Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 3:09 PM EST

Highlights:

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

• Warner Bros. Weighs Reopening Sale Negotiations With Paramount — Warner Bros Discovery is reportedly 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 permit Russian crude deliveries 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 exported and rerouted thousands of miles through the Bahamas before reaching California, which is grappling with declining refining capacity and elevated pump prices. Bloomberg Markets

• A Stock Market Doom Loop Is Hitting Everything That Touches AI — Broad market turmoil tied to the AI industry reflects two increasingly contradictory fears among investors. Bloomberg Markets

• Options Exchanges Want to Scrap Fee Model That Makes 'No Sense' — US equity options exchanges are pushing to overhaul a decades-old regulatory fee structure that currently lets exchanges collect fees on trades executed at rival venues. Bloomberg Markets

• Carry Trade, Commodities Make EM Currencies More Stable Than G-7 — Emerging-market currencies are exhibiting greater stability than developed-nation peers, a trend some investors say could become the longest such streak in over twenty years. Bloomberg Markets

• Tesla CarPlay Held Back by Need for Wider Adoption of Apple's iOS 26 — Tesla's rollout of CarPlay support has been delayed due to required changes in the iOS 26 Maps app; separately, Apple is facing fresh setbacks in its Siri revamp. Bloomberg Technology