Japan’s birth rate plummets to lowest in 125 years

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-birth-rate-lowest-population-b2705648.html

XRP Crashes Under $2 Amid $918 Million Crypto Sell-off

https://u.today/xrp-crashes-under-2-amid-918-million-crypto-sell-off-details

‘Gloves off’ in US-China trade war with Trump’s surprise tariff spikes

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3300572/gloves-us-china-trade-war-trumps-surprise-tariff-spikes

China and Russia are ‘true friends tempered by fire’, Xi Jinping tells Kremlin aide

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3300618/china-and-russia-are-true-friends-tempered-fire-xi-jinping-tells-kremlin-aide

Don't Outlive Your Savings: Annuities as a Longevity Insurance

https://due.com/dont-outlive-your-savings-annuities-as-a-longevity-insurance/

Fed's Hammack says rates likely on hold for some time

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/feds-hammack-says-rates-likely-hold-some-time-2025-02-27/

Measles confirmed in Kentucky amid outbreaks of virus in U.S.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2025/02/27/measles-confirmed-in-kentucky-amid-outbreaks-of-virus-in-u-s/80674658007/

Jeep's latest patent hints at an attached rooftop tent for the Wrangler

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/rooftop-tent-camping-jeep-wrangler-patent/

Warning issued after ‘mystery illness’ kills 60 people within days of symptoms starting

https://www.tyla.com/news/congo-mystery-illness-60-fatalities-symptom-warning-426130-20250227

Symptoms of mystery new illness that killed 50 people within hours spark widespread concern

https://www.ladbible.com/news/world-news/illness-congo-symptoms-health-warning-154891-20250227

FDA meeting to choose next year's flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/health/news-fda-meeting-to-choose-flu-vaccine-composition-canceled-without-explanation/index.html

$1 Billion Crypto Market Liquidation Bloodbath: Plummeting Getting Worse?

https://u.today/1-billion-crypto-market-liquidation-bloodbath-plummeting-getting-worse

Tablet devices for toddlers? Study says 40% of 2 year-olds have their own

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308593/children-screens-ai-common-sense-media

Global Debt Marches to Record High, Reaches $318 Trillion

https://english.aawsat.com/business/5116253-global-debt-marches-record-high-reaches-318-trillion

Canada wants new oil pipelines to avoid Trump tariffs; nobody wants to build them

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-wants-new-oil-pipelines-avoid-trump-tariffs-nobody-wants-build-them-2025-02-26/

Social Security says higher payments are on the way for millions of former public workers

https://apnews.com/article/social-security-trump-biden-benefits-b762f348a9464eb6d31a7625d08c522d

A measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has sickened over 130 people. The highly contagious virus explained — and what the CDC says about getting revaccinated as an adult.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/a-measles-outbreak-in-texas-and-new-mexico-has-sickened-over-130-people-the-highly-contagious-virus-explained--and-what-the-cdc-says-about-getting-revaccinated-as-an-adult-200956709.html

Treasury yields drop to their lowest levels in 2025 as market uncertainty rises

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4413221-treasury-yields-drop-to-their-lowest-levels-in-2025-as-market-uncertainty-rises

Bitcoin price drops below £69k as cryptocurrency investors face stock market 'decline'

https://www.gbnews.com/money/bitcoin-price-drop-cryptocurrency-investor-market

Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of corporate workforce at Texas HQ

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/18/southwest-airlines-layoffs-cut-corporate-workforce-senior-leadership-dallas-texas-headquaters/79060388007/

Home Prices Are Plummeting In Some Major Cities—Is Now the Time to Buy?

https://madamenoire.com/1433010/home-prices-dropped-major-cities/

US economy depending on the wealthy more than ever: Report

https://san.com/cc/us-economy-depending-on-the-wealthy-more-than-ever-report/

South Dakota Shoots Down Bitcoin Reserve Bill Over Volatility Concerns

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43934284/south-dakota-shoots-down-bitcoin-reserve-bill-over-volatility-concerns-follows-wyoming-and-montanas-lead-as-btc-falls-below-90000

