https://vimeo.com/1057351925 *First Capital Equities | 17-FEB-2025 | News in Brief* *LOCAL NEWS* *Banking Sector: NPLs decline to 12.3% in 2024* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/y2eJvyFXyPaMBN2FI2Jy *Hayleys records LKR 22.52 Billion PBT by Q3, up 53% y-o-y* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/XNUx7w8l25LGHcLGf9Q8 *Credit card spend soars in December 2024* https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Credit-card-spend-soars-in-December-2024/273-302497 *Windforce 9-month earnings up 6% YoY* https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Windforce-9-month-earnings-up-6-YoY/273-302496 *Apparel exports face price squeeze in 2025* https://www.themorning.lk/articles/dvkRVUsOAuByVVBDcJgG *GLOBAL NEWS* *Five key takeaways from Modi-Trump talks* https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23ndleveymo *US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August* https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/economy/us-retail-spending-january/index.html *-First Capital Equities-*