Morning News: February 18, 2026

Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments

How the World’s Most Boring Market Became a ‘Battlefield’

Lagarde Reported to Consider Early Exit

ECB’s Lagarde Hasn’t Made Decision on Finishing Term

Warsh May Want a Smaller Fed Balance Sheet, But That’s Hard to Achieve

UBS Lifts Forecast for Big Tech Bond Sales This Year

Goldman Sachs to Drop D.E.I. Criteria for Board Members

Berkshire Cuts Amazon Stake, Makes Bets on New York Times

Meet the New FTC Boss, Same As the Old FTC Boss

Kalshi Dealt Major Setback in Court Fight to Remain in Nevada

Wealth Creation Is Not An Act of War, Opposite What You’re Told

The 401(k) Takeover: Private Equity Muscles In on Retirement

College Graduates Are Down But Not Out in the Job Market

Californians Deserve Better Than Economic Fairy Tales

One Year of RFK Jr. Has Left Public Health Devastated

Inside the Black Box of Prescription Drug Pricing

Could China’s Manufacturers Shift Output to the US? Japan Did It

Steel Dynamics, SGH Raise BlueScope Steel Takeover Bid to $11 Billion

Russia Cuts Oil Drilling as Money Dries Up, With Output at Risk

The Fossil Fuel Tycoon Teaming Up With the Rockefellers to Fight Energy Poverty

Texas Oil Drillers See Salvation in Data Centers

Apple Decouples From Nasdaq as AI ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Grips Market

Private Credit Should Worry About a Singularity in Software Debt

OpenAI, Anthropic Deals Power Abu Dhabi’s $100 Billion AI Bet

Anthropic’s Altruism and Strategic Interest: Aligned Too Neatly?

Online Shopping Could Be AI’s Next Victim

How a Social Media Addiction Trial Threatens Big Tech

Pritzker Pitches Illinois Social-Media Fee as Deficit Looms

Amazon Fends Off Blowback for Ring’s Search Party Tool

Paramount’s New Chance to Win Over Warner Bros. Discovery

Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits

A ‘Boneless Wing’ Needn’t Come From Wing Meat, Judge Rules

Gen Alpha Is Helping Revive China’s Struggling Malls

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Posted by on February 18th, 2026 at 7:04 am


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