Newly Elected German Chancellor Vows ‘Real Independence’ From ‘Indifferent’ US

https://www.mediaite.com/news/newly-elected-german-chancellor-vows-real-independence-from-indifferent-us/

Billionaire Investor Steve Cohen Warns Of 'Significant Correction' As Trump Tariffs, Immigration Crackdown, And Spending Cuts Shake Market Confidence: 'It's A Tax'

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/02/43906522/billionaire-investor-steve-cohen-warns-of-significant-correction-as-trump-tariffs-immigration-crackdown-and-spending-cuts-shake-market-confidence-its-a-tax

The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power

https://apnews.com/article/german-elections-2025-results-afd-merz-20b81137f6e9087d631a59fe13cc8d0a

Robotic acrobatics: Chinese start-up impresses with world’s first frontflip by a robot

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3299920/robotic-acrobatics-chinese-start-impresses-worlds-first-frontflip-robot

Major Gmail update will change how you use your emails

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/gmail-update-login-sms-google-security-b2703460.html

While the U.S. threatens tariffs and builds walls around its economy, China opens up

https://theconversation.com/while-the-u-s-threatens-tariffs-and-builds-walls-around-its-economy-china-opens-up-245012

The 4 Safest Places for Retirees to Keep Their Money

https://www.fool.com/money/banks/articles/the-4-safest-places-for-retirees-to-keep-their-money/

Five Retirement Myths vs the Reality

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-myths-vs-the-reality

Europe can afford to defend itself without US but needs more coordination, study says

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europe-can-afford-defend-itself-without-us-needs-more-coordination-study-says-2025-02-21/

Disease spreading in US after major outbreak

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/02/disease-spreading-in-us-after-major-outbreak/

State Supreme Court issues landmark ruling to uphold constitutional right for children: 'The ... law is affirmed'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/montana-supreme-court-decision-climate-children/

Top Analyst Wars Of Looming Stock Market Correction As S&P 500 Records Biggest Single Day Loss Since Dec. 18: 'We Could See It Trigger A Larger Sell Off'

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/02/43900064/top-analyst-warns-of-looming-stock-market-correction-as-sp-500-records-biggest-single-day-loss-since-december-we-could-see-it-trigger-a-larger-sell-off

US Services Drop Sharply: 'Darkening Picture' Of High Prices, Uncertainty, Economist Says

https://www.benzinga.com/general/market-summary/25/02/43884153/us-services-drop-sharply-darkening-picture-of-high-prices-uncertainty-economist-says

Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/21/senate-passes-republican-border-security-bill/79409346007/

The Cause of Alzheimer's Might Be Coming From Inside Your Mouth

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cause-of-alzheimers-might-be-coming-from-inside-your-mouth

As measles cases rise in the U.S., some adults may need a vaccine booster

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5304458/measles-vaccine-booster-health

Former OMB housing official predicts surprising mortgage rate 'new normal'

https://www.thestreet.com/real-estate/former-omb-housing-official-predicts-surprising-mortgage-rate-new-normal

New Study Finds Moving Is Costly, Stressful — And Could Ruin Your Relationship

https://wealthofgeeks.com/new-study-finds-moving-is-costly-stressful-and-could-ruin-your-relationship/

No Eggs, No Problem! The Best Substitute Comes in a Can

https://parade.com/food/what-is-aquafaba

West Texas' measles outbreak climbs to 58 cases

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/02/19/measles-Texas-outbreak/1681739947484/

Dozens of people now sickened in Texas measles outbreak - including some who are vaccinated

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/measles-outbreak-texas-symptoms-vaccine-b2700388.html

Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/acer-ceo-10pc-price-rise-tariffs

Minnesota Declares A State Of Emergency Amid A Trifecta Of Viral Outbreaks

https://www.thetravel.com/minnesota-declares-a-state-of-emergency-amid-a-trifecta-of-viral-outbreaks/

