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The economy caught a chill from Winter Storm Fern and tariffs are a lingering problem, S&P finds Economy has gotten off to a slow start in 2026 By Jeffry Bartash Published: Feb. 20, 2026 at 11:07 a.m. ET The U.S. economy was… more ›

Software Earnings Arrive. It’s a Crucial Time for the Industry. By Angela Palumbo Feb 23, 2026, 3:18 pm EST Salesforce is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Key Points About This Summary The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF… more ›

Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all? Credit… Nicolas Ortega Listen to… more ›

Binance Fired Staff Who Flagged $1 Billion Moving to Sanctioned Iran Entities Weeks after Trump pardoned Binance’s founder, the company dismantled probe and suspended the investigators; Binance denied inquiry ended or staff fired for the concerns Richard Teng, CEO of… more ›

Reform vows to keep OBR and Bank of England independence Robert Jenrick will back the institutions as ‘shadow chancellor’ to reassure business Ben Clatworthy, Whitehall Editor | Daisy Eastlake, Political Reporter Wednesday February 18 2026, 12.00am GMT, The Times Conservative… more ›

The smart way to use AI to do your taxes Plus: the truth behind how the ‘G-Wagon write-off’ really works By Andrew Keshner Published: Feb. 17, 2026 at 9:53 a.m. ET Here’s how I’m using AI to help prepare my taxes this… more ›

Retail Earnings Will Show Execution Matters More Than Ever By Sabrina Escobar Feb 17, 2026, 2:15 pm EST In this article WMT W For retailers, tariffs have significantly affected profitability. (Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg) Key Points About This Summary Brand strength and operational efficiency… more ›

How the World’s Most Boring Market Became a ‘Battlefield’ Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging. Listen to this article · 8:10 min Learn more Share… more ›

Wall Street Pauses AI Selloff in Choppy Start for Stocks Major indexes closed Tuesday in the green, but barely By David Uberti Feb. 17, 2026 4:28 pm ET Amazon Spheres in Seattle. Shares of Amazon.com ended the day higher. Ian Allen for WSJ… more ›

Europe can’t survive without Britain, says Nobel Prize-winning economist America no longer cares about freedom and democracy, so UK and EU must defend them, says Philippe Aghion Emma Taggart Economics Reporter Emma Taggart is an Economics Reporter at The Telegraph,… more ›