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Yahoo Finance
- Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3bln now left on their books
- Hey, Alibaba Investors: Don't Ignore This Breakout Chinese Stock. Here's Why
- Inflation Isn’t Going Away? Some Tips on How to Buy TIPS
- Nvidia shakes up stock portfolio, cratering Serve Robotics and sending WeRide soaring
- Arm Stock Falls and SoundHound Tumbles After Nvidia Cuts Stakes
- Analog Devices Stock Gets a New Buy Rating Ahead of Earnings. Why It’s a ‘Cash Generating Machine.’
- Bitcoin Ticks Up. How Coinbase and GameStop Are Boosting Cryptos Today
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Wall Street Journal
- Bold Names Season 2
- Walmart Is Retail King Again. Can It Keep the Crown?
- Boeing’s Push to Boost 737 Production Starts With Closing ‘Shadow Factory’
- Umicore Shares Fall After Dividend Policy Reset
- Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
- Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
- Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
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Marketwatch
- Intel has become a political pawn — but it may not need a Trump deal with TSMC
- U.S. industrial output picks up — a sign that tariff threats are boosting demand for U.S. factory goods
- SoundHound’s stock sinks as Nvidia sells off stake. What comes next?
- How to plan for when you can no longer drive safely
- Import prices see biggest rise in nine months, but not adding to inflation ahead of Trump tariffs
- Retail sales slump. Cold snap and post-holiday blues depress spending
- Oil prices on track for weekly gain as tariff fears fade
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Movers
Bloomberg
- Ted Leonsis Bets on More Sports IPOs When Private Equity Wants Out
- Intel Flirts With Historic Weekly Gain on Partnership Rumors
- Swiss Lawmakers Move to Legalize Cannabis
- French State Spars With EDF Over Multibillion-Euro Reactor Plan
- Autism Treatments Are Among Fastest-Growing US Health-Care Bills
- Cold Blast Will Hit US Next Week From Chicago to New York
- Blackstone Weighs $2 Billion Sale of Gas Explorer Olympus
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Financial Times
- Ken Griffin’s Citadel bets £300mn against drugmaker GSK
- Family values cosplay takes over the Oval Office
- JD Vance says he fears Europe’s ‘threat from within’
- Glencore held talks over sale of multibillion-dollar African copper mines
- Syria flies in fresh banknotes from Russia as cash crunch hits economy
- Will Trump’s pause of anti-corruption law enforcement trigger a wave of bribery?
- Make currency boring again
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Reuters
- BlackRock ties Fink's pay to private market expansion
- US import prices rise moderately in January
- Italy investigates Amazon over alleged 1.2 billion euro tax evasion
- Engine maker Safran upbeat on Boeing 737 MAX production this year
- Brazil hints at WTO complaint, tax on US products after Trump steel tariffs
- US retail sales fall sharply in January
- US looking at currency manipulation in tariff row, Treasury chief says
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Google Business
- TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
- Strokes of genius: why Chinese lessons may make DeepSeek’s AI smarter
- Surging egg prices boost vegan alternatives made with mung beans
- Chinese hackers breach more US telecoms via unpatched Cisco routers
- Elon Musk Denies $400 Million Fed Contract For 'Armored Tesla'; DOGE Could 'Alienate' Consumers
- Auto Executives Try to Sway Trump on Tariffs, EV Subsidies
- Stock Market Today: Dow industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures lower after retail sales
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Tipranks
- Sol Strategies to Acquire Major Solana Validator for $34 Million
- Ling Yue Services Group Announces Board Changes
- Kubota Corporation Reports Steady Financial Performance in 2024
- ARMOUR Residential REIT Reports Q4 Loss, Strategic Outlook
- Informatica’s Board Changes Amid Financial Reporting
- MBIA Approves $10M Retention Awards for Executives
- Redwood Reports Q4 2024 Loss, Increases Dividend
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Benzinga
- US Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected In January, Raise Growth Concerns
- GoDaddy Falls On Q4 EPS Miss, But 2025 Outlook Promises AI-Powered Growth And Cash Flow Surge
- Albany International To Shift Operations In Italy: What's Next?
- Washington Takes A Page From Florida's Playbook On Spending And Deregulation
- $100 Invested In Brinker International 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
- Treehouse Foods Misses Q4 Estimates But Stock Jumps: What's Driving The Surge?
- Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Lennox Intl Stock In The Last 20 Years
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Seeking Alpha
- All-In: The 23-Stock Six-Figure Dividend Portfolio I'm Betting My Future On
- Energy Transfer: Pounce On The Buying Opportunity Now
- These Big Dividends Are Printing Cash - I'm Going All In
- 3 Reasons I Just Bought Brookfield Asset Management And So Should You
- How Much Electricity Are We Going To Need?
- Alphabet Q4: Mixed Results And A Buying Opportunity
- Airbnb Q4 Earnings: Inflection Point Is Here
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ZeroHedge
- The Trail Of The Valentine's Day Rose
- "F*cking Zoom": Jamie Dimon Launches Into Tirade, Railing On Complacency, Work From Home, At JPM Meeting
- Harnessing Volatility: Highlights And Trades From The Vol Gurus
- Watch: Democrat DEI Brain-Rot Is A Lot Worse Than You Think..
- Vance Warns US Could Use Sanctions, Military Action If Russia Doesn't Agree To End Ukraine War
- Trump Effect? US Industrial Production Surges Most In 4 Years Since Election
- Trump & DOGE Fire Layoff Bazooka: Targets 200,000 Fed Workers On Probation
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Barchart
- Did You Remember to Buy Chocolate?
- Stocks Shake off Weak Retail Sales Report due to Lower US Bond Yields
- Nvidia Is Betting Big on WeRide Stock. Should You?
- Dollar Declines on Falling US Yields
- What Are Wall Street Analysts' Target Price for Darden Restaurants Stock?
- Can Cattle Keep Making Higher Highs?
- Stocks Little Changed after Weak Retail Sales Report and Drone Strike on Chernobyl
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SEC / FED
SEC Charges One Oak Capital Management and Michael DeRosa with Breaching Fiduciary Duties to Clients
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Statement on Staff Legal Bulletin 14M
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Acting Chairman Statement on Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
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Statement on Pause in Litigation Concerning the Climate-Related Disclosure Rule
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Statement on Pause in Litigation Concerning the Climate-Related Disclosure Rule
Marketplace
- A third of Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings, poll finds
- This final note — on democracy and this economy
- How small businesses are navigating tariff turmoil
- When prices fall in the PPI, do prices fall at the store?
- Transportation and warehousing prices both rose in January
- China says its unemployment rate is “stable,” but job seekers remain gloomy
- Building new housing on federally owned land could shrink the national shortage
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Barrons
- Analog Devices Stock Gets a New Buy Rating Ahead of Earnings. Why It’s a ‘Cash Generating Machine.’
- Arm Stock Falls and SoundHound Tumbles After Nvidia Cuts Stakes
- Gold Retreats From Record Levels. Strength Still Remains
- Week’s Best: Asset Manager Anticipates ‘Big, Fat’ Correction
- Stocks Vacillate at the Open After Retail Sales, Vance Speech
- Estée Lauder Director Bought the Stock Dip
- GameStop Stock Rises. It Wants to Be More Like MicroStrategy
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Investing.com
- We do not expect sustained blanket universal tariffs: UBS
- US Treasury watchdog begins audit of DOGE access to federal payment system, AP reports
- Crypto scams likely set new record in 2024 helped by AI, Chainalysis says
- Brazil's central bank chief says bank can't act preemptively on economic slowdown
- US manufacturing output falls in January on weak motor vehicle production
- Colombia sets 1% temporary tax on fossil fuel output
- US import prices rise moderately in January
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Morning Brew








The Hustle




CNBC
- DOJ will need 'fool,' 'coward' to toss Eric Adams case, says seventh prosecutor to resign over order
- Roku shares surge as company halves quarterly losses, adds 4 million streaming households
- Americans expect to spend a record $14.6 billion on their significant others for Valentine’s Day, report finds
- You may still be able to slash your taxable income by up to $17,300 before filing—here’s how
- Failure to secure 'just and lasting' peace for Ukraine would also weaken U.S., EU warns
- Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S.: I get to 'exist in peace'
- You could see this tax form for the 'first time ever' this season, taxpayer advocate says
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CBS
- What are reciprocal tariffs and how will they impact your wallet?
- Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers
- Senator demands answers on possible federal $400M Tesla Cybertruck deal
- Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know
- Apple, Google restore TikTok to their app stores
- Are you underinsured? Here's how homeowners can check their coverage
- Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs in bid to "ensure fairness" on trade
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NYT Business
- Overlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses
- How to Use an HSA to Save a Lot
- Which Interest Rate Should You Care About?
