Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

FDA chief warns U.S. is losing ground to China in early drug development, calls for faster trial approvals

Makary pointed to three bottlenecks: hospital contracting, ethical reviews and approvals and the Investigational New Drug applications process

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Feb 18, 2026 • 4 min

Leavitt: Trump concerned with Potomac River sewage stench, with America 250 celebrations planned for summer

A sewage pipe collapse just outside of Washington, D.C. that spilled 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River has caught Trump's attention.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 2 min

Cadence Design Systems shares pop on earnings beat, custom chip optimism

CEO Anirudh Devgan said he expects the trend of companies making their own custom chips to accelerate.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

Alphabet's new AI music model could lure content creators from rivals

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch, an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 1 min

Fed officials warn progress towards inflation goal will be ‘uneven’

Minutes from January meeting show US policymakers saw risk that price growth will remain above 2%

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Feb 18, 2026 • 2 min

Seattle Seahawks begin sale process after Super Bowl win

The Seattle Seahawks are beginning a sale process in what could be one of the largest NFL sales in history.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 4 min

Fed officials split on where interest rates should go, minutes say

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its Jan. 27-28 meeting.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 4 min

Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon calls rule-based system for crypto 'very, very important'

David Solomon spoke weeks after a Senate panel advanced a cryptocurrency market bill to create a national regulatory structure for crypto.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here's what each side wants

Anthropic landed a $200 million Defense contract last year, as did AI rivals OpenAI, Google and xAI.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 3 min

As AI puts the squeeze on entry-level jobs, teens remain optimistic about their future employability, report finds

High school students are less concerned about AI's impact on their future employment prospects, according to a new report.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 4 min

Trump Jr. calls banking a 'Ponzi scheme' that forced family to create crypto business

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are hosting the World Liberty Forum at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., owned by their father, President Donald Trump.

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Feb 18, 2026 • 5 min

1 buy and 2 sales — how we're using recent stock market swings to our advantage

We are making a handful of trades on Wednesday.

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