700 for fine gold. The rebound ended a week-long decline, according to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association.
Federal Reserve minutes released Wednesday confirm the New York Fed checked rates in the USD/JPY currency pair on behalf of the U.S. Treasury. The rare intervention, likely at 5 p.m. London time on Jan. 23, signals coordinated U.S.-Japan efforts to cap the pair below 160.
India's BSE Sensex plunged 714 points to a low of 83,020 on Thursday, erasing more than ₹3 lakh crore in investor wealth. The NSE Nifty slid nearly 222 points below 25,600, dragged down by heavy selling in banking and realty stocks.
Shares of NCC Limited fell 0.36 rupees, or 0.24 percent, to 149.40 in early trading on the National Stock Exchange on February 19, 2026. The construction firm's stock hit a 52-week low of 135 rupees on the same day.
Shares of NCC Limited plunged to a 52-week low of ₹135.00 on the NSE Thursday morning. The drop came after the infrastructure firm revealed a two-year ban from National Highways Authority of India tenders.
Samsung Electronics shares climbed to a record high Thursday after a report revealed the company is negotiating prices for its latest AI memory chip up to 30 percent above the prior generation. The stock surged as much as 5.4 percent on the Korea Exchange following a three-day holiday closure.
Norwegian software company Visma AS may postpone its planned London stock market debut to the second half of the year. Publicly traded peers face mounting pressure from an AI-driven selloff hitting software and related sectors.
Technology analyst James Altucher released a video presentation on February 18, 2026, arguing that Starlink's potential initial public offering will spotlight the network's unseen support infrastructure. He spotlights one unnamed company as an example of the operational layers poised for greater visibility.
Greenstone Resources II LP and its affiliates sold 113,607,200 common shares of Gunnison Copper Corp. at C$0.45 each, raising C$51.1 million in gross proceeds. The initial closing took place Tuesday from Guernsey.
Palantir Technologies shares climbed 4.6% Wednesday morning after Mizuho Securities upgraded the stock to outperform from neutral. The upgrade keeps a $195 price target, implying 47% upside from Tuesday's close.
London's FTSE 100 index closed at a fresh record high of 10,686.18 points, up 1.2%, as cooling inflation raised expectations for a Bank of England interest rate cut as soon as March. Miners led the charge with sharp gains tied to surging metal prices.
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:HYMC) shares surged 15% to $3.87 Wednesday after the company reported a 55% increase in measured and indicated gold and silver mineral resources. The updated estimate lists 16.4 million ounces of gold and 562.6 million ounces of silver.