- Why Investors Appear Unfazed by the Latest Trump Tariffs
- Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
- How to Back Up All Your Data and Important Documents
- DeepSeek Doesn’t Scare OpenAI, Thanks to the ‘Jevons Paradox’
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EurActiv







MSNBC
- Ask Jordan: Can Trump serve a third term?
- DOJ order to drop Eric Adams case sparks at least 6 prosecutors to resign
- The grim reason Trump is trying to distort the meaning of ‘lawfare’
- Trump never cared about lowering prices. And his priorities are making that clear
- Gov. Hochul giving new consideration to removing NYC Mayor Adams amid crisis at DOJ
- Eric Adams just became the poster child for Pam Bondi's new corruption stance
- Read prosecutor Danielle Sassoon’s letter to AG Pam Bondi in the Eric Adams case
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NBC
- Vance warns Europe democracy faces a 'threat from within'
- As retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face obstacles to staying on shelves
- Federal employee layoffs begin after Trump and Musk order cuts
- Federal prosecutors resign after order to drop Eric Adams case
- Adams case and other Trump moves threaten to open corruption floodgates, experts say
- Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily reinstate foreign aid funding
- Trump admin tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
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investors.com
- DraftKings Pops On Customer Gains, Lifted Outlook - Sans The Super Bowl
- Nvidia Dumps SoundHound, Trims Arm Stake, Buys These 2 Stocks
- Home Insurance Stocks Face Big Losses From California Fires. But Investors' Fears Could Be Overblown
- Palo Alto Earnings Top Estimates. Guidance, Key Financial Metrics, Underwhelm Investors
- Coinbase Clears Earnings Estimates, Revenue Spikes 138%
- Is Rivian Stock A Buy Or A Sell Going Into Q4 Earnings?
- Elon Musk Denies $400 Million Fed Contract For 'Armored Tesla'; DOGE Could 'Alienate' Consumers
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ABC News
- US retail sales plunged last month as consumers pulled back after busy holiday season
- Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly up, as Chinese technology firms see stock rally
- Elon Musk met with Modi during Indian PM's US visit. What does he want from India?
- Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
- EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
- A crackdown on substandard homes leaves low-income Hong Kongers wondering where to go
- European naval force helps free ship seized by suspected Somali pirates off Horn of Africa
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Fox Business
- Will tariffs reduce trade deficits? Experts weigh in
- Blue Origin to lay off about 10% of workforce
- China carrying out customs fraud, trade expert says: 'No doubt'
- US producer prices rise slightly above expectations in January
- New York Stock Exchange plans exchange in 'pro-business' Texas
- Chevron trimming headcount by 15%-20% in layoffs
- JPMorgan Chase reportedly to start rounds of layoffs
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CNN
- Federal prosecutors drop criminal probe into ex-WWE boss Vince McMahon, his lawyer says
- US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August
- Trump is getting rid of paper straws. That’s (partly) a good thing, environmentalists say
- The real reason behind the DeepSeek hype, according to AI experts
- Singles in this city pay the most to live alone
- The legal war on DEI begins: Missouri sues Starbucks over its diversity programs
- DeepSeek’s disruption forces AI giants like Baidu, OpenAI to offer their chatbots for free
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AP News
- Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo
- One Extraordinary Photo: AP remote camera gives soaring view of Eagles’ Super Bowl win
- Live updates: Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China
- Elon Musk met with Modi during the Indian prime minister's US visit. What does he want from India?
- Tereza Vanisova gets the hat trick in Ottawa's 8-3 rout of Minnesota
- An iconic symbol of love and fortune, the red horn 'cornicello' brings Naples tradition to the world
- Moore is bullish on the Saints, but noncommittal on Carr, as his 1st head-coaching gig starts
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The Economist
- Well informed: Do bans on smartphones in schools improve mental health?
- The Intelligence: Can Trump and Modi’s bromance survive tough talk on tariffs?
- United States: More government officials get the sack
- Israel: Why are so many Israeli Jews spying for Iran?
- America and China, the world’s critical relationship: Their rivalry will intensify, but must not spill over into war, writes…
- The world’s critical relationship: America’s rivalry with China will intensify, but must not escalate into war, writes…
- Money Talks: How bleak is the outlook for China’s economy?
