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Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 62.40 points, or 0.68%, on Thursday, February 26, to 9190.70 points.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Iran's insistence not to discuss ballistic missiles is a "very, very serious issue."

US Secretary of State Rubio: Cuba needs "radical" changes.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Cuba's status quo is unsustainable.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Don’t think that diplomacy will be permanently excluded, and will not define Thursday’s talks as anything other than the next opportunity for talks.

Fed Governor Bowman did not comment on monetary policy and the economic outlook in prepared testimony to the Senate Banking Committee.

US Secretary of State Rubio: Iran is trying to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles.

US Secretary of State Rubio: Iran has long posed a very serious threat to the United States. Iran is not currently enriching uranium, but they are trying to get to a state where they can eventually enrich uranium.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Iran has conventional weapons designed to attack the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Thursday’s talks with Iran will mainly focus on its nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: If we find that the Cuban private sector is "playing tricks" and redirecting any fuel sales to the government, these licenses will be revoked.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Oil sales to Cuba’s private sector have always been legal.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: We will independently verify the information and draw our own conclusions. We'll soon learn more about the facts surrounding this incident.

US Secretary of State Rubio: To be sure, it is very rare to see such an exchange of fire on the high seas. We don't draw conclusions based on what the Cuban side tells us.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: This incident was not a U.S. action. No U.S. government personnel were involved. We don’t know who is currently controlling the ship.

US Secretary of State Rubio: We are waiting to confirm whether the person involved is a US citizen.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: The Cuban authorities have informed me of an incident that occurred off the coast of Cuba.

IMF President Georgieva: The United States is still attractive to capital flows from other countries.

IMF President Georgieva: The United States has the ability to fund its spending, but the deficit needs to decrease in the medium term.

According to AXIOS: The U.S. Department of Defense has taken preliminary action and threatened to blacklist artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.