Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 5:50 PM EST

Highlights:

• Rampant AI Demand for Memory Is Fueling a Growing Chip Crisis — Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook are warning that a worsening memory-chip shortage is hammering profits and inflating costs across laptops, smartphones, autos, and data centers. Bloomberg Technology

• UK's Starmer Wants AI Chatbots to Follow Online Safety Rules — Prime Minister Keir Starmer is moving to require AI chatbots to comply with existing child-protection laws governing harmful online content. Bloomberg Technology

• Asian Stocks Set to Climb After US CPI Lifts Mood — Asian equities were poised to open higher after easing US selling pressure and inflation data bolstered expectations for Fed rate cuts this year. Bloomberg Markets

• Earnings Beats Fuel Australian Bank Stocks' Best Week Since 2022 — Australian bank shares posted their largest weekly gain in nearly four years, driven by better-than-expected earnings updates. Bloomberg Markets

• Prabowo Fury on Market Rout Shows Growing Divisions in Indonesia — Indonesia's president fired financial regulators after warnings about MSCI's concerns over the stock-market plunge went unheeded. Bloomberg Markets

• a2 Milk Lifts Revenue Guidance as China Formula Sales Climb — New Zealand's a2 Milk raised full-year revenue guidance after first-half earnings beat expectations on strengthening Chinese sales. Bloomberg Markets

• Bond Traders Look to Jobs Data, Stocks for Gut Check on Rally — US bond traders are eyeing private payrolls data and equity market direction this week to gauge whether the Treasury rally can continue. Bloomberg Markets

• Warner Bros. Weighs Reopening Sale Negotiations With Paramount — Warner Bros. Discovery is considering resuming sale talks with Paramount Skydance after receiving an amended hostile offer, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg Technology

• Hungary Seeks Russian Crude Shipments Via Croatia — Hungary has asked Croatia to allow Russian crude to flow through the Adriatic pipeline while a key Ukrainian transit route remains blocked. Bloomberg Markets

• Gasoline-Starved California Is Turning to Fuel From the Bahamas — US gasoline supplies are being routed thousands of miles through the Bahamas to reach California as the state grapples with shrinking refining capacity and elevated pump prices. Bloomberg Markets