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The Hill
- Retail sales make biggest drop in almost two years
- Gen Z more likely to blur the lines between romance and work, says new survey
- House Republican: 'I can't guarantee' Trump tariffs won't raise prices
- Mike Rowe: US 'obsessed with qualifications, certifications'
- Republicans put healthcare cuts front and center to advance agenda
- House panel advances budget resolution after marathon meeting
- National retailers warn of higher prices with reciprocal tariffs
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The Guardian
- Vivienne Westwood fashion house faces questions over homophobic bullying claims against CEO
- Why are diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the news?
- Uniqlo’s Kendrick Lamar coup is part of effort to be a serious fashion force
- Arm looks to launch its own chip after landing Meta contract
- Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter
- Sound investment: John Lewis teams up with Rough Trade to sell vinyl
- No 10 cleaning and catering staff to begin month-long strike over pay
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BBC
- Uber and Bolt drivers set for Valentine's Day strike
- Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
- US politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data
- Avanti West Coast strikes suspended for talks
- Thames Water appeals against limit on bill rises
- Allow baby milk loyalty point purchases, regulator says
- Change Heathrow funding or third runway won't happen - businesses
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Baha Breaking News
- Europe closes mostly lower amid earnings, geopolitical news
- Europe closes mostly lower amid Munich conference
- Anthropic allegedly readies new hybrid AI model
- US watchdog to probe Musk's DOGE team
- Pistorius: Ukraine’s NATO bid must wait for peace talks
- Zelensky: Trump can pressure Putin to end war
- Coinbase partners with Aston Martin F1 in crypto deal
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YouGov






The Street
- Nordstrom Rack is selling a 'quality' $298 leather messenger bag for $120, and shoppers say it's the 'perfect size'
- S&P 500 rally isn't sustainable, veteran trader warns
- Elizabeth Holmes shocks the world with first interview from prison
- Why Americans can finally download TikTok again
- Amazon is selling a 'handy' $140 cordless vacuum for just $40 that is perfect for quick cleanups
- Analyst warns of ominous sign for S&P 500
- Another distressed trucking company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Insider
- 15 celebrity couples who ruled the 1990s
- State AGs sue Musk, taking aim at his access to the Defense Department which has billions 'in contracts' with SpaceX
- I ordered the same meal at Arby's and Applebee's. One chain's delicious chicken sandwich blew me away
- 15 pairs of on-screen siblings who dated in real life
- India's prime minister has adopted a familiar slogan: 'Make India Great Again'
- An LA-based couple does cheap 'day dates' to Vegas. They explain how they get $39 roundtrip flights and gamble for free
- Here's the cast of 'The White Lotus' season 3 and where you might recognize them from
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AOL Finance
- Banks sell down more X debt; just $1.3bln now left on their books
- Stock of the day: GameStop jumps 10% on report it could start investing in crypto
- Why is housing so expensive? There simply aren't enough homes
- I was on track to retire early, but I got saddled with debt and now I’m trying to figure out how to get back on track
- Uber's CEO says no one wants to compete with Tesla — or Elon Musk
- 3 Conversations All Married Couples Need to Have Before They Retire
- Trump orders US to ditch the penny. What's its connection to NASCAR's most impactful Daytona 500?
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- I Always Dreamed of Owning Property, But These 9 Factors Convinced Me Not To Be a Landlord
- This US Gun Company Sold Nearly 700,000 Rifles in a Year
- I’m 26 and I’ve been putting 15% pre-tax income into my 401k for years and I feel I’m doing too much
- I Almost Retired to Hawaii, but These 10 Factors Scared Me Off
- Is Flailing With Earth’s Biggest Smartphone Market
- Meta and Mark Zuckerberg’s Biggest Competitor Is Trump With a Sovereign Wealth Fund
- Huge Sell-Off Has Cut Ford Shares by Half
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LA Times
- Marvel's new 'Captain America' is a risky superhero handoff. Is it the reset Disney needs?
- Paramount and YouTube TV extend deadline for a new carriage deal
- Joann plans to close roughly half its stores after bankruptcy filing
- California is at the center of the country's egg mess. Here's why and what's coming
- Their grandfather came to America and opened a nursery. A century later, it's closing
- Column: Trump's assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker
- Amazon looks to hire 2,000 new workers in Inland Empire
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Washington Post
- Bird flu fears have backyard chicken coop owners on edge for what’s next
- What laid-off workers should do now that deferred resignation is closed
- This data may vanish under Trump, so we charted it
- Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE?
