Oil prices leapt and defense stocks saw a boost. Plus: United Airlines stocks dip after cancelling all flights to the region. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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Plus: DraftKings is planning to introduce prediction markets to its app. And investors are returning to tech stocks amid the fallout of U.S. attacks on Iran. Danny Lewis hosts.
Plus: U.S. stocks were trading lower this morning, while shares in the U.S. energy sector jumped. And the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Live Nation kicks off today. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Plus: Nvidia is investing $2 billion in advanced optic technology companies Lumentum and Coherent. And Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax’s annual revenue surged in 2025. Anthony Bansie hosts.
Plus: Gulf states face Iranian counter attacks, upsetting their image of safety. And U.S. forces used Anthropic’s AI to coordinate strikes in Iran, defying a White House order to stop working with the company. Daniel Bach hosts.
After more than two months of tug-of-war for Warner Brothers Discovery, Netflix is dropping the rope and clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to take over one of Hollywood's most iconic studios. Meanwhile, more fallout after the FBI raided Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's home and office on Wednesday. And from flood watch to heat warnings, Southern California is rounding out February with more extreme weather. After a series of winter storms pummeled the Southland earlier this month, damaging roads and flooding businesses, a high-pressure system is sending temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal. In business, the majority of Moreno Valley Mall remains closed after city officials found hundreds of fire safety violations, and Trader Joe's issued a nationwide frozen chicken fried rice due to potential glass contamination. Read more at https://LATimes.com.
Israeli officials said the strikes had also killed senior regime officials, including the commander of the IRGC, and key members of Iran’s nuclear programme
Britain’s prime minister pledged to “keep on fighting” after his Labour Party lost a parliamentary by-election in a Manchester constituency it has long considered a safe seat
Plus: Private credit concerns send Goldman Sachs stocks down. And Dell shares jump after a huge increase in its quarterly sales. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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