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  • U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian attacks have caused thousands of deaths and widened regional conflict, driving energy and shipping risk.
  • This week is a decision point for the Iran conflict, threatening broader infrastructure attacks and sustained volatility in energy and maritime trade.
  • Goldman says Q1 earnings will decide if the S&P 500 can stabilize after a roughly 9% pullback amid higher oil, rates, and the Iran war.
  • Australia will expand export-finance powers to underwrite private fuel imports to address supply disruptions caused by the Middle East war.
  • IMF and Pakistan reached a staff-level accord to unlock $1.2 billion, subject to board approval and tight, data-dependent monetary policy.
  • Trump urged Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and extended his Iran strike deadline to April 6, tying action to the Strait reopening.
  • Former Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli was detained as investigators recommend prosecuting him over negligence tied to deadly anti-corruption protests.

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TSX Futures Edge Up as Markets Brace for Packed U.S. Data Calendar

TSX Futures Edge Up as Markets Brace for Packed U.S. Data Calendar

Futures on Canada’s principal stock gauge inched higher Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of a heavy U.S. economic calendar. Gains in the materials sector, helped by firmer gold, supported the S&P/TSX, while U.S. futures were largely subdued as the market awaited corporate results and rescheduled labor and inflation data. Oil advanced on geopol…

UBS Cuts Ionos Rating, Flags AI Threats and Near-Term Revenue Weakness

UBS Cuts Ionos Rating, Flags AI Threats and Near-Term Revenue Weakness

UBS downgraded German web hosting provider Ionos SE to neutral from buy and reduced its price target to €28 from €40. The brokerage cited persistent risks from AI-enabled website builders that could undermine Ionos' Web Presence and Productivity segment, alongside expectations for slowing revenue growth into 2025 and 2026.

TD Cowen Lowers Wingstop Rating, Flags 2026 Same-Store Sales Risk

TD Cowen Lowers Wingstop Rating, Flags 2026 Same-Store Sales Risk

TD Cowen moved Wingstop (WING) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $285 from $310, citing a projected 0.5% decline in same-store sales for 2026 and survey signals of intensifying pressure among the brand's core consumers. The firm said expected benefits from smart kitchens, loyalty initiatives and the 2026 World Cup are unlikely to off…

Returning to Gaza: A Family’s Long-Awaited Reunion Amid Widespread Destruction

Returning to Gaza: A Family’s Long-Awaited Reunion Amid Widespread Destruction

After nearly two years away, Eatedal Rayyan and her three children returned from Egypt to Gaza through the limited reopening of the Rafah crossing. The reunion with her husband in Khan Younis was joyful but sharply tempered by the devastation they found: demolished neighborhoods, no electricity and plans to live in a tent. The narrow resumption of …

HealthLynked Files for $7 Million Share Offering and Seeks NASDAQ Listing

HealthLynked Files for $7 Million Share Offering and Seeks NASDAQ Listing

HealthLynked Corp. has filed to raise up to $7 million through a public offering of common stock and has applied to list its shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The company plans an assumed share price range of $4.00 to $6.00 and currently trades on the OTCQB at $2.75 per share as of February 6, 2026. HealthLynked said the final offering price wil…

U.S. Law Firms Close 2025 With Strong Profit Gain, but M&A Weakness Raises Flags

U.S. Law Firms Close 2025 With Strong Profit Gain, but M&A Weakness Raises Flags

The Thomson Reuters Institute’s Law Firm Financial Index reported a 14.1% rise in profits for U.S. law firms in the fourth quarter of 2025, the largest year-over-year gain since the 2021-2022 pandemic boom. The increase was driven by higher billing rates and slower expense growth. However, a marked slowdown in mergers and acquisitions demand and a …

Colombian Rose Industry Faces Margin Pressure as U.S. Tariff and Local Costs Bite Ahead of Valentine’s Day

Colombian Rose Industry Faces Margin Pressure as U.S. Tariff and Local Costs Bite Ahead of Valentine’s Day

Colombian flower growers shipped tens of thousands of tonnes of roses to the United States for Valentine’s Day, but an ongoing 10% tariff, a stronger peso and a significant minimum wage increase are compressing margins for the country’s exporters. Industry leaders warn that without a change in these economic pressures the sector could see job losse…

Apple and Google Commit to App Store Reforms Following UK Regulator Order

Apple and Google Commit to App Store Reforms Following UK Regulator Order

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Apple and Google have agreed to commitments designed to make mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for developers. The moves follow the CMA’s designation of both firms as holding strategic market status in smartphones and include assurances on app review processes and expanded access to certa…

Fragile Local Truce in Nigeria Shattered by Deadly Raid in Katsina

Fragile Local Truce in Nigeria Shattered by Deadly Raid in Katsina

An informal peace deal struck last September between leaders of Doma town in Katsina state and a local armed group unraveled when the same gang returned on February 3, killing at least 21 people. The agreement—intended to halt raids and allow farmers to resume cultivating land—had included commitments to release kidnapped villagers and restrictions…

Berenberg Lowers E.ON Rating to Hold Citing Regulatory Ambiguity in Germany

Berenberg Lowers E.ON Rating to Hold Citing Regulatory Ambiguity in Germany

Berenberg downgraded E.ON SE to "hold" from "buy," pointing to recent share appreciation that has brought the stock close to the broker's raised price target and to ongoing uncertainty around Germany's regulatory framework for networks. The bank says E.ON is well placed financially to expand network investment but needs clearer, supportive regulato…

Buy Palantir on AIP Adoption: Growth Tailwinds Meet a Rich Valuation

Buy Palantir on AIP Adoption: Growth Tailwinds Meet a Rich Valuation

Palantir's platforms sit squarely in the path of enterprise adoption of agentic AI (AIP). With strong revenue growth in government and commercial segments, solid free cash flow and low balance-sheet leverage, the company is well positioned to monetize deeper AI workflows. At current prices the stock is richly valued, so this trade uses a discipline…

EU Weighs Major Changes to Free CO2 Permit Regime in ETS Overhaul

EU Weighs Major Changes to Free CO2 Permit Regime in ETS Overhaul

The European Union is considering revisions to the system that currently grants some free CO2 permits to industries, as part of a broader redesign of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). An internal presentation lays out three potential approaches: ending free permits in favor of phased permit purchases, tying free permits to low-carbon inves…