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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Europe can still capitalize on artificial intelligence, even without leading the way in developing frontier models. “If history is any guide, the larger economic prize may lie not in producing these tools, but in applying them across the wider economy,” Lagarde said Monday in Washington, highlighting particularly manufacturing and industrial processes. In that regard, “Europe starts from a position of strength,” she said, citing a survey that EU manufacturing firms lead their US counterparts in using AI and big data as well as in the deployment of robotics. “Europe’s industrial base – sometimes seen as a legacy of the old economy – may turn out to be its most important asset,” Lagarde said. Europe is widely perceived as significantly lagging behind the US in AI adoption and innovation. A 2024 report by former ECB President Mario Draghi said a key reason for the region’s weak productivity is that it failed to benefit from the first digital revolution. Meanwhile, the US and China have charged ahead. Lagarde also said: “Europe is a sleeping giant. Its potential is immense, but the changes needed to unlock it are not” “The question now is whether Europe can act with the same resolve on its longstanding structural weaknesses – even when not under pressure from a crisis” “I believe we will. Not because I am optimistic by nature, but because the cost of not acting has finally become impossible to ignore, and because what is needed is not beyond our capacity. It is within our grasp” “This potential is not lost on investors” “If EU households were to align their deposit-to-financial assets ratio with that of US households, a stock of up to €8 trillion ($9.4 trillion) could be redirected into long-term, market-based investments – or a flow of more than €350 billion annually”

EU Leaders Furious At Hungary's Double Veto Defeat Of Anti-Russia Measures Hungary strikes again ... As the European Union confirms no agreement Monday on a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU leaders are furious at Budapest . The majority of EU states were hoping to unveil their next round of punitive sanctions in time for the four year anniversary of the grinding war, on Tuesday. But instead Hungary came in with a resounding veto, and not just one - but two. via Atlatszo "This is a setback and message we did not want to send today , but the work continues," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in response to the failed passage. The sanctions weren't the only major anti-Moscow move vetoed by Hungary. It in fact exercised a double-veto, further infuriating Brussels leadership : A €90 billion emergency loan for Kyiv and a new package of sanctions against Moscow are being held up by Budapest over an energy dispute involving the transit of Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzbha pipeline. "We should not tie together things that are not connected to each other at all," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Monday morning before heading to a meeting of foreign affairs ministers that was intended to approve the sanctions. "But let us listen to them explaining the reasons why they are blocking, and then see whether there are possibilities to overcome." Others also vented their anger and frustration, with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressing to reporters, "I am astounded about the Hungarian position." The top German diplomat added: "I don’t think it’s right if Hungary uses its own fight for freedom to betray European sovereignty ." And Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys asserted he was "really upset and frustrated" with Hungary, alleging that Budapest's motives "are not based in European needs, they are not based in European security interests." Poland weighed in too, with its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski saying, "I wo...

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Monday' s key moments. 1. Stocks fell Monday after President Donald Trump said he's increasing global tariffs to 15%, from 10%, after the Supreme Court struck down his "reciprocal" tariffs Friday. "The confusion about the tariffs and what will happen is a lot different from the confusion that we're having when it comes to valuing tech," said Jim Cramer, noting that market uncertainty always leads to sell-offs. Portfolio holding CrowdStrike is down more than 9% today, following a 8% decline on Friday after Anthropic announced a new security tool for its Claude AI assistant. Jim said we're holding the stock, noting that "rationality will return." 2. Alphabet was upgraded to a buy equivalent rating from a hold at Wells Fargo, which also raised the stock's price target to $387 from $354. The analysts said Alphabet has leadership in three key traits of AI winners: customer data, distribution, and compute capacity. The firm also raised its Google Cloud 2026 revenue growth estimate to 60% over last year, 11% above consensus. "I think this stock will go to $400," Jim said, pointing to Alphabet's deal to have Gemini power Apple's AI features, including a Siri upgrade. "I don't think people realize how good Gemini is." If the stock hits $400, that would be a nearly 27% upside from Friday's close. 3. Home Depot reports earnings Tuesday before the opening bell. "Obviously, this company may not do the numbers," said Jim. "But we're in it because [incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin] Warsh is going to cut rates, and when you get a rate cut cycle, Home Depot's what you buy." Consensus analysts' estimates show a slight decline in same-store sales. The home improvement giant has issued 2026 guidance of comp sales growth of flat to up 2% and earnings per share growth of flat to up 4%. 4. Stocks covered in Monday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Wo...