Donald Trump's 'Gulf of America' change gets Google hit with a major legal threat

https://www.indy100.com/news/gulf-of-america-mexico-google

'This doesn’t have to keep happening': WSJ editorial board begs Trump ally to change

https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2671170099/

Intense Flu Surge Gripping The US Is The Worst in Years, CDC Says

https://www.sciencealert.com/intense-flu-surge-gripping-the-us-is-the-worst-in-years-cdc-says

The reality of a nuclear EMP attack: Why the US needs to be prepared

https://www.foxnews.com/us/reality-nuclear-emp-attack-why-us-needs-prepared

From the pond to your plate – duckweed approved as a vegetable in Europe

https://newatlas.com/science/duckweed-water-lentils-food-europe/

I tried a dozen free PDF editors and finally found the best one

https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-a-dozen-free-pdf-editors-and-finally-found-the-best-one/

Why U.S. ranchers and farmers are alarmed about Canada's destructive "super pigs"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-destructive-super-pigs-u-s-ranchers-farmers-alarmed/

Trump's trade war could spiral into a debt war that spikes rates | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2025/02/15/trump-trade-war-debt-treasury-market-interest-rates-dedollarization/

Trump’s ‘big stick diplomacy’ won’t go far in today’s world system | South China Morning Post

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3298494/trumps-big-stick-diplomacy-wont-go-far-todays-world-system

Meteorologists predict Arctic air to freeze much of the US next week

https://www.the-express.com/news/weather/163762/meteorologists-warn-coldest-arctic-air

97% of retirement-age Americans are in debt.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/15/retirement-debt-how-to-get-out-finances/78541099007/

Reno among nation's worst for young adults buying homes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2025/02/14/reno-worst-young-adults-homebuyers/78603986007/

Bird flu case with "flu-like symptoms" reported in Colorado, 1 person hospitalized

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-case-woman-hospitalized-colorado/

Flu cases surge in Illinois as respiratory virus season at most intense in at least 15 years

https://abc7chicago.com/post/flu-cases-surge-illinois-respiratory-virus-season-most-intense-least-15-years/15879016/

I'm a farmer who was forced to kill 6.5m hens. Here's the terrifying truth of America's egg shortage.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14391213/egg-prices-shortage-farmer-avian-flu-Greg-Herbruck.html

Elon Musk’s DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL

https://www.fastcompany.com/91278597/elon-musk-doge-cobol-language

Boeing Starliner astronauts say they aren’t stuck in space

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/science/boeing-starliner-astronauts-stuck-space/index.html

CDC Study Discloses Undetected Bird Flu Spread Among Veterinarians, Raising Fears About Human Transmission

https://www.nysun.com/article/cdc-study-reveals-undetected-bird-flu-spread-among-veterinarians-raising-fears-about-human-transmission

Fight Against Inflation Appears To Be Stalled as Wholesale Prices Jump 3.5 Percent in January Over Prior Year

https://www.nysun.com/article/fight-against-inflation-appears-to-be-stalled-as-wholesale-prices-jump-3-5-percent-in-january-over-prior-year

Trump Wants to Shut Down the CFPB: Why Retirees Should Care

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/trump-wants-to-shutdown-the-cfpb-why-retirees-should-care

A free speech case over a pastry shop painting goes to trial

https://apnews.com/article/bakery-doughnuts-painting-free-speech-lawsuit-90a4bbdf07061bd7225954723c5b1c8b

Single Women in America Own 2.72 Million More Homes than Single Men — and the Gap is Growing

https://moneywise.com/real-estate/single-women-in-america-own-a-whopping-272-million-more-homes-than-single-men-and-the-gap-is-only-getting-bigger-heres-why-and-what-it-means-for-us-real-estate

Agency issues warning about cancer-causing threat lurking in millions of households: 'A nightmare unfolding'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pfas-fertilizer-on-farm-epa-warning/

