Economy
Over the weekend of Feb 22-23, President Trump imposed this temporary global percentage levy, rattling markets.
What is 15% global tariffs?
Bloomberg reported this pioneer digital payments firm is attracting unsolicited takeover interest after a massive stock slide.
What is PayPal Holdings?
Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, this 2026 film adaptation of an Emily Brontë gothic romance has topped the box office throughout February.
What is Wuthering Heights?
This precious metal stabilized near $5,200 per ounce as investors weighed safe-haven demand against new U.S. global tariffs.
What is gold?
In early February 2026, this company officially surpassed Walmart to become the world's largest company by annual revenue.
What is Amazon?
Setting a record of 3,410 units sold in eight hours on February 17, this cocktail became the subject of a new Guinness World Record held by Princess Cruises.
What is a Margarita?
This 2.4% figure reached in January 2026 represents the lowest annual mark for this US economic indicator since mid-2025.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
This technology giant raised nearly $32 billion in public debt last week, including a rare 100-year bond offering.
What is Alphabet Inc. (Google)?
Researchers recently discovered a microorganism of this age that is capable of resisting modern super-pathogens.
What is 5,000 years old?
Scientists identified a bacterium frozen for 5,000 years that remains capable of resisting modern super-pathogens. This microorganism shows resistance to a dozen modern antibiotics but, interestingly, also inhibits the growth of other bacteria.