Trump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade and they are the ones to do it

Trump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade and they are the ones to do it

Donald Trump Jr. , left, and Eric Trump speak on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Feb. 18, 2026. CNBC Since the dollar was created in 1792, U.S. presidents and their families have generally been content with the status quo of effectively giving the national government a monopoly on issuing currency and outlawing the use of … Read more

Amid Epstein fallout, Bill Gates becomes point of controversy at India AI summit

Amid Epstein fallout, Bill Gates becomes point of controversy at India AI summit

Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation’s first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 22, 2026. TT News Agency | Stefan Jerrevang | Via Reuters Bill Gates has become a source of controversy at this week’s high-profile India AI Impact Summit, as speculation around his planned keynote … Read more

Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’

Russia’s Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: ‘We do not accept anything like this’

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticized the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on Cuba, saying Moscow considers the latest restrictions unacceptable. … Read more

United Airlines is paring back rewards for travelers who don’t have its credit card in MileagePlus overhaul

United Airlines is paring back rewards for travelers who don’t have its credit card in MileagePlus overhaul

No United Airlines credit card? Soon you’ll earn fewer miles than other travelers. United is overhauling its MileagePlus frequent flyer program to reward travelers with more miles and lower redemption rates, including for some of its long-haul business-class seats — if they have one of the airline’s credit cards. It’s the latest move by an … Read more

Dueling PACs take center stage in midterm elections over AI regulation

Dueling PACs take center stage in midterm elections over AI regulation

Assemblyman Alex Bores is interviewed on Monday, May 13, 2024, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Will Waldron | Albany Times Union | Getty Images Two major AI PACs are facing off against each other in a New York congressional race — an early battleground for AI regulation that is set to pump hundreds of … Read more

U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills

U.S. says Tehran would be ‘very wise’ to make a deal as Russia, Iran hold naval drills

U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Feb. 13, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Trump administration has warned it would be “very wise” for Iran to make a deal, amid reports the White House is considering fresh military action against Tehran as … Read more

Chinese tech companies progress ‘remarkable,’ OpenAI’s Altman tells CNBC

Chinese tech companies progress ‘remarkable,’ OpenAI’s Altman tells CNBC

Top tech executives gathered in India this week for the AI summit in New Delhi.

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again

‘Do not give away Diego Garcia’: Trump attacks the UK over Chagos Islands deal, again

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press conference following their meeting at Chequers, near Aylesbury, Britain, Sept. 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has once again criticized the U.K.’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, telling the country not to “give away” … Read more

Saudi’s Humain invested $3 billion in xAI’s Series E funding round

Saudi’s Humain invested  billion in xAI’s Series E funding round

Tareq Amin, chief executive officer of Humain, during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. The US-Saudi Investment Forum 2025 brings together visionaries, leaders, and changemakers shaping the future of global investment. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi … Read more

Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA

Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 18, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to promote the domestic production of phosphorus and … Read more