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Warns If West Doesn't Get Its Act Together On Open Source AI, China Will Become The Leader: 'If We Don't Do Something...'

https://www.benzinga.com/media/25/02/43683647/ex-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-warns-if-west-doesnt-get-its-act-together-on-open-source-ai-china-will-become-the-leader-if-we-dont-do-something

CPI inflation shock hammers Fed rate cut bets for 2025

https://www.thestreet.com/economy/cpi-jumps-in-january-stocks-move-sharply-lower

Inflation increased to 3% in January, posing obstacle for tariff plans - ABC News

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/inflation-increased-january-posing-obstacle-tariff-plans/story?id=118730266

Flu rates are 'very high' in Indiana. How to prevent catching irus

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2025/02/12/flu-rates-are-very-high-in-indiana-how-to-prevent-catching-irus/78385955007/

Asteroid headed for Earth 'could hit Moon', astronomer says

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/science/asteroid-earth-2032-strike-b1208302.html

In the US-China battle for critical minerals, where will Australia stand?

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3298383/us-china-battle-critical-minerals-where-will-australia-stand

Powell predicts a time when mortgages will be impossible to get in parts of US

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/powell-predicts-a-time-when-mortgages-will-be-impossible-to-get-in-parts-of-us-190820841.html

Mount Pleasant, NY Park Closed to Public After One Dozen Canadian Geese Found Dead and Test Positive for Avian Flu Virus

https://www.thetravel.com/ny-park-closed-to-public-after-one-dozen-canadian-geese-found-dead-and-test-positive-for-avian-flu-virus/

EU vows to retaliate against Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum

https://apnews.com/article/eu-us-tariffs-trump-trade-war-leyen-0b23d25d30428eb288b79bfda4fa25e9

What’s propping up inflation? Blame housing

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/economy/inflation-housing-costs/index.html

Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/health/intense-flu-season/index.html

Cannabis Grow Facilities Consume 100 Times More Energy Than The Average Walmart

https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43605753/cannabis-cultivations-outsized-energy-consumption-typical-indoor-grow-facility-uses-100-times-more-than-average-walmart

Healthcare Profits - 95% returned to shareholders: A Closer Look at the Numbers

https://studyfinds.org/healthcare-company-profits-shareholders/

The US Supreme Court issues ruling that could clear the way for cities to hold major corporations accountable

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/boulder-climate-change-lawsuit-supreme-court-oil-companies/

Measles Outbreak Tears Into Unvaccinated in West Texas

https://hiphopwired.com/2604323/measles-outbreak-tears-into-unvaccinated-in-west-texas/

Allstate slammed with lawsuit after scheme to spy on millions of Americans is uncovered: 'Without their knowledge or consent'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/allstate-car-insurance-arilty-data-breach-sue/

China makes some of Americans’ most common medicines. They won’t be spared from Trump’s tariffs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/china-us-tariff-pharmaceuticals-b2694750.html

7 Words Explain Why UPS Is Cutting Amazon Loose

https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/7-words-explain-why-ups-is-cutting-amazon-loose/91145555

The Stock Market Is Doing Something Witnessed Only 3 Times in 154 Years -- and History Makes Clear What Happens Next

https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/02/08/stock-market-3-times-154-years-history-what-next/

Amazon faces new union test in North Carolina

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/business/amazon-faces-new-union-test-in-north-carolina/index.html

China protests over Panama’s withdrawal from Belt and Road Initiative

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297916/china-protests-over-panamas-withdrawal-belt-and-road-initiative

Jobs report: How many jobs did US economy add in January?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/07/jobs-report-january-data/78315117007/

US cedes ground to China with ‘self-inflicted wound’ of USAid shutdown, analysts say

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/donald-trump-usaid-shutdown-impact-china-relationship-funding

North Carolina tuberculosis cases rising for first time in decades following one of the worst outbreaks in U.S. history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/tuberculosis-outbreak-north-carolina-symptoms-b2692889.html

'I Love Canada More Than I Love Spotify'—Canadians Are Canceling Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, And Spotify En Masse, Despite The Tariff Pause

https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/02/43543459/i-love-canada-more-than-i-love-spotify-canadians-are-canceling-netflix-amazon-disney-and-spotify-en-masse-despite-the-tariff-pause

Claiming Social Security at 62 Isn't the Risky Move You Might Think It Is. Here's Why.

