Alphabet Inc. is selling at least $9.4 billion in sterling and Swiss franc-denominated bonds, including an ultra-rare issue of a 100-year note, following a bumper deal in the US.
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Alphabet Inc. is selling at least $9.4 billion in sterling and Swiss franc-denominated bonds, including an ultra-rare issue of a 100-year note, following a bumper deal in the US.

Bloomberg

Alphabet Begins Selling Multi Tranche Debut Swiss Franc Bond - bloomberg.com

Coca-Cola on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly results, although demand for its drinks in North America and Latin America is beginning to show signs of improvement.
Looking ahead to 2026, the company… [+2427 chars]

Like rival PepsiCo, Coke has seen demand for its drinks fall as budget-conscious shoppers try to save more on their grocery bills.

CNBC

Coca-Cola is about to report earnings. Here's what to expect - CNBC

CVS Health on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates and reaffirmed the 2026 profit guidance that impressed investors, signaling steady progress in the health-care g… [+6133 chars]

The results signal steady progress in the health-care giant's aggressive turnaround plan under CEO David Joyner, who stepped into the role in late 2024.

CVS tops quarterly estimates, reaffirms profit outlook as turnaround plan takes effect - CNBC

Customers shop at a GUCCI luxury store in Shanghai, China.
Kering said it expects a return to growth this year even as it posted another quarter of sales declines on Tuesday, with its biggest sales … [+3904 chars]

The luxury group said it sees a return to growth this year even as it posted another quarter of sales declines.

Gucci-owner Kering jumps 12% as new CEO maps revival, sales beats estimates - CNBC

British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations and suspended share buybacks, seeking to shore up its balance sheet as lower crude prices take their toll.
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BP on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations, after crude prices dipped below $60 a barrel for the first time in nearly five years.

BP shares fall 5% after oil major suspends share buyback plan - CNBC

The most seductive narrative in American work culture right now isn’t that AI will take your job. It’s that AI will save you from it.
That’s the version the industry has spent the last three years s… [+3149 chars]

Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees' to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.

TechCrunch

The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most - TechCrunch

Bitcoins BTC
$69,069.53 rebound from last weeks selloff is already running into a wall.
After briefly sliding into the low-$60,000s in a capitulation-style move last week, the largest cryptocurrenc… [+2979 chars]

Trading data show a broad risk-off unwind, with spot volumes on major exchanges down about 30% since late 2025 and retail participation fading

CoinDesk

Bitcoin price analysis: BTC faces fresh resistance near $71,000 - CoinDesk

Salesforce made cuts to its workforce at the beginning of this month.
The cut involved fewer than 1,000 roles, according to a person familiar with the matter.
At least nine employees posted on Link… [+922 chars]

Salesforce trims staff in marketing, product, and data teams, affecting fewer than 1,000 roles. The company recently had a leadership overhaul.

Business Insider

Salesforce made a new round of job cuts. These teams were affected. - Business Insider

The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such tria… [+8485 chars]

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.

CBS News

Social media companies accused of "addicting the brains of children" as trial begins - cbsnews.com

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Novo Nordisk sued Hims and Hers Health on Monday over alleged patent infringement after the U.S. telehealth firm launched, then canceled, a $49 copy of Novo's weight-loss pill Weg… [+4241 chars]

Novo Nordisk sued Hims and Hers Health on Monday over alleged patent infringement after the U.S. telehealth firm launched, then canceled, a $49 copy of Novo's weight-loss pill ​Wegovy.

KSL.com

Novo Nordisk sues Hims after $49 weight-loss pill sparks FDA backlash - KSL News

Eddie Bauer LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday and hopes to sell about 200 of its namesake outdoor sportswear stores in the United States and Canada,citing declining sales and s… [+1794 chars]

Eddie Bauer LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday and hopes to sell about 200 of its namesake outdoor sportswear stores in the United States and Canada, blaming declining sales and supply chain challenges.

Operator of Eddie Bauer stores in the US and Canada files for bankruptcy - cnn.com

U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh all-time high.
Dow futures fell 38 points, or about 0.1%. S&amp;P 500 futures were off by 0.1%… [+1328 chars]

Tech stocks rallied Monday, building on their Friday comeback and helping lift the overall market.

Stock futures are little changed after Dow hits new record: Live updates - CNBC

Its no secret that it was a huge weekend in California, with Super Bowl LX taking place this weekend.
Two teams, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, battled it out at Levis Stadium to tak… [+2458 chars]

Check out this unbelievable sight as dozens of private jets lined the runway at San Francisco airport before the Super Bowl happenned last weekend

Supercarblondie.com

Unreal footage of private jets lining San Francisco airport before the Super Bowl will give you goosebumps - supercarblondie.com

FORT WORTH, Texas The Association of Professional Flight Attendants has issued a no-confidence vote against American Airlines CEO Robert Isom. 
The board of directors, which represents American Airl… [+4984 chars]

American Airlines previously reached a new contract agreement with flight attendants in July of 2024, after a long negotiation process beginning in 2019.

WFAA.com

American Airlines unions call for ouster of CEO Robert Isom, flight attendants pass no-confidence vote - WFAA

The relentless surge in memory chip prices over the past few months has driven a vast divide between winners and losers in the stock market, and investors dont see any end in sight.
Companies from g… [+359 chars]

The relentless surge in memory chip prices over the past few months has driven a vast divide between winners and losers in the stock market, and investors don’t see any end in sight.

Memory Chip Squeeze Wreaks Havoc in Markets, With More to Come - bloomberg.com

Anthropic spent the Super Bowl on Sunday night slamming OpenAI for planning to introduce ads to ChatGPT through a series of tongue-in-cheek ads. Then, only hours later, ChatGPT officially unveiled ad… [+3544 chars]

Gizmodo.com

OpenAI Responds to Critical Super Bowl Commercials by Putting Ads in ChatGPT - Gizmodo

WASHINGTON A little more than a year after dismissing the moon as a distraction, Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus on lunar settlement before sending humans to Mars.
In a social media post Feb. 8, Mu… [+5012 chars]

A little more than a year after dismissing the moon as a “distraction,” Elon Musk says SpaceX will focus on lunar settlement before sending humans to Mars.

SpaceNews

Musk says SpaceX focus is on the moon rather than Mars - SpaceNews

(The Center Square) The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January alone, the Congressional Budget Office reports… [+1953 chars]