Morning News: February 12, 2026

Europe’s Depleted Natural Gas Tanks Spur Energy Security Worries

Coal Power Will Need More Than the Army to Pull Off a US Revival

A Nuclear-Power Startup Says It Can Rouse the Slow-Moving Industry

Global Trade Is Leaving the US Behind

Trump’s Trade Deal With India Has Become a Headache for Modi

Trump Rebuked Over Canada Tariffs as Midterm Anxieties Grow

States Say No Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts, Drawing Republican Fire

Who’s Watching Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog?

‘A Big, Beautiful Deal’

Emerging Market Stocks Rally for Fourth Day, Led by Korean Tech

The Unsung Economic Boost Brought by Full Expensing

Warsh May Not Be the Hawk Wall Street Expects

Bank CEOs Oppose the CLARITY Act, But Savers Shouldn’t

The Trump Administration Wants White Men to Claim Discrimination. This Is What Happens When They Do

Unaffordable Housing Impacts How Americans Consume, Work and Invest

Maybe America Needs Some New Cities

What Sweeping Revisions and a Blowout Month Tell Us About the U.S. Job Market

Healthcare Jobs Have Become the Engine of America’s Labor Market

Without Reform, Healthcare Will Swallow the Federal Budget

In Kentucky, People Blame Ford More Than Trump for Lost Factory Job

Stuck With an Empty Factory, Ford Seeks a New Market

CarMax Taps Hotel Veteran to Lead Turnaround

Nuveen to Buy UK Asset Manager Schroders in £10 Billion Deal

The Fortune 500 CEO Who Puts a Premium on Pain and Suffering

Anthropic Pledges $20 Million to Candidates Who Favor AI Safety

Founders Fund, D.E. Shaw, Dragoneer Among Co-Lead Investors in Anthropic Deal

AI Can Be Transformational and Still Be a Bubble

Salesforce and Friends Deserve This AI Squeeze

US Decides SpaceX Is Like an Airline, Exempting It from Labor Relations Act

Dr. Oz Is Not the Retirement Guru America Needs

The Making of MAHA’s Biohacking King

Novo Set to Make Wegovy Pill in Ireland for Markets Outside US

Sales at McDonald’s Rise, Driven by Value Meals and Grinch Socks

The Legal Weed Business Is Booming. Bank Access Isn’t

It’s a Grocery Store, but Selling Food Isn’t the Point

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Posted by on February 12th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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