*Europe market moves* European stock markets closed lower on Thursday amid the latest flurry of earnings releases. ➡️ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/european-markets-live-updates-stocks-news-data-and-earnings.html *Moscow loathed the U.S. for years as its economy paid a high price for war — now, it’s doing a U-turn* Since invading Ukraine three years ago, Russia has spent a significant amount of energy demonizing the U.S. and denigrating its leadership, economy and culture — and what it saw as Washington’s “hegemony” in the global world order. ➡️ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/russia-is-doing-a-u-turn-after-spending-the-last-3-years-hating-us.html   *Chinese smartphone firm Oppo launches slim $1,870 folding phone to rival Samsung, Huawei* Chinese smartphone firm Oppo has unveiled its new flagship folding phone Thursday, touting a slimmer body and artificial intelligence-focused features in a bid to compete with high-end foldable devices from the likes of Samsung and Huawei. ➡️ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/oppo-find-n5-folding-phone-specs-price-availability-.html *Gold rally has more room to run as Trump uncertainty supercharges demand* Gold’s 2025 rally has further to run according to strategists, as factors including geopolitical volatility, continued central bank demand and perceptions of a shortage drive the precious metal higher. ➡️ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/gold-rally-has-more-room-to-run-as-trump-uncertainty-supercharges-demand.html _Get the latest updates: https://bit.ly/CNBCiWhatsApp_