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Quantum Computing Inc. develops software designed to connect emerging quantum processors with real-world enterprise applications. After Anson Funds exited its position, the focus now shifts to whether this middleware approach can translate early experimentation into durable commercial adoption.

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Geopolitical trade tensions are once again running high with the European Union freezing the ratification process of its agreement with the United States. Since the US Supreme Court struck down US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency-powers law to impose tariffs, there has been confusion over the many trade deals that had been reached globally. Trump, in a social media post, threatened higher tariffs for nations that “play games” with US trade agreements following the court ruling. He didn’t specifically mention the EU but he warned nations against taking advantage of the legal setback. EU lawmakers today suspended legislative work on approving the deal that was reached last summer but never fully implemented. If that pact unravels, it will once again damage the transatlantic trade relationship that is already fragile after Trump’s push to gain control Greenland. European officials are now looking for clarity about Trump’s tariff strategy , before making any decisions. Trump on Friday said he would impose a 10% global tariff, which he then quickly raised to 15%, increasing confusion for American trading partners. “Full clarity on what these new developments mean for the EU-US trade relationship is the absolute minimum that is required for us as the EU to make a clear-eyed assessment to decide on the next steps,” Olof Gill, a commission spokesperson, told reporters. What You Need to Know Today German business confidence brightened more than anticipated this month , adding to hopes about the economic prospects of Europe’s largest economy. An expectations index by the Ifo institute increased to 90.5 from a revised 89.6 in January. That’s above the median estimate of 90 in a Bloomberg survey. A measure of current conditions improved more than expected. The latest trade friction with the US highlights risks but there have been positive signals including the first expansion since 2022 for Germany’s manufacturing sector. Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk’s next-generatio...

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mesh cube/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ( AXSM ), the commercial-stage Pharma company whose >$9bn market cap valuation (at the time of writing) is mostly derived from a diverse and intriguing pipeline, reported its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings and business updates earlier today, February 23rd. Firstly, let's consider the financials - shared in the table below (source: Axsome earnings presentation , released today): Axsome Q4 FY25 financial summary (presentation) The year-on-year uplift in revenues - 65% in Q4, to $196m, and 66% in full-year 2025, to $638.5m is undeniably impressive, with sales of Auvelity - a combination of dextromethorphan and bupropion, first approved in August 2022 to treat Major Depressive Disorder ("MDD") in adults, particularly impressive. Sunosi, a novel oral dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (DNRI), trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) agonist, and 5-HT1A agonist, acquired from Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc ( JAZZ ) in 2022, approved in the U.S. and Europe to treat Excessive Daytime Sleepiness ("EDS") in adult patients with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea ("OSA"), also showed solid revenue growth, while Symbravo (meloxicam-rizatriptan), a novel, oral, selective COX-2 inhibitor and 5-HT1B/1D agonist, approved in January last year to treat migraine, appears to have gotten off to a slow start commercially. In terms of profit/loss, Axsome states in its earnings press release : Net loss was $28.6 million, or $(0.56) per share, for the fourth quarter 2025 and $183.2 million, or $(3.68) per share, for the full year 2025, compared to a net loss of $74.9 million, or $(1.54) per share, for the fourth quarter 2024 and $287.2 million, or $(5.99) per share, for the full year 2024. Axsome remains loss-making, but less so than in 2024, albeit more than in 2023, 2022, or 2021. Cash and equivalents were reported as $322.9m as of the end of Q4, and a "face-value" debt position was reported of $190m....

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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Chevron ( CVX ) said Monday it signed a preliminary deal with Basra Oil Company to explore the potential sale of Iraq's West Qurna 2 project, the country's second-biggest oil field, moving closer to acquiring the field from sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil. The preliminary agreements allow the exchange of confidential data and establish an outline for a one-year period of exclusive negotiations between Chevron ( CVX ) and the Iraqi state-run firm over the project, Bloomberg reported. A framework agreement also was signed between Basra Oil, Chevron ( CVX ) and Lukoil to allow the temporary transfer of the contract to Basra, which will then assign it to Chevron "upon the completion of negotiations and agreement on the terms of the new contract," Iraq's cabinet said. Chevron ( CVX ) said the agreements would take effect only upon approval by Iraq's Council of Ministers and other approvals, including from the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control . Lukoil owned a 75% equity stake in West Qurna 2, which currently produces ~480K bbl/day, accounting for ~10% of Iraq's output. More on Chevron Chevron: Buy And Hold Like Berkshire Hathaway Chevron: Why More Upside Looms In 2026 Chevron: Robust Fundamentals, Growth Drivers, And Valuation Justify Recent Bullish Breakout

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