Canada’s 2025 Trade Deficit Widest on Record Excluding Pandemic

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets

Canada’s trade deficit last year widened to C$31.3 billion ($22.9 billion), marking the largest annual shortfall on record outside of the Covid-19 pandemic, as US tariffs hammered key export sectors. Annual exports last year decreased by 0.2%, driven by declines...

Mohamed El-Erian warns of financial-crisis red flags after a major private-credit fund freezes withdrawals

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Mohamed El-Erian said a recent development in private credit has hints of 2007. He pointed to Blue Owl freezing withdrawals on a private debt fund offered to retail investors. The private credit investing boom may have gone “too far overall,” he said....

BofA commits $25 billion to private credit deals, memo shows

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Bank of America is committing $25 billion to private credit deals, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the Wall Street giant prepares a war chest to further its advance in the lucrative slice of finance. Traditional banks such as BofA have...

Foreigners Rebuff ‘Sell America’ and Buy a Net $1.6 Trillion in Assets

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets

Foreign purchases of US financial assets accelerated in 2025, led by demand for stocks and US Treasuries, data on Wednesday showed — marking a sharp rebuttal of the “Sell America” narrative that’s become a regular feature of discussion among market participants....

ZaiNar, the Foundation Layer of Physical AI, valued at $1B+ with $100M investment

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets

ZaiNar Emerges From Stealth With Breakthrough That Turns Existing Wireless Networks Into a Sensing Platform for Physical AI BELMONT, Calif., Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ZaiNar today emerged from nine years of stealth with a breakthrough platform for Physical...

New York’s Robotaxi Plan Pulled in Blow to Waymo Expansion

Feb 19, 2026 | Markets

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has pulled a proposal that would have allowed for commercial robotaxi services outside New York City, a blow to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as it seeks to aggressively expand its driverless fleet this year. The proposal, which Hochul...