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Fed Flags Structural Weak Spots in Stablecoins and Digital Money Funds

Fed Flags Structural Weak Spots in Stablecoins and Digital Money Funds
Fed Flags Structural Weak Spots in Stablecoins and Digital Money Funds
February 17, 2026  |  Economy

Every financial crisis has a villain that nobody saw coming. In 2008, it was mortgage-backed securities. In March 2020, it was prime money market funds,...

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Private Software Firms Beat AI Disruption Fears With Early Earnings
Private Software Firms Beat AI Disruption Fears With Early Earnings
February 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Privately held software firms McAfee, Rocket Software, Perforce Software and Cloudera released their earnings to lenders ahead of schedule to reassure those lenders at a...

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Card Issuance Expands as Earnings Season Highlights Platform Economics
Card Issuance Expands as Earnings Season Highlights Platform Economics
February 17, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Earnings season rarely yields a single organizing narrative, yet the most recent cycle has revealed a narrative tied to cards: Issuance is increasingly positioned as...

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Apple Bets on AI Wearables to Lock in iPhone Users
Apple Bets on AI Wearables to Lock in iPhone Users
February 17, 2026  |  Wearables

Apple is accelerating its development of three artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable devices: smart glasses, a pendant and AirPods, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 17), citing unnamed...

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Amazon Plans Second Big-Box Store Near Chicago
Amazon Plans Second Big-Box Store Near Chicago
February 17, 2026  |  Amazon

Amazon has proposed a second big-box store in the Chicago area, Mass Market Retailers (MMR) reported Tuesday (Feb. 17), citing a paywalled article in the...

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Apple Pay Pushes Installments to In-Store Checkout
Apple Pay Pushes Installments to In-Store Checkout
February 17, 2026  |  Apple Pay

Apple is promoting the ability of Apple Pay to let users pay over time in stores as well as in apps and online. Get the...

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Robots, Compliance and AI Receptionists: $1.45 Billion Backs AI Embedded in Real Operations
Robots, Compliance and AI Receptionists: $1.45 Billion Backs AI Embedded in Real Operations
February 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Across robotics, media production, healthcare administration, compliance and small-business front desks, startups raised capital by promising measurable output: robots on factory floors, video assets in...

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JPMorgan Chase Analysts Predict AI Costs Could Trigger Bank Mergers
JPMorgan Chase Analysts Predict AI Costs Could Trigger Bank Mergers
February 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The pace of artificial intelligence spending required in the financial services sector may force smaller banks into mergers, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Feb. 17), citing analysts...

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