China’s efforts to raise the national birth rate can help some U.S. consumer stocks, Jefferies analysts said in a report.
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UK’s Schroders pops 28% on Nuveen takeover that’s set to create asset management giant
Schroders soared to the top of the Stoxx 600 on Thursday, hitting a 52-week high, after U.S. fund management giant Nuveen said it would buy the U.K.’s largest standalone asset management. The deal, sized at £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion), will create one of the world’s biggest asset management groups. Nuveen — the investment management arm […]
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Opinion: EU leaders need to do something, not have yet another ‘informal retreat’ at a castle
The Alden Biesen Castle ahead of the Informal EU Leaders’ Retreat in Alden Biesen, central Belgium on February 12, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images) Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images Here we go again. European leaders will hold an “informal retreat” at a Belgian castle on Thursday, as they […]
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Russia shrugs off Trump’s tariff threats on those who provide oil to Cuba
A vehicle fills up with fuel at a gas station in Havana on January 28, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images The Kremlin on Thursday said it is actively discussing what help it can provide to fuel-starved Cuba, dismissing U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat to sanction countries that send oil to the […]
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