Sunday, February 22, 2026

Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stock futures fall amid uncertainty about Trump new tariffs: Live updates 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Rises as Trump Tariff Defeat Throws Trade Deals Into Doubt

[CNBC] Bitcoin falls below $65,000 as Trump tariff moves raise uncertainty

[AP] New York City hunkers down under blizzard warnings and a travel ban as winter storm hits northeast

[Reuters] Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US Northeast

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Monitoring Trump’s New Trade Moves After US Court Defeat

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Xi Gains Leverage Before Trump Summit After Tariff Reversal

[AP] Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel

[Bloomberg] Private Equity’s Dry Spell Now Worse Than 2008 Crisis, Bain Says

[Bloomberg] China, India Among Winners After US Court Blocked Trump Tariffs

[Bloomberg] Alarmed Indian Officials Race to Tame World-Beating Options Boom

[WSJ] The Fundraising Tactic AI Startups Are Using to Juice Valuations

[FT] US banks enjoyed record profits of $300bn in 2025

[FT] What is behind Trump’s truce with China?

[FT] Private equity logjam builds as smaller firms fail to exit investments

[FT] Data centres seek credit ratings to unlock billions in funding for AI push

[FT] Fuel shortage threatens US nuclear resurgence, warns top supplier

[FT] Europe and America are locked in a struggle over ‘western civilisation’

[FT] Korean ‘ants’ pile into leveraged funds to profit from stock market boom