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The last time the sectors diverged so much was just before Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. (File Photo: AFP)

What to make of this very weird market

3 min read . 04:38 pm IST

Age limits on access to social-media apps are being debated or implemented in more countries. (Image: Pixabay)

From Paris to New Delhi, the push to ban teens from social media is going global

5 min read . 09:39 am IST

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor during takeoff.

US gathers the most air power in the Mideast since the 2003 Iraq invasion

7 min read . 07:03 am IST

The Fed held its benchmark short-term rate steady in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% on a 10-2 vote, the first time the central bank had held rates steady since July. (REUTERS)

Fed minutes reveal little appetite for rate cuts

3 min read . 06:53 am IST

Some senior partners now charge as much as $3,400 an hour at the country’s largest law firms.

Top lawyers’ fees have skyrocketed. Be prepared to pay $3,400 an hour.

4 min read . 06:44 am IST

Vendors say big companies have become more cautious about what they buy. (Representative image) (iStock )

Pedaling AI software isn’t as easy as it used to be

3 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Energy Corps is a nonprofit that aims to help developing nations such as Ghana, Zambia and Burundi build out their energy infrastructure and prosper.

The fossil fuel tycoon teaming up with the Rockefellers to fight energy poverty

4 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Al-Hol detention camp in northeast Syria. Moises Saman for WSJ

Chaotic closure of a huge ISIS detention camp is testing Syria’s regime

5 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, has said the company doesn’t have political motivations. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

‘Woke’ AI spat escalates between Pentagon and Anthropic

5 min read . 18 Feb 2026

A drilling rig at a new well on a Chevron oil site near Midland, Texas.

Resilient US oil production is a boon to Trump. How long will it last?

6 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Higher taxes for rich corporations and individuals remains his first choice, Mamdani said Tuesday as he shared his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. (AP)

Mamdani warns of nearly 10% property-tax boost if no tax on wealthy

1 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Staff are flocking to Morgan’s for lunches and happy hours, and people outside the mothership have had to work their connections to try to snag a table.

JPMorgan opened a bar for employees. If only they could get in.

4 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Stored aircraft, including A-10 Warthogs, at an Air Force base near Tucson, Ariz. Ash Ponders for WSJ

How jet engines are powering data centers

4 min read . 17 Feb 2026

Stored aircraft, including A-10 Warthogs, at an Air Force base near Tucson, Ariz. (Photo: Ash Ponders for WSJ)

How jet engines are powering data centers

4 min read . 17 Feb 2026

People burn incense as they pray at the Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Beijing on February 17, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

AI giants turn China’s Lunar New Year into a giveaway blitz

3 min read . 17 Feb 2026

One of two Micron Technology chip factories under construction in Boise, Idaho. (Todd Meier for WSJ)

Micron is spending $200 billion to break the AI memory bottleneck

6 min read . 17 Feb 2026

You don’t need any programming experience because AI will do all the programming for you, and even coach you through the process.

Yes, you can vibe-code. Here’s how to get started.

5 min read . 17 Feb 2026

Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s third child, had known Epstein on-and-off since 1999. (AFP)

Britain’s monarchy can’t escape the shadow of the Epstein scandal

8 min read . 17 Feb 2026

Higher costs can be particularly challenging for small businesses, which typically have thinner profit margins than big companies.

The break is over. Companies are jacking up prices again.

4 min read . 17 Feb 2026

An internally displaced Congolese woman poses for a photograph with children outside her mud-wall shelter in Fizi territory of South Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere (REUTERS)

Millions face starvation in Congo. Their new rulers are to blame.

6 min read . 16 Feb 2026