Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 2:17 PM EST

Highlights:

• Hungary seeks Russian crude transit via Croatia — Hungary has requested Croatia permit Russian crude shipments through the Adriatic pipeline while a key Ukrainian transit route remains blocked. Bloomberg

• California sourcing gasoline via the Bahamas — U.S. gasoline supplies are being exported and rerouted thousands of miles through the Bahamas before reaching California, which is grappling with shrinking refining capacity and elevated pump prices. Bloomberg

• AI "doom loop" fears roil stocks tied to artificial intelligence — Stock-market turmoil across AI-linked names reflects two increasingly contradictory fears about the industry's trajectory. Bloomberg

• Options exchanges push to overhaul decades-old fee model — U.S. equity options exchanges are seeking to change how regulatory fees are charged, aiming to end a practice that lets venues collect fees on trades executed at rival bourses. Bloomberg

• EM currencies showing more stability than G-7 peers — Emerging-market currencies are outpacing developed-nation counterparts in stability, supported by carry trades and commodities, in what could become the longest such streak in over two decades. Bloomberg

• Tesla CarPlay rollout delayed by iOS 26 adoption needs — Tesla's plan to support Apple CarPlay is being held back by required changes in iOS 26's Maps app; separately, Apple is facing fresh setbacks in its Siri revamp. Bloomberg

• ECB's Lagarde opposes taxes to curb capital outflows — ECB President Christine Lagarde argued that creating investment incentives within Europe is preferable to imposing taxes as a means of stemming capital flows to other regions. Bloomberg

• Lebanon says it can bridge gaps with IMF on recovery plan — Lebanon's premier expressed confidence the government can resolve differences with the IMF over legislation aimed at letting depositors recover billions trapped in the banking sector. Bloomberg

• MIT & Stanford researchers debate AI's labor-market impact — Professors David Autor (MIT) and Erik