Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Short track-Canada's Dubois holds off Dutch brothers to win 500 metres
By Keith Weir and Gianluca Semeraro MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canada's Steven Dubois won gold in the men's 500 metres short track final at the Olympics on Wednesday, holding off a challenge from two b...
Feb 18, 2026
US judge blocks ex-Palantir staffers from poaching workers for new AI firm
By Daniel Wiessner Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday granted Palantir Technologies' bid to block two ex-employees from soliciting its workers to join the company they launch...
Feb 18, 2026
Fed says last month's 'rate checks' were at Treasury's request
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank on Wednesday confirmed it had asked dealers last month for quotes on dollar/yen rates at the behest of the U.S. Treasury, an unusual move that strengthened the...
Feb 18, 2026
Exclusive-US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content b...
Feb 18, 2026
Mexico's Walmex reports drop in quarterly profit, missing forecasts
By Natalia Siniawski MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit Walmex reported a 3.9% drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, missing analyst forecasts, as a hi...
Feb 18, 2026
Morgan Stanley opened accounts for Epstein trusts as late as 2019
By Nivedita Balu and Tatiana Bautzer TORONTO/NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley opened accounts for Jeffrey Epstein's trusts between 2015 and 2019, years after the financier was convicted and...
Feb 18, 2026
Iran issues notice over planned rocket launches on Thursday
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Iran issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) that it plans rocket launches in areas across its south on Thursday from 330 GMT to 1330 GMT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ...
Feb 18, 2026
Telstra dials up buyback as interim profit tops estimates, narrows annual outlook
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Telstra Group's half-year profit beat estimates on Thursday, supported by its mobile business segment and cost control, while tightening its earnings forecast for fiscal...
Feb 18, 2026
Some US troops departing Syria, official says
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Some U.S. troops are leaving Syria as part of a "deliberate and conditions-based transition," a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. was...
Feb 18, 2026
Germany's Merz joins calls for social media limits for children
BERLIN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed growing calls in Germany for controls on access to social media platforms by children, saying he had become increasingly persuaded of the ne...
Feb 18, 2026