- Trump’s inflation challenge in 6 charts
- Animal owners used these chips to track pets. Then the company went dark
- Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs in latest trade move
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Chicago Tribune
- NIPSCO reaches settlement with big customers in electric rate case; citizens group opposes proposal
- In absence of state regulation, some suburbs are banning hemp products that get users high
- Midcentury church in Hometown in line for Landmarks Illinois grant for repairs
- Lobbyist sues environmental advocacy group alleging pregnancy discrimination
- Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
- Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
- The price of eggs just hit an all-time high. Here’s how the cost of everyday consumer goods is changing under the Trump…
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Boston Herald
- TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
- US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season
- Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
- Chocolate love has its price on Valentine’s Day as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter
- Massachusetts economy crashes as state loses domestic residents, gains migrants: report
- Igloo recalls over 1 million coolers amid reports of fingertip amputations
- Hot Property: Get into the swing with Sandwich golf-course home
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Financial Post
- How Trump is pouring gas on the fire of de-globalization
- GST break brought a lot of work but little — if any — gains for businesses
- READ: Donald Trump’s official reciprocal tariff announcement
- Posthaste: Why Trump's tariffs could hit Canada harder this time around
- Canada's digital services tax emerges as major thorn in tariff battle
- Once proud fans, some Canadian Tesla owners embarrassed by Musk
- Publishers sue Canadian AI darling Cohere alleging copyright and trademark infringement
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Digiday
- Love in the time of Slack: Welcome to the new era of office romance
- Snapchat, Pinterest and Reddit turn to AI in laying the groundwork to capture SMB ad dollars
- Tubi’s Super Bowl viewership highlights brands’ embrace of FAST channels
- Rundown: FTC’s potential priorities for ad tech, data and AI
- Digiday+ Research: Site traffic declines are publishers’ biggest concern this year
- Why TikTok’s loss might be Instagram’s gain as Reels grows in content and audience
- As independent, creator-owned media companies flourish, Rooster Teeth is looking to join the party
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The Trade
- Fireside Friday with… Broadridge International’s Mike Sleightholme
- Strong trading revenues sees Euronext achieve double digit revenue growth
- GLMX and FlexTrade collaboration set to bolster trading and workflows
- ESMA thwarts European trajectory crossing plans with last minute rule change
- Bernstein’s financial research division taps Jefferies for new US bank analysts
- Clear Street appoints trading experts to senior positions as it bolsters UK operations
- Longfellow Investment Management taps Morgan Stanley for new fixed income trader
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Observer
- In Paris, Tech CEOs and Global Leaders Shift Stances on A.I. Safety
- A Timeline of Elon Musk’s (Ongoing) Bid to Buy OpenAI
- Coca-Cola, Breweries and Automakers Prepare for Trump’s Tariffs
- For Apple Maps and Google Maps Users, It’s Now the Gulf of America
- Overreliance on A.I. Erodes ‘the Quality of Human Thought,” Microsoft Study Finds
- Google, SoftBank Pour $230M into Quantum Computer Startup QuEra
- Biggest Risk in A.I. Is ‘Missing Out,’ Says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
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Barry Ritholtz



Semafor
- ChatGPT: Will you be my Valentine? More users are falling for AI companions
- Mixed Signals: How Fox is embracing the creator economy, with Red Seat’s Chris Balfe
- Saudi Arabia and the UAE vie to become Ukraine peace summit destinations
- Musk's Boring Company plans to build tunnel system in Dubai
- Six Flags to operate two major amusement parks in Riyadh
- Russia gets its first African naval base in Sudan
- Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for talks with US and allies over Russia
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Reason
- How Do Board Diversity Mandates Affect Firm Value?
- 200,000 Layoffs
- Student Suspended for Creating—but Not Sharing—Nudified Deepfakes of Classmates
- Colorado Appellate Courts "Disapproving" Lower Court Decisions That Led to Acquittal
- Why Is Foreign Aid Going To American Farmers?
