Waymo Tries Finding DoorDash Drivers to Shut Open Robotaxi Doors

Feb 12, 2026 | Markets

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is enlisting DoorDash Inc. drivers in Atlanta to close robotaxi doors that have been left open, letting the driverless vehicles continue on their way. A driver in Atlanta recently received a DoorDash offer paying $11.25 to close an open Waymo...

US Consumer Delinquencies at the Highest Since 2017

Feb 10, 2026 | Markets

Get caught up. Delinquency rates on loans ranging from mortgages to credit cards rose to 4.8% of all outstanding US household debt in the fourth quarter, the highest level since 2017, driven by rising defaults among low-income and young borrowers. While the overall...

Goldman Says Hedge Funds Add Record Shorts on US Stocks in Rout

Feb 9, 2026 | Markets

Hedge funds piled into short positions on US stocks as concerns about disruption to business models from artificial intelligence reverberated through markets. Notional short selling across single stocks last week was the biggest on record in Goldman Sachs Group...

Get Ready for Double Whammy of US Jobs and Inflation

Feb 8, 2026 | Markets

Investors and policymakers are gearing up for a busy week of US economic reports that includes arguably the two most consequential data snapshots — employment and inflation. The January jobs report on Wednesday and the consumer price index, due Friday, are unusually...

Tech’s AI Push Risks a Bond Market Blowback: Credit Weekly

Feb 7, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The biggest tech companies are gearing up to spend even more on artificial intelligence than investors had anticipated, and money managers increasingly fear that whatever happens, credit markets will get hit. Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and other “hyperscalers” are...