2026-02-12 13:00:55
Strength in non-farm payrolls makes further interest-rate cuts that much harder to justify.
2026-02-12 13:00:15
There was a time when Munich really mattered. For a generation after the Cold War, the annual Munich Security Conference was a mecca for leaders of a Europe whole and free, a confab for the Western coalition that bestrode the globe. Just five years ago, US President Joe Biden told the attendees that democracy must triumph and humanity must never return the “rigid blocs of the Cold War.”
2026-02-12 13:00:12
Investors seem to be worried that Barclays Plc has too little courage in its convictions — or maybe too much. The UK bank pledged to return more than £15 billion ($20 billion) to shareholders over the next three years as part of Tuesday’s full-year results announcement, but its stock initially fell on the promise.
2026-02-12 12:30:06
There’s plenty for young Brits to be angry about. Their rents are soaring, the costs of basics like food and childcare are rising and even recent job losses appear to have been concentrated among young people. But it’s student loans that have been the main focus of their ire lately.
2026-02-12 12:00:06
Product releases from Anthropic PBC last week triggered a nearly $1 trillion selloff of enterprise software stocks, extending a decline that’s been on course for some time. Salesforce Inc., which sells customer relationship management software, and Workday Inc., which provides financial management software, are both down more than 40% over the past 12 months. On Wednesday, the market rout spread to wealth management firms and, it seemed, any company that appeared to be in the crosshairs of artif
2026-02-12 06:50:58
America’s political landscape is divisive. But US athletes deserve everyone’s cheer.
