Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

Canada pitches itself as Europe’s ‘supplier of choice’ in face of US rift

Also in this newsletter: EU cyber chief warns that criminals increasingly are copying state actors’ tactics

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Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

FirstFT: UK shelves frictionless post-Brexit trade border project

Also in today’s newsletter: Poland’s war reparations campaign and UK defence spending

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Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

US labour supply concerns gather force

Consensus is building that weak job growth reflects immigration crackdown rather than soft demand

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Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

US markets and the economy are heading into uncharted territory

The Fed might cut rates despite a healthy economy and a weakening dollar

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Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

Can Reeves solve the Bank of England’s inflation problem?

Rate-setters split on long-term impact of Budget measures aimed at cutting cost of living

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Feb 17, 2026 • 3 min

Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

Alibaba Group has released its newest AI model series, featuring new agentic capabilities, as competition in China's AI space ramps up.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 3 min

Hyatt Chairman Pritzker leaves board over Epstein ties

The 75-year-old said he would not seek reelection to the board at the annual stockholder meeting.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 8 min

Here are the 3 big things we're watching in the stock market this week

We're awaiting earnings from Palo Alto Networks and Texas Roadhouse.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 3 min

Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push

Apple will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts this spring.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 1 min

Everything you thought about the US labour market is wrong

The conventional view has struggled to contend with robust economic growth

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Feb 16, 2026 • 4 min

AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK

"The action we took on Grok sent a clear message that no platform gets a free pass," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 4 min

French prosecutors are investigating companies like Nestle and Danone over contaminated baby formula. Here's the latest

A crisis over contaminated baby formula reached a flashpoint as Paris' public prosecutor said it opened investigations into five companies making it.

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