- Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the U.S. secretary of state stressed the importance of cooperation with Europe.
- Buying gold bullion is one way to invest in the precious metal — retail giant Walmart offers some options.
- Casey Wasserman told his firm's staff that he felt that he had "become a distraction" to its work and had begun the process of selling the company.
- Cuba’s government appears to be on the brink of economic collapse amid a worsening energy crisis.
- New AI models launched by China's biggest players underscore how the country's companies are keeping up with the U.S.
- Law firms representing the NAACP sent xAI a notice of intent to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Mississippi.
- The average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, according to early filing data. Here's what taxpayers can expect.
- President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's Super Bowl ad campaign, which took a swipe at the ChatGPT maker's decision to bring ads to the platform.
- A series of setbacks for the White House is drawing focus even as Trump touts a drug-pricing initiative, stock market gains, lower inflation as political wins.
- Amazon, Uber Eats and Doordash have scaled more aggressively in grocery delivery in recent months, amping up the pressure on Instacart
- ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model that created the viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fight videos got the attention of Elon Musk.
- Several senators are calling on the Social Security Administration to reconsider what they say is a flaw in the implementation of the law.
- Social Security beneficiaries saw a 2.8% boost to their checks in 2026. New estimates for 2027 find the cost-of-living adjustment may not be much higher.
- The essay exploded across platforms like Elon Musk's X, prompting a range of praise and criticism from readers.
- The broad market index ended Friday near the flatline as enthusiasm over a soft consumer inflation report waned.
- Roku executives said in a shareholder letter that it marked "our biggest quarter ever" for net adds to premium subscriptions.
- Shares of Nvidia fell on Friday, while rival Advanced Micro Devices rallied after the CEO of Arista Networks said her company is shifting some workloads.
- Utilities are on a sharp upswing to begin the year. A couple of dividend-paying stocks are standing out from the pack.
- The consumer price index eased in January but inflation was still elevated for many consumer necessities, economists said.