05:45 AM EST, 02/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Commerzbank in its European Sunrise note of Thursday highlighted: Markets: United States Treasuries rally on Federal Reserve minutes, remain bid in Asia. S&P closes at record high after Fed minutes before e-minis erase gains. EUR rises moderately to $1.043. Brent drops below $76/barrel. Fed: January Minutes show that many participants prefer UST purchases...

05:45 AM EST, 02/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) shares were down more than 2% in Thursday's premarket activity, a day after closing down 10% following a report that the Pentagon plans to slash its budget. News outlets reported Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has commanded Pentagon officials to draw up plans to reduce the...

(Reuters) - Encouraging foreign brands to return to Russia would be ill-advised, according to the industry and trade ministry, which wants to champion domestic companies that have stepped in to fill the gaps left by departing Western counterparts. More than a thousand companies, from McDonald's to Mercedes-Benz, left Russia in the last three years by selling, handing the keys to...

MILAN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors are looking beyond the traditional defence stocks that have emerged as star performers in the European market for cheaper industrial companies poised to benefit from increased military spending in the region. Shares in Thyssenkrupp, whose operations range from making steel and car parts to trading materials and building fertiliser plants, jumped 20% on Monday, driven by...