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OPEC weighs resuming oil output hikes from April

OPEC is considering restarting oil production increases as early as April, signaling a potential shift from the cartel’s recent restraint. Any incremental supply could pressure crude prices, ease energy-driven inflation, and influence central bank policy paths — while reshaping cash flows for producers and refiners heading into peak driving season.

Source: Seeking Alpha


EPA rescinds emissions standards, jolting U.S. automakers’ regulatory outlook

The EPA rescinded vehicle emissions standards, creating regulatory whiplash for automakers planning multi-year capital deployment across EVs and ICE platforms. The reversal could alter compliance costs, fleet mix strategies, and margin trajectories across the sector — while complicating suppliers’ and dealers’ planning assumptions.

Source: Seeking Alpha


Hudson Tunnel funding to resume after court order lifts freeze

Federal funds tied to the $16 billion Gateway Hudson Tunnel project are set to resume, after a judge ordered payments to move forward and required a status update early next week. The restart is poised to re-hire roughly 1,000 workers and stabilize a decade-long, multi-state infrastructure effort central to Northeast rail capacity and regional growth.

Source: Crain’s New York Business


LSEG unveils Digital Securities Depository to bring on-chain settlement to institutions

London Stock Exchange Group plans a Digital Securities Depository to enable interoperable, on-chain settlement across traditional and digital markets, with a first deliverable targeted for 2026 (pending regulatory approval). The move could compress settlement cycles, improve collateral mobility, and accelerate tokenized issuance while keeping institutions plugged into existing post-trade rails.

Source: FinanceFeeds


Visa ramps USDC settlement on Ethereum to $3.5B annualized volume

Visa has scaled on-chain USDC settlement on Ethereum to more than $3.5 billion in annualized volume since going live, giving institutional clients 24/7, programmable payment rails. By shifting portions of cross-border and after-hours settlement to stablecoins, Visa is testing lower-cost, real-time alternatives to correspondent banking without changing merchant front ends.

Source: FinanceFeeds


Sumitomo Forestry to buy Tri Pointe Homes in $4.5B deal

Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry agreed to acquire U.S. builder Tri Pointe Homes for $4.5 billion, extending foreign M&A into America’s resilient, supply-constrained housing market. The deal underscores ongoing strategic interest in U.S. homebuilding cash flows and land pipelines as demographics and tight resale inventory continue to support new-home demand.

Source: Seeking Alpha


Clear Street pulls IPO after slashing size; conditions pressure listings

Prime broker Clear Street postponed its IPO hours after cutting the deal by roughly two-thirds, citing volatile conditions tied to AI-driven repricing in software and weakness in crypto-linked revenues. The retreat highlights fragile risk appetite for financial and tech-adjacent issuers, even as top-line growth stories face tighter valuation discipline.

Source: FinanceFeeds


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Business — February 14, 2026 | Briefing24