The Bureau of Economic Analysis released the February personal consumption expenditures price index data on Thursday morning. Here's what it said:Core YoY: 3.0%, slightly lower than January's rate of… [+171 chars]

The February personal consumption expenditures price index rose in line with estimates, but doesn't reflect the Iran war's latest impact on inflation or consumer spending.

Barron's

PCE Inflation Report: What February Core, Headline Numbers Mean for Fed Rate Cuts - Barron's

Mortgage rates fell for the first time in over a month, bringing some relief for homebuyers as the busy spring season heats up.
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Mortgage rates fall for the first time in over a month, bringing some relief for homebuyers as the busy spring season heats up.

Yahoo Entertainment

Mortgage rates fall on Iran ceasefire: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today - Yahoo Finance

Stocks rose for a second day on Thursday, even as oil prices gained, amid continued optimism among traders that the fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran could be sustained.
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The S&P 500 moved into positive territory on Thursday, even as the price of U.S. oil touched $100 per barrel.

CNBC

Stocks gain for a second day on hope Iran ceasefire can be sustained: Live updates - CNBC

American Airlines is raising its checked bag fees, a move that was hardly surprising after most of its competitors in the airline industry just did the same.
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American Airlines became the latest to hike checked bag fees as the industry grapples with rising prices. The carrier also tightened its basic economy policies.

The Points Guy

American Airlines hikes bag fees, adds tough new basic economy restrictions - The Points Guy

Kia plans to release a pickup truck for American consumers in the coming years, as the South Korean automaker plots continued growth domestically and globally.
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Kia plans to release a pickup truck for American consumers in the coming years, as the South Korean automaker plots continued growth globally.

Kia plans to launch U.S. pickup truck by 2030 - CNBC

Disney is planning to begin its next phase of cost cutting, which will include as many as 1,000 layoffs, according to a person familiar with the matter. 
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Disney is planning a new phase of cost cutting, including as many as 1,000 layoffs, under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Disney plans layoffs of as many as 1,000 employees - CNBC

WASHINGTON (AP) The American economy, slowed by last falls 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in … [+1899 chars]

The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate. U.S. gross domestic product— the nation…

Associated Press

US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate - AP News

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual shareholder letter reads something like a Kendrick Lamar diss track, if the rapper was a corporate-speak-talking CEO and not a poetic Pulitzer-prize winning musician.
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Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex.

TechCrunch

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter - TechCrunch

Analysts Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this ar… [+771 chars]

Palantir faces heightened risk from AI agent disruption, the Anthropic fallout impacting its government business. Check out why PLTR stock is a sell.

Seeking Alpha

Palantir: This Could End Badly (NASDAQ:PLTR) - Seeking Alpha

These and 40 other unnamed organizations have access to the model to build their cyber defense capabilities and to scan and stress-test their systems.
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The tech company made the announcement after finding that its new Claude Mythos model outperformed most humans at “finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.”

POLITICO.eu

EU welcomes Anthropic’s move to slow the release of powerful new AI tool - politico.eu

Oil edged higher in choppy trading as investors parsed signals on negotiations in the Middle East, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still largely blocked. 
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Oil edged higher in choppy trading as investors parsed signals on negotiations in the Middle East, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz still largely blocked.

Bloomberg

Oil Rises After Biggest Drop Since 2020 as Hormuz Stays Blocked - Bloomberg.com

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Intc.com

Intel and Google Deepen Collaboration to Advance AI Infrastructure with Xeon CPUs and Custom IPUs - intc.com

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI control tower for business reinvention, today announced that its entire product portfolio will be AI-enabled. Every ServiceNow pr… [+7565 chars]

New Context Engine provides the enterprise context to ground every decision made by AI agents Build anywhere, deploy on ServiceNow — ServiceNow Build Agent skills open platform to every developer, from any tool AI, data, security, and governance are now in ev…

Servicenow.com

ServiceNow moves beyond the sidecar AI era, giving customers a complete AI-native experience across all products and packages - ServiceNow

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Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)per… [+4785 chars]

Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Bea.gov

Personal Income and Outlays, February 2026 - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov)

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After ESG pressures forced private equity investors out of oil and gas, investment firms of ultra-wealthy families stepped up.

Family offices piled into oil after capital dried up. The recent rally has made for big gains - CNBC

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