- One Step Closer
- System Errors and Due Process
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Nikkei Asia
- Japan's Don Quijote owner to acquire U.S. sushi chain Mikuni
- Delta Thailand posts slower profit growth as EV market slackens
- Hitachi wins $660m in orders for U.S., German railway controls
- Trump tariffs to slow U.S. companies' digital spending, Fujitsu says
- Nissan stocks rise 2.6% as plant closures, job cut details welcomed
- 'Honda Corporation' as proposed new name upset Nissan
- Nissan stocks rise 2.6% as investors welcome plant closures, job cut details
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Institutional Investor
- Is There a Better Alternative to the Endowment Model? Top CIOs Weigh In
- Tiger Cub Robert Citrone Gears Up for a Stock Market Correction
- Performance of Small and Large Endowments Once Again Diverge
- As Sentiment Shifts, Jeffrey Talpins’s Macro Fund Exits Stocks
- Ackman’s Pershing Square Suffers from the ‘Passive’ Phenomenon
- Amid the Fight Over U.S. Regulations, Crypto Advocates Seek New Rules From Washington
- Volatile Macro Fund Haidar Leads Peers With Double-Digit Gain
- More
- Thoughts on Buying Shares: SPLG vs. SPY
- Any good Non-Fossil Fuel/Tobacco/Weapons Mutual funds?
- Robinhood Options finally available in the UK
- Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
- US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August
- Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected
- Insights after Product Hunt launch in November. Lessons learned
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PYMNTS
- Shein and Temu Aim to Move Production to Avoid US Tariffs
- Wyoming Nears First Stablecoin Launch by ‘Public Entity for the Public Benefit’
- Walmart Lags eCommerce While Amazon Laps Mobile Shopping
- Upstart and Affirm Rally, BILL Plummets on Earnings as FinTech IPO Index Adds 2.4%
- Catching the Rails: The Real-Time Payments Opportunity for Small FIs
- 60% of Consumers Use Voice Assistants
- Coinbase: Revenue Doubled in 2024 With Crypto ‘Now Going Mainstream’
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Forbes
- 4 Use Cases For Data Center Digital Twins And More On AI Simulations
- As Tesla Waits For China FSD, BYD Unveils “God’s Eye” Autonomy For All
- ‘Invincible’ Reveals The Show’s Biggest Secret So Far
- Will ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Be Playable On Steam Deck?
- Palo Alto Networks Simplifies Cybersecurity With Cortex Cloud
- Landes De Gascogne Joins Global Network Of Dark Sky Reserves
- The Role Of PKI In Non-Human Identity Security And Zero Trust
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Fortune
- Sam Altman lays out plans for OpenAI’s much-anticipated GPT-5, promising the end of ‘hated’ model picker
- Zelenskyy says he believes Trump is the key to ending the Russia-Ukraine war—but mentioned it was ‘not very pleasant’ Trump…
- The Ambani succession plan: Asia’s $90.5 billion dynasty lets three heirs carve their own paths
- Elon Musk’s DOGE launched its website. It was hacked within days
- World leaders expected clarity on Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine. Instead, JD Vance scolded them on immigration and lectured…
- GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen fuels speculation retailer will invest its $4.6 billion cash pile in Bitcoin
- While Big Tech heads to D.C., Signal’s Meredith Whittaker is looking to Europe: ‘This is where the cool, smart people are’
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Inc.
- A Legal Win for Content Creators Could Change How AI Models Get Built
- This Valentine’s Day, Office Romance Vibes Are Cooling Down
- Would You Bet $10 to Win $10,000? Warren Buffett on Why Discipline Is the Key to Wealth, Success, and Smart Decision-Making
- Insurance Horror Stories Abound! Here Are 7 Tips to Prevent Disaster, From Business Owners Who Learned the Hard Way
- Sony Sees Big Boost from Gaming, Music
- 5 Ways Leaders Can Stop ‘Revenge Quitting’ and Create a Workplace Everybody Loves
- 20 Years Ago Psychologists Developed the WOOP Method. It’s Still the Best Way to Control Your Emotions to Reach Your Goals
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Axios
- Eric Adams joins forces with Trump border czar after DOJ orders case dropped
- Scoop: New FTC chair endorses Trump's ability to fire commissioners of independent agencies
- Hegseth stands by Ukraine comments as GOP senator slams "rookie mistake"
- Hamas to release U.S. citizen with two other hostages on Saturday
- Who's in and who's out for Minnesota's new open Senate seat
- Trump's split screen: Orchestration amid chaos
- In-person work doubled over the past year, survey finds
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Vox
- Why Elon Musk offered to buy the OpenAI nonprofit
- Some DEI programs aren’t worth defending
- The key question for Democrats hoping to take down Trump
- Is it time to worry about bird flu?
