Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 8:52 PM EST

Highlights:

• Blackstone to lead ~$600M equity investment in Indian AI cloud startup Neysa, backing the firm's expansion in India's growing artificial intelligence infrastructure space. Bloomberg Technology

• Jupiter Asset Management's Mark Nash turns bullish on Japanese government bonds for the first time, citing confidence in PM Takaichi's leadership as the catalyst for a long-term strategic bet. Bloomberg Markets

• Indian power-sector lender merger involving $61B in debt expected to boost the country's credit market, fueling hopes for improved financing across energy and other growth sectors. Bloomberg Markets

• Oil holds steady as traders watch geopolitical risk ahead of US-Iran talks expected to resume Tuesday. Bloomberg Markets

• Gold edges lower as traders take profits after the metal topped $5,000/oz, with mild US inflation data having supported the recent rally. Bloomberg Markets

• OpenAI hires Peter Steinberger, creator of open-source AI agent program OpenClaw, to strengthen its product lineup. Bloomberg Technology

• Macquarie-led consortium agrees to acquire Australian ports and rail operator Qube Holdings for ~A$11.7B ($8.3B), expanding Macquarie's infrastructure portfolio. Bloomberg Markets

• A 157-year-old Japanese drugstore chain's founding family battles to retain control, a case with broader implications for corporate governance reform in Tokyo's markets. Bloomberg Markets

• Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook warn of a deepening global memory chip shortage driven by AI demand, with rising prices and supply constraints hitting sectors from smartphones to data centers. Bloomberg Technology

• UK PM Starmer moves to bring AI chatbots under online safety laws, pledging enforcement of child-protection rules on AI-generated content. Bloomberg Technology