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IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax - CNBC
business 2026/02/18 01:29:00

IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax - CNBC

The recommendation came as dovish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide election win heightens market attention to whether she will push back against further rate hikes.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/02/18 01:00:00

Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports - Bloomberg.com

The East African country is making use of cheap hydropower and Chinese electric vehicles to ditch the internal combustion engine.

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Warren Buffett Dumped Shares of Amazon, Apple, and Bank of America, and Added One Brand-New Stock in His Final Quarter Before Retirement - The Motley Fool
business 2026/02/18 00:46:00

Warren Buffett Dumped Shares of Amazon, Apple, and Bank of America, and Added One Brand-New Stock in His Final Quarter Before Retirement - The Motley Fool

The Oracle of Omaha’s final quarter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO revealed more significant net selling activity, and one curious $352 million purchase.

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Meta’s new deal with Nvidia buys up millions of AI chips - The Verge
business 2026/02/18 00:27:00

Meta’s new deal with Nvidia buys up millions of AI chips - The Verge

A new deal between Meta and Nvidia for millions of AI chips includes standalone Grace and Vera CPUs as inference datacenter needs grow.

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No bones about it: Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep 'boneless' chicken on menu - NBC News
business 2026/02/18 00:16:00

No bones about it: Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep 'boneless' chicken on menu - NBC News

The judge said in his ruling that Aimen Halim did not “drum” up enough evidence in his lawsuit arguing the “boneless wings” should be labeled “chicken nuggets.”

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NZ: OCR on hold at 2.25% with inflation expected to fall - Forex Factory
business 2026/02/18 00:03:00

NZ: OCR on hold at 2.25% with inflation expected to fall - Forex Factory

Annual consumers price inflation was slightly above the Monetary Policy Committee’s 1 to 3 percent target band at the end of 2025. Increases in food and electricity prices and local council rates were the biggest contributors to above-target inflation. The ec…

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