BAT: REAFFIRMS FY26 GUIDANCE INDICATING PERFORMANCE AT LOWER END OF CONSTANT-CURRENCY RANGES: 3-5% REVENUE GROWTH
Original source ↗  |  February 18, 2026 at 11:02 UTC  |  Twitter - @FirstSquawk

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IDEA 1 TICKER: GOOGL DIRECTION: long THESIS: Alphabet's partnership with the Indian government and Google DeepMind, along with a $30 million pledge for AI research, signals significant investment and expansion in AI, a key growth driver. SPEAKER: @FirstSquawk TIMEFRAME: medium-term

IDEA 2 TICKER: XLE / USO / LMT / RTX DIRECTION: long THESIS: Reports of Trump moving closer to a major war with Iran and significant military deployments to the Middle East suggest escalating geopolitical tensions, likely benefiting defense contractors and potentially driving oil prices higher. SPEAKER: @LiveSquawk / @FirstSquawk / @Bill