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U.S. markets rocked by private credit worries and potential strike on Iran
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Feb. 19, 2026.Brendan McDermid | Reuters
U.S. markets had a shaky Thursday, pressured by Washington's escalating tensions with Iran and renewed…
Trump Jr. calls banking Ponzi scheme, touts stablecoin
Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday called traditional banking a "Ponzi scheme" that effectively forced the Trump family to start its crypto venture World Liberty Financial after banks closed the family company's accounts in early 2021."You…
Blue Owl liquidity curbs fuel fears private credit bubble
Blue Owl signage outside the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue in the Midtown East neighborhood of New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe private credit boom is facing a new test after Blue Owl…
Democrats pick Gov. Spanberger to give State of the Union rebuttal
Then-Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., poses in her office in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesVirginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic rebuttal…
Sumitomo Pharma shares plunge despite greenlight for Parkinson’s treatment
Kelvn | Istock | Getty ImagesShares of Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma fell over 12% Friday on what appeared to be profit-taking, a day after the government endorsed the company's iPS cell-based therapy for Parkinson's and heart…
House Dems call for Treasury probe into Trump family crypto venture
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing about the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026. Kylie…
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fall, tracking Wall Street losses, as U.S.-Iran
Aerial view of Mt. Fuji, Tokyo Tower and modern skyscrapers in Tokyo on a sunny day.Yongyuan | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Friday, after all three major Wall Street indexes declined overnight pressured by a…
Labor Secretary’s husband barred from HQ after sexual assault claims
Shawn DeRemer, husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor, sits, on the day Chavez-DeRemer testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation…
Japan inflation falls below BOJ’s 2% target for first time since March 2022
Shop owners of a 70-year-old "takoyaki", or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's headline inflation rate fell to…
Epstein would ‘name drop’ Trump, Les Wexner says in deposition video
Les Wexner speaks during a deposition about Jeffrey Epstein. Courtesy: GOP Oversight via YouTubeJeffrey Epstein would "name drop" President Donald Trump as one of the many high-profile people he claimed to know, billionaire retail…