Why Is the US Stock Market Down Today?
The US stock market opened lower on February 17, 2026. It is the first session after Presidents’ Day, with the S&P 500 trading around 6,840 at press time. The Index is down approximately 0.65% (arou...
Render Raises $100 Million to Build Cloud Tech for AI Agents
Cloud technology company Render has raised $100 million in new funding.
The firm’s Series C extension, announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), values Render at $1.5 billion and will help it build cl...
NY Fed Says Digital Dollar Debate About Payments Versus Lending
Human civilization and the concept of money have historically been intertwined. And, as the financial landscape is faced with the question of stablecoins and tokenized deposits, a February 2026 Federa...
China’s AI Giveaway War
U.S. AI firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic haven’t yet turned a profit but they’re trying to get on the path to doing so. In China, the big tech firms behind AI chatbots are fighting a different b...