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Trading Day: Bears barge bulls aside

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Market sentiment soured rapidly on Thursday, sparking a steep s...

12th February, 2026

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Oil prices fall on supply forecast, easing risk

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped $2 a barrel on Thursday due to falling...

12th February, 2026

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Google targeted by EU over online ad price practices unfair to advertisers

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are investigating Alphabet unit Google over the...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Google hit by fresh EU antitrust probe over search ads pricing, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Google is being investigated by the European Union over concerns it is illegally...

12th February, 2026

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European corporate outlook improves, but earnings forecast to fall

By Javi West Larrañaga Feb 12 (Reuters) - The outlook for European corporate health has improved, th...

12th February, 2026

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L'Oreal sales undershoot in Asia, beat forecasts in North America

By Dominique Patton PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - L'Oreal's fourth-quarter sales grew 6%, it said on Thu...

12th February, 2026

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Norway's wealth fund grapples with conflicting ethics expectations at home and abroad

OSLO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Norway's $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, faces co...

12th February, 2026

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Analysis-For stock market, AI turns from lifting all boats to sinking ships 

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Investors are discovering that the artificial intell...

12th February, 2026

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European utilities, cement makers slide on talk of EU emissions trading changes

By Danilo Masoni MILAN, Feb 12 - European utilities tumbled on Thursday, tracking a sharp slide in c...

12th February, 2026

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US import block on vapes could cut illegal sales by a third, BAT says

By Emma Rumney LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A potential U.S. move to block imports of some disposable...

12th February, 2026

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Norwegian police search homes of ex-PM Jagland in Epstein probe

OSLO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Norwegian police searched the homes of former prime minister Thorbjoern Jag...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Global risk-off mood hits FTSE 100, Schroders jumps on buyout

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 touched a fresh peak on Thursday, with money manager Schroders...

12th February, 2026