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theboltonnews.co.uk - Eoin McCaul - Transport bosses looking 'very closely' at new retail and industrial bus links
Transport bosses looking 'very closely' at new retail and industrial bus links
The Bolton News

Bolton Council's local Bee Network committee met last week for the first time in nearly two years since their first and, until now, only meeting. It was confirmed that the committee, originally established when the buses were first being…

scmp.com - Peggy Ye - Investment gold retailers move into vacant Hong Kong high-street shops
Investment gold retailers move into vacant Hong Kong high-street shops
South China Morning Post

The surge in gold prices has brought a wave of new investment-focused bullion retailers to Hong Kong 's prime shopping areas, adding a distinct segment alongside traditional jewellery merchants. These retailers – which sell gold coins and…

express.co.uk - Levi Winchester - Popular UK retailer plunging into administration - website closed down
Popular UK retailer plunging into administration - website closed down
Express.co.uk

They stock more than 200 brands Online beauty retailer Beauty Bay is teetering on the edge of administration after submitting a notice of intention to appoint administrators. This indicates a firm is gearing up to enter administration and grants a…

tomshardware.com - Anton Shilov - Retail DDR5 memory prices slowly drop in Europe despite ongoing shortages - overdue pricing correction could be beginning in some regions
Retail DDR5 memory prices slowly drop in Europe despite ongoing shortages - overdue pricing correction could be beginning in some regions
Tom's Hardware

As prices of DDR5 memory kits set records in the U.S., in Europe they begin to show signs of descend. At least, this is what a DDR5 pricing graph published to a renowned PC enthusiasts community is meant to show. We also analyzed the pricing of…

barchart.com - Jim Osman - Record IPOs Are Back: Why Retail Investors May Be Walking Into A Trap
Record IPOs Are Back: Why Retail Investors May Be Walking Into A Trap
Barchart.com

IPO calendars are filling up again. Headlines talk about reopening capital markets, strong demand, and renewed confidence. Banks are busy. Founders are optimistic. Retail platforms are advertising access as if opportunity itself has returned. For…

scmp.com - Oscar Liu - Hong Kong jewellery sales sparkle amid 13% jump in mainland Chinese visitors
Hong Kong jewellery sales sparkle amid 13% jump in mainland Chinese visitors
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent surge in visitors from mainland China during the Lunar New Year holiday, with the influx boosting jewellery sales by 10 per cent during the period despite a sharp rise in gold prices. Industry representatives said…

nytimes.com - Stephen Hiltner - Traveling This Weekend? Here's What to Know About the Snowstorm.
Traveling This Weekend? Here's What to Know About the Snowstorm.
The New York Times

|Traveling This Weekend? Here's What to Know About the Snowstorm. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/travel/flight-cancellations-blizzard.html A major winter storm, possibly bringing blizzard conditions, is expected to cause travel disruptions…

yahoo.com - Talha Qureshi - Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Releases Jan 2026 Operating Data
Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Releases Jan 2026 Operating Data
Yahoo!

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) is one of the Most Promising Stocks to Invest In Before They Take Off. On February 19, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) released its January 2026 operating data. The company reported that funded customers…

cnbc.com - Kevin Stankiewicz - Here are the 5 big things we're watching in the stock market this week
Here are the 5 big things we're watching in the stock market this week
CNBC

The gravitational pull of Nvidia will dominate Wall Street this week — but the AI chipmaker's earnings report won't be the only thing that matters to our portfolio. We'll also hear from Salesforce, a battleground position swept up in the…

seekingalpha.com - Baron Capital - Baron Emerging Markets Fund Q4 2025 Shareholder Letter
Baron Emerging Markets Fund Q4 2025 Shareholder Letter
Seeking Alpha

Baron Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) retreated 1.26% (Institutional Shares) during the fourth quarter of 2025, while its primary benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Benchmark), appreciated 4.73%. The MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Growth…

arkansasonline.com - MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press - Uncertainty rises as duties struck down | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Uncertainty rises as duties struck down | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

NEW YORK -- Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place. The Trump…

seekingalpha.com - Lawrence Fuller - The Battle Over Tariffs Is Not Over - Market Implications
The Battle Over Tariffs Is Not Over - Market Implications
Seeking Alpha

Recent economic data signals a mid-cycle slowdown, with Q4 GDP growth at 1.4% and inflation accelerating unexpectedly. Tariff policy remains volatile: a Supreme Court ruling briefly lowered tariff rates, but a new 10% tariff was quickly imposed…

businessinsider.com - Samuel O'Brient - Forget the S&P 500. If you have the dough, one luxury investment has crushed the market over time.
Forget the S&P 500. If you have the dough, one luxury investment has crushed the market over time.
Business Insider

While investors have been busy plowing money into high-growth tech and AI stocks, another asset has been quietly outperforming the S&P 500 for years. Most people probably don't think of luxury goods as a 'market' per se, but experts argue that many…

afr.com - Jonathan Shapiro - Blue Owl caught out as market savages private credit
Blue Owl caught out as market savages private credit
Australian Financial Review

If Australian private credit funds felt they were misunderstood victims of a witch hunt, Blue Owl would like to tell them what that's really like. Last week, the $US300 billion ($424 billion) private lender was smashed by the sharemarket, and…

yahoo.com - Jeff Lewis - UBS Lowers its Price Target on Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) to $75 and Maintains a Neutral Rating
UBS Lowers its Price Target on Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM) to $75 and Maintains a Neutral Rating
Yahoo!

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) is among the 11 Best High Growth Consumer Stocks to Buy Right Now. On February 18, 2026, UBS lowered its price target on Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM) to $75 from $108 previously and maintained…

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