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2025/02/06/claiming-social-security-at-62-isnt-the-risky-move/

Surging dollar spurs jump in corporate FX hedging

https://nypost.com/2025/02/06/business/surging-dollar-spurs-jump-in-corporate-fx-hedging/

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5286265/bird-flu-cow-cattle-nevada

Did A $100 Billion Bond Sell-Off Signal A Capital War? Ex-Bridgewater Strategist Sees Warning Signs

https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43493589/did-a-100-billion-bond-sell-off-just-signal-a-capital-war-ex-bridgewater-strategist-sees-warning-signs

Here are 3 common myths about US Foreign aid many Americans mistakenly believe about it

https://theconversation.com/as-trump-tries-to-slash-us-foreign-aid-here-are-3-common-myths-many-americans-mistakenly-believe-about-it-248979

Brussels threatens Silicon Valley with trade ‘bazooka’ if Trump imposes EU tariffs

https://english.nv.ua/nation/brussels-threatens-silicon-valley-with-trade-bazooka-if-trump-imposes-eu-tariffs-ft-50487486.html

Opinion | Any US bid to retake Panama Canal would be prohibitively costly

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3297325/any-us-bid-retake-panama-canal-would-be-prohibitively-costly

Shutdown fears grow as battles over budget multiply

https://thehill.com/business/budget/5126799-shutdown-fears-trump-moves-democrats/

US job openings fall to 7.6 million in December, suggesting the job market is slowing but healthy

https://apnews.com/article/employment-economy-tariffs-43771c4d10fae5f05ed0e097e7c587a5

Study finds Ads targeted at kids, not adults, drive sugary cereal sales

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5285413/cereal-sugar-kids-advertising-health

China’s trade moves against US show it’s ready to fight back but willing to make a deal

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297350/chinas-trade-moves-against-us-show-its-ready-fight-back-willing-make-deal

The Hottest Housing Markets of 2025, According to Experts: Indianapolis #2!

https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/real-estate/a63653770/top-housing-markets-2025/

Global stocks slide as Trump imposes tariffs on imports

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5284820/global-stocks-slide-trump-imposes-tariffs

Trump promised tariffs—markets completely under-priced risk, says Deutsche Bank

https://fortune.com/2025/02/03/trump-tariff-pledge-deutsche-bank-ubs-star-wars/

Crypto Catastrophe: World Record Broken, Worst Bloodbath in History

https://u.today/crypto-catastrophe-world-record-broken-worst-bloodbath-in-history

Nobel Prize Winner Predicts Bitcoin's Value Will Plummet To Zero In Next 10 Years—'Father Of Modern Finance' Says Crypto Antithesis Of Monetary Theory

https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43425769/nobel-prize-winner-eugene-fama-predicts-bitcoins-value-will-plummet-to-zero

New fabric can heat up almost 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather

https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/new-fabric-can-heat-up-almost-50-degrees-to-keep-people-warm-in-ultracold-weather

‘Makes No Sense’: WSJ Editorial Board Savages Trump Tariffs on Allies as ‘Dumbest Trade War in History’

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/makes-no-sense-wsj-editorial-board-savages-trump-tariffs-on-allies-as-dumbest-trade-war-in-history/

Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year

https://apnews.com/article/grateful-dead-musicares-grammys-5cb3b8980bf43066f167d1fed029b7de

Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China would hurt inflation, economy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/02/01/trumps-tariffs-economy-effects/78100179007/