- What rights do immigrants have at Guantánamo’s legal black hole?
- Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce
- What RFK Jr. means for your health
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FastCompany
- January was a terrible month for retail sales thanks. Blame the cold
- National Park Service erases transgender references from Stonewall National Monument website
- Trump just drove a truck through Congress’s massive tariff loopholes
- TikTok and CapCut shoot right to the top of Apple’s App Store downloads as ByteDance returns to phones
- Princeton neuroscientists studied how your brain decides to jaywalk. Their findings could help train cheaper LLMs
- How eateries with breakfast menus are responding to high egg prices
- The odds are shifting in the Oscars race: Here are the likely front-runners after last weekend’s industry awards
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Entrepreneur
- The Next AI Tool in Your Arsenal Is Here — How AI PCs Will Make Businesses More Competitive
- 'It's Been Hell': Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Says Prison Life Involves Reading 'Harry Potter' and Working for…
- I Wish I Knew These Things Before Selling My Company — The Questions I Should Have Asked and Mistakes I'd Avoid
- 4 Advanced Marketing Tactics for Small Businesses That Actually Work
- From Boardrooms to Virtual Calls: Your AI Meeting Coach Is Here
- 4 Tips for Selecting the Right Location for Your Franchise
- Why The Wisest Leaders Listen First Before They Act
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Politico
- Capitol agenda: Johnson's next battles
- Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson's budget
- Fiscal hawks tweak House Republicans’ party-line framework
- House Republicans approve their budget after appeasing hard-liners
- Murkowski introduces bill to rename mountain Denali — countering Trump's executive order
- Mitch McConnell’s party of one
- Commerce pick Lutnick clears key procedural hurdle
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Newsweek
- Fans React to George Lopez's New Unrecognizable Look
- Woman Falls in Love With Shelter's 'Most Terrified Puppy,' Rest Is History
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Wikipedia Current Events
February 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant drone strike
- A drone strikes the New Safe Confinement structure housing the site of the Chernobyl disaster. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy states that a Russian combat drone caused significant damage to the structure, but did not produce an increase in external radiation levels. (CNN)
- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant drone strike
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Ten coal miners are killed after a bomb hit a truck in Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- At least six people are killed and seven injured in a fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea. (Al Jazeera)
February 13
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 campaign
- 2025 Bukavu offensive
- M23 rebels capture Kalehe Territory and Ihusi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, leading to several civilian casualties and the mass evacuation of residents. (BBC Gahuza)
- 2025 Bukavu offensive
- M23 campaign
- War against the Islamic State
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- More than thirty IS–Somalia fighters are killed in airstrikes on positions in the Sheebaab area of the Cal Miskaad mountains in northern Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online) (Anadolu Agency)
- Puntland counter-terrorism operations
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Gaza war
- 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis
- Hamas says it will resume the release of hostages according to the terms of the ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel. (CBS News)
- 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis
- 2025 Munich car attack
- At least 28 people are injured by a vehicle-ramming attack during a demonstration by the ver.di trade union in Munich, Germany. Police arrest the vehicle's driver, a 24-year-old Afghan man who is a failed asylum seeker, at the scene. (Sky News) (New Arab)
Business and economy
- German economic crisis
- German automotive manufacturer Porsche announces it will cut 2,000 jobs over the next five years, reducing its workforce by 15%, primarily affecting its assembly plants in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and Weissach in Baden-Wurttemberg. (DW)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi gas explosion
- Four people are killed and thirty-two others are injured by a gas explosion at a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung, Taiwan. (Central News Agency)
- At least 21 people are injured, including 10 seriously, in a fire inside of a costume factory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha)
- Three people are dead and 114 fall ill, including two in critical conditions, after a gastroenteritis outbreak at four hospices in Florence, Italy. (Ansa)
- At least one person is killed and three others are injured by an explosion at the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban government alleges that it was a suicide attack, while no party has claimed responsibility. (DW)
International relations
- International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders
- The United States Treasury Department sanctions Karim Ahmad Khan, the top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, over his decision to investigate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant regarding their conduct during the Gaza war. (U.S. Treasury Department)
Law and crime
- Investigations into the Eric Adams administration
- Acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and five other U.S. Justice Department officials resign after being ordered by the second Trump administration to drop a federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Second cabinet of Donald Trump
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services by a Senate vote of 52–48. (NPR)