Business & Finance Inside Trump’s removal of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Constellation Research founder details Palantir’s military AI, OpenAI’s health-tech acquisition, and Apple’s Gemini partnership on ‘Varney & Co.’ President Donald Trump fired Gail Slater, his top antitrust enforcer, on Thursday…
Business & Finance Live: Share market tumbles on ‘traditional Friday 13 meltdown’ 13 February 2026 Elizabeth 29m agoFri 13 Feb 2026 at 3:32am Market snapshot ASX 200: -1.33% to 8923.2 Australian dollar: -0.1% at 70.82 US cents Wall Street: S&P 500: -1.5% Nasdaq: -2.1% Europe: EuroStoxx:…
Business & Finance Kathy Ruemmler leaves Goldman Sachs amid Epstein files fallout 13 February 2026 Elizabeth The top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, Kathy Ruemmler, said Thursday that she would leave the prestigious Wall Street firm amid controversy over her email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which the…
Business & Finance EU unveils plan to restructure economy amid US, Russia, China pressure | World News 13 February 2026 Elizabeth European Union leaders have broadly agreed on a plan to restructure the 27-nation bloc’s economy to make it more competitive as they face antagonism from US President Donald Trump, strong-arm…
Business & Finance Gov. Tim Walz “cautiously optimistic” about federal immigration enforcement drawdown, focuses on recovery for small businesses 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” about Border czar Tom Homan’s announcement Thursday morning that the immigration enforcement operation in the state is concluding. Walz said Operation…
Business & Finance Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Mary Amiti, Chris Flanagan, Sebastian Heise, and David E. Weinstein Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this…
Business & Finance Consumers and businesses paid nearly 90% of Trump tariffs in 2025, new analysis found 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Almost all of President Trump’s tariffs last year were passed on to U.S. consumers and businesses in the form of higher costs, according to a new analysis from the Federal…
Business & Finance Applications for jobless benefits fall to 227K last week 13 February 2026 Elizabeth WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. What You Need To Know The…
Business & Finance Middle-class Americans are selling plasma to keep up with rising costs 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Plasma sellers interviewed by NBC News said the benefit to patients was an added bonus, but it was the money that drew them in and kept them coming back. “They…
Business & Finance Mexico Thrives Under Tariffs; USMCA Exports Soar 13 February 2026 Elizabeth Mexico and Canada faced similar tariff pressure from Washington in 2025, yet their trade results diverged.In 2025, the share of exports using USMCA jumped from 44.8% to 88.7% as companies…
