Timef 02/12/2026

Home sales in January fell more than expected as mortgage rates didn't move much and consumer confidence dropped.

SEO fundamentals are here to stay, but prompt engineering is rapidly transforming the practice into a holistic discipline.

The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance.

Border czar Tom Homan said President Donald Trump has agreed with his proposal to conclude a federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota.

A wave of high-profile staffers are sounding alarms about safety risks, ethical concerns, and moving too fast.

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The hardest leadership lessons don't come from clean markets — they come from those where clarity threatens the status quo and where doing the right thing requires leaders to change incentives before growth ever follows.

Anthropic is pouring millions of dollars into a political action committee that will most likely face off against OpenAI.

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EU leaders will have an 'informal retreat' in Belgium on Thursday to discuss making the EU more competitive. Steve Sedgwick wonders why they don't act.

WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.

Support measures and tax breaks were announced for firms using AI to transform their businesses.

The comments came in response to a question about whether Russia was concerned about the Trump administration's tariff threats.

The novel ultra-long corporate bond diversifies the Google owner's lender base as it ramps up its capex spend.

State income taxes often reflect federal policies, but Washington, D.C. and some states have taken steps to keep the latest Republican changes out of their tax codes.

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.

At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion?

A federal law taking effect in November severely limits the amount of THC, the euphoric cannabis compound, allowed in over-the-counter items. Many groups are fighting back.

Happier Grocery in New York is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge. It’s not the only high-end grocer doing this.

It sounds a bit kooky to promise a whole city from scratch. But it has been done before — and might just help solve the housing crisis.

Schroders will remain headquartered in London following its takeover by Nuveen.

An audacity of opacity has seen observers suggest that India is being "strategically ambiguous" when it comes to the U.S. trade deal.

The stock could have its biggest single-day drop since a 39% fall in August 2023.

German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group on Thursday reported a steep drop in full-year profit and warned of challenging times ahead.

Several Republicans crossed the aisle to support the resolution, even as Trump threatened that dissidents would "seriously suffer the consequences."

The U.K. economy grew a meager 0.1% in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.

SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in some of its other bets.

European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday as investors await another big batch of earnings reports.

Several athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a big reduction of sky-high tariffs, but critics say he undermined Indian sovereignty and undercut the nation’s farmers.

A year after Trump's tariffs spooked manufacturers and customers, Chinese factories and ports were humming unfethered ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Shanghai STAR AI Industry Index climbed 1.7% before paring gains.

U.S. officials have identified DP World's Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem as the recipient of a 2009 email from Jeffrey Epstein regarding a supposed "torture video." 

U.S. stocks went down after the report came out Wednesday stateside, with the Dow snapping a three-day winning streak. 

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed Thursday after stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data dampened expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Republican House leaders tried, and failed, to pass a measure on Tuesday that would have blocked House disapproval votes on Trump tariffs through July.

Trump declared coal essential to U.S. national and economic security last April.

Cisco reported revenue growth in the quarter of close to 10%, topping analysts' estimates.

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Premiums keep climbing, and leaders are stuck between absorbing the cost, passing it on or rethinking how they insure. Here's a practical playbook from a mid-sized employer.

The reorganization "required parting ways with some people," Elon Musk said Wednesday on X.

Profits were up for the fast-food giant as the company focused on value menu items for price-conscious customers.

The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.

The Danish drugmaker kicked off 2026 with its explosive obesity pill launch, but recent challenges have centered around protecting its market share.

An entrepreneurial mindset isn't just for startups. Learn how to lead with agility and discipline at any scale.

Corrupted training data is silently undermining AI investments, leading to inaccurate recommendations that waste resources and erode your competitive edge.

Commodity tokenization lets founders manage real-world asset risks — like energy, metals and fuel — by turning them into flexible, digitally tracked economic interests.

The U.S. government in January ran up a smaller deficit than a year ago, while tariffs collections surged.

What is Ms. Wintour’s alternative career path? Who does Ms. Malle hope to rub elbows with at the Met Gala? More from our interview with American Vogue’s past and present.

Got rejected by investors? Your company isn't doomed. Here's why you might actually be better off.

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Buzzy promotions have helped McDonald's win over high-income consumers.

The company’s new C.E.O. said he saw opportunities to fix and grow the food giant — and cut prices for consumers.

Here's how you can use passion-driven, AI-powered micro-R&D to test ideas fast, control risk and turn innovation into real profit.

The January nonfarm payrolls report beat Wall Street expectations in both job creation and the unemployment rate.

Cardio has long been the go-to fitness strategy for busy founders, but after 40, it's no longer enough.

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Doustdar said Medicare coverage and the launch of Novo's new obesity pill should help gradually boost prescription volumes and offset lower prices in the U.S.

The Project Amplify system attaches motorized leg shells to sneakers to help everyday runners go faster and farther.

Six of xAI's 12 co-founders have departed, with five leaving in the past year alone—just as Elon Musk's AI lab prepares for a major IPO following SpaceX's acquisition.