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On Wednesday, SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) reported fourth quarter results that beat analyst expectations, with the company showing continued margin improvement despite ongoing revenue challenges.

Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 3% to around 311 gigawatt hours last week amid milder weather, analyst DixiGroup said late on Tuesday.

Uber Technologies Inc. is planning to spend more than $100 million to build fast-charging, autonomous-vehicle charging stations in the US, the latest move to establish itself as a critical player in the robotaxi industry.

The United Kingdom (UK) headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% over the year in January, compared to a rise of 3.4% in December, the data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Wednesday.

Sandisk (SNDK) was falling early on Wednesday as its former parent Western Digital (WDC) plans to sell shares in the flash memory company. It shouldn’t be a concern for Sandisk shareholders.

Volkswagen has attracted bids from top private equity funds including Blackstone, EQT and CVC for its Everllence division, bolstering its plans to sell off the shipping engines unit.

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended on Wednesday after only two hours, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy describing them as “difficult” and accusing Russia of deliberately delaying progress toward a deal to end the four-year-old war.

Mortgage interest rates dropped last week to the lowest level in a month, prompting more current borrowers to seek savings in a refinance.

Meta Platforms (META) is expanding its business with Nvidia (NVDA) in a chips-and-networking deal likely to be worth tens of billions of dollars. It’s a reminder the chip maker is still the leading player in artificial-intelligence processors.

JPMorgan Chase aims to open more than 160 branches in more than 30 states in 2026, part of a multibillion-dollar investment into its brick-and-mortar network that reflects a broader bet by US banks on Americans’ enduring fondness for in-person banking.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) beat quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday, as strong demand for complex artificial intelligence processors lifted sales of its chip design software.

BAE Systems attracted record orders in 2025, and now the UK defense staple is setting its sights on years of growth amid a global ramp-up in spending.

Garmin (GRMN) stock spiked in premarket trading Wednesday after the maker of smartwatches and navigation tools posted strong fourth-quarter earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for 2026.

Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before her eight-year term as president expires in October 2027, according to a person familiar with her thinking.

Consumer prices in France rose 0.4% year-on-year in January, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, matching the preliminary reading published earlier this month and a Reuters poll of analysts.

New York-listed shares of British semiconductor firm Arm ticked 1.4% higher in premarket trading on Wednesday, after documents showed Nvidia sold its stake in the company it once wanted to buy.

Shares of Analog Devices (ADI) rose Wednesday after the chip maker reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings and issued strong guidance for the current second quarter.

Russia’s oil producers reduced the pace of drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, dimming the outlook for output growth this year as Western sanctions and a strong ruble undercut revenue.

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Στρατηγική επιλογή υψηλής πολιτικής και γεωοικονομικής σημασίας συνιστά η συμμετοχή του πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στο India AI Impact Summit 2026, που πραγματοποιείται στο Νέο Δελχί σήμερα 18 και αύριο 19 Φεβρουαρίου, υπογραμμίζουν κυβερνητικές πηγές.