Morning News: February 23, 2026

Christine Lagarde Isn’t Done Trying to Fix Europe

EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Approval Over Trump Tariff Risk

The Supreme Court Blocks President Trump’s $18 Trillion Fairy Tale

Trump Lost on Tariffs, but Trade Will Never Be the Same

The Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Doesn’t Solve the Problem

Tariff Ruling Brings Little Comfort Overseas

They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck.

Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

Tariffs Are a Wild Card for the Economy Again

What to Know About Trump’s New Tariff

Why Tariffs Aren’t Shrinking the U.S. Trade Deficit

The Gold Price Mirrors Voter Unease That Politicians Blithely Ignore

Gold-Like Swiss Franc May Surge 17%, Morgan Stanley’s Adams Says

The AI ‘Scare Trade’ Is Healthy for the Stock Market

AI Is No Excuse for the Fed to Cut Interest Rates

Blue Owl Anxiety Rattles the $1.8 Trillion Private Credit Market

Private Equity’s Dry Spell Now Worse Than 2008 Crisis, Bain Says

US Battery Market to Grow Despite Policy Headwinds, Report Says

Corporate America’s New Slogan: Make More, Pay Less

America’s Energy Bills Are Soaring. The Pain Is No Longer Just for the Poor.

It’s a Buyer’s Market, but Homeownership Eludes Many Americans

The Fundraising Tactic AI Startups Are Using to Juice Valuations

‘A.I. Literacy’ Is Trending in Schools. Here’s Why.

At This Newark School, A.I. Lessons Are the New Drivers’ Ed

AI Anxiety Has Found Its Way to Real-Estate Brokers

Meta Rakes It In, Yet Still Borrows Billions for AI

Tech Companies Are Making Their Robots Cute to Try to Win Over Humans

Gilead to Buy US Biotech Arcellx for Up to $7.8 Billion

Novo Next-Generation Obesity Shot Falls Short of Lilly Rival

Johnson Matthey Lowers Price of Unit Being Sold to Honeywell to $1.8 Billion

Americans Can’t Quit Steak, No Matter the Cost

Domino’s Revenue Rises on U.S. Same-Store Sales Growth

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Posted by on February 23rd, 2026 at 7:05 am


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