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On 16 Feb 2026, Hapag-Lloyd signed a definitive agreement to buy 100 % of ZIM for $35 per share in cash (≈$4.2 bn) while spinning Israel-focused assets into FIMI’s 16-ship “New ZIM”.
A Russian drone/missile hit the Brody hub of Ukraine’s Druzhba pipeline on 27 Jan 2026, cutting all Russian crude transit to Hungary and Slovakia and triggering a blame-trading clash between Kyiv and Budapest.
After signing a sale agreement with Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery directors are now formally debating whether to reopen talks with Paramount Skydance following its latest bid sweeteners announced last week.
A single trading day packed with Q3 FY26 results sent multiple Indian stocks to 5 % circuits and an AI IPO to a 3 % discount, exposing acute margin bifurcation across sectors.
Alphabet’s Waymo said it will more than double its U.S. robotaxi output to over one million paid rides per week by December 2026, bankrolled by a record $16 b investment, even as it acknowledged some real-time vehicle guidance is provided by contractors in the Philippines—prompting fresh regulatory scrutiny.
A 13 Feb 2026 warehouse fire at Havana’s Nico López oil refinery was brought under control within hours, sparing critical infrastructure even as the island endures a U.S.-enforced halt to Venezuelan crude supplies.
A single day’s batch of announcements and data exposed a stark divergence—while Malta and other European/Pacific destinations logged >50 % arrival growth and new gender-inclusive programs were rolled out, the U.S. government admitted international arrivals will fall 10 % in 2026.
On 13 Feb 2026 Washington and Taipei signed the final text of a reciprocal trade agreement that locks U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods at 15 % and, in exchange, commits Taiwan to slash or remove almost all tariffs on U.S. products and to buy tens of billions of dollars of U.S. energy, aircraft and power equipment.
On 10 Feb 2026 Washington issued a sweeping general license letting U.S. companies ship equipment and services to start exploring, developing and producing Venezuelan oil and gas—marking the first formal opening of the country’s fields to American operators since sanctions began in 2019.
U.S. headline inflation slowed to 2.4 % year-on-year in January—down from December’s 2.7 %—sending short-term Treasury yields lower and rekindling bets on two Federal Reserve rate cuts later in 2026.
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