Economy
Border Patrol Fired Army Lasers At Party Balloons, Forcing El Paso Air Traffic Shutdown
On Wednesday, after the FAA suddenly shut down airspace over El Paso, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the unsettling move was prompted by a “cartel...
“This Alliance Has To Look Different Because The World Looks Different”: Rubio Expands On Historic Speech In Munich
Authored by ‘sundance’ via The Last Refuge,
Marco Rubio appears for an interview with John Micklethwait of Bloomberg...
Russia Seized A Dozen Ukrainian Villages In February: ‘Expanding Security Zone’
The Kremlin on Sunday issued an important battlefield update with Russian army chief Valery Gerasimov having newly declared that a dozen more eastern villages...
No Arrests In Nancy Guthrie Case After Major Operation Near Her Home
Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,
No arrests have been made in the Nancy Guthrie case after a night of heavy police activity two miles from the missing 84-year-old’s home.
Nancy...
What Do Monica Lewinsky, Maggie Thatcher, Elvis, Cher, Bill Cosby, & The Pope Have In Common?
In the (alleged) interests of transparency, AG Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche released a statement overnight that included a list of all government...
The Weak Dollar Narrative
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
We have spent a lot of time over the last year debunking “narratives,” which are dangerous to investors, as “narratives” create a rationalization for overpaying for assets....
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February 15, 2026
Interview: Crashing Gold and Silver Prices — How Long Will It Last?
What if the economy wasn’t chaotic at all-but followed a hidden code? The Armstrong Economic Code reveals the powerful cyclical patterns discovered by legendary forecaster Martin
February 14, 2026
PRIVATE BLOG – The Metals Correction
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February 13, 2026
Politic
Rep. Thomas Massie is politically conservative. Donald Trump has been trying to tell the nation otherwise, but Massie is about as conservative as they come. Rep. Massie has also shown himself to be a person of principle who cares deeply about getting...
Kristi Noem wants to be president, and she is using the Department of Homeland Security as her launching pad to act like a shadow president while Trump is in office.
PoliticusUSA is beholden to no special interest or political party. We are 100% independent....
Putting a billionaire back in the White House, and hoping that he would solve the economic woes of the working class, never made sense, but that is exactly what white working-class voters did in the 2024 presidential election.
Trump immediately took office...
There are many possibilities for who the whistleblower complaint filed against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was related to, but when thoughts turn to Trump’s inner circle and foreign nationals, one name often forgotten is Jared Kushner.
PoliticusUSA...
It was only yesterday that Donald Trump seemed to not know where he was and forgot the name of a fake award that the coal industry was giving him at the White House.
Trump held another event on Thursday at the White House with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin...
Business
Key Insights (AI-assisted):
Deutsche Telekom’s move signals that satellite-to-cellular IoT is shifting from niche pilots to standardized, roaming-based service models. By proving multi-orbit NB-NTN on commercial 3GPP hardware, it pressures other operators...
Key Insights (AI-assisted):
By formalizing a multi-track partner structure around LoRaWAN and Massive IoT, Netmore is pushing the LPWAN market toward more platform-like, repeatable engagement models. This move signals that differentiation in IoT connectivity...
Online privacy has become a growing concern as more services rely on location-based data. Many users worry about their personal information being tracked or exposed. From streaming services like YouTube TV to social platforms and online stores, platforms...
Key Insights (AI-assisted):
Growing device volumes are exposing process weaknesses in how IoT teams coordinate hardware, software, security, and operations. The emphasis on early standardization, real-world testing, and OTA-first thinking signals a shift...
Health
Why Outpatient Detox is Redefining Success in Modern Rehab
The landscape of addiction treatment is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. For decades, the gold standard of recovery was almost exclusively the residential model,
February 11, 2026
The Cultural Wellness Practices That Have Stood the Test of Time
Wellness trends come and go. One year, something magical is happening that everyone is a part of, the next it’s gone—only to be replaced by
February 2, 2026
Public Access Bleeding Control Kit Essentials
Public access bleeding control kits put life‑saving tools in the hands of bystanders, empowering everyday people to act quickly and effectively when every second counts.
January 31, 2026
Battling Acne Scars and Blemishes? Steps to Heal and Improve Skin Texture
Acne scars can feel like a stubborn reminder of a chapter someone is ready to leave behind. Even when active breakouts calm down, uneven texture,
January 29, 2026
More Than Medicine: Holistic Approaches to Dementia Support
Dementia affects not only memory but also mood, behavior, communication, and physical function. While medication can offer limited symptom relief, it does not address the
January 21, 2026
Innovation
Your strategy team spent three months on strategic planning. Six months later, half your strategic portfolio doesn’t work. Markets shifted. Customers changed priorities. Key engineers left.
A competitor launches a new feature. Your team spots it Monday morning. By Tuesday, your inbox fills with “Should we respond?” messages. Wednesday’s strategic planning meeting turns into a debate: Do we need to decide now? What exactly...
The CPG playbook that worked for decades – incremental innovation, predictable cycles, stage-gate rigor – now guarantees irrelevance. Consumer preferences shift in months while product development crawls through years, and the gap between...
Most executives couldn’t answer three basic questions about their strategic portfolio: Which initiatives compete for the same resources? What happens if priorities shift next quarter? Which projects deliver strategic benefits versus consuming budget?
Organizations that anchor build-buy-partner decisions in evidence reduce implementation failures by 30 to 40 percent. Yet most still rely on intuition, influence, and incomplete analysis when the stakes are highest. Global analysis of 50,000 technology...
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Environment
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced a fivefold increase in its team of enforcement officers and lawyers tackling water pollution, from 41 roles in 2023 to 195 by March 2026, with seemingly more to come in 2026.
An announcement from the regulator...
LampreyMMAUV can attach itself to the hulls of ships or submarines, and recharge its own batteries (image credit: Lockheed Martin).
A versatile submersible developed by US defence technology group Lockheed Martin provides the capabilities of a Multi Mission...
Four projects have been awarded funding from the Circular Electricals Fund, which supports innovation in product design, material use and recovery and business models. The award is run by not-for-profit group Material Focus, and follows a rigorous application...
Even as the government announces contracts for new solar farms as part of its Clean Power 2030 plan, the question persists: can the renewable energy sector scale up production sustainably? New research from Northumbria University, published in Nature...
Clothing enters the residual waste stream (in Germany, in this case)
The European Commission has adopted new measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and...
Latvian startup Deep Space Energy has raised €350K in pre-seed funding from investors, in addition to €580K in public contracts and grants from the European Space Agency (ESA), NATO DIANA, and the Latvian government. The funding will support a further...
Markets
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) Shares Steady as Managed Senior Housing Drives 2025 Growth
Shares of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (SBRA) rose 1.22% to $21.49 in Friday trading following the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results.
February 14, 2026
Eversource Energy (ES) Shares Climb Following 2025 Earnings Beat and New Long-Term Growth Targets
Shares of Eversource Energy (ES) rose 4.34% to $73.36 in Friday trading after the utility provider reported full-year 2025 results that exceeded the high end
February 14, 2026
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (IR) Shares Surge Following Earnings Beat and Improved 2026 Guidance
Shares of Ingersoll Rand Inc. (IR) rose 4.56% to $98.51 in midday trading Friday after the industrial equipment manufacturer reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded Wall
February 14, 2026
MMI Q4 2025 Earnings Soar: Real Estate Sales Surge 8.5%
Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) MMI Q4 2025 Earnings exceeded expectations as the real estate investment services firm reported revenue growth. The company posted fourth quarter
February 14, 2026
