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Lead U.S. equity futures signaled a softer open as a turbulent February approached its end, with contracts tied to the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all pointing lower in premarket trade. Treasury yields continued to drift downward, adding pressure to bank and rate-sensitive names ahead of the upcoming Producer Price Index (PPI) release. Individual stocks … Read more

On Feb. 27, 2026, OpenAI announced a $110 billion financing round that values the company at $730 billion pre-money and approximately $840 billion post-money. The deal, disclosed on a Friday afternoon, is the largest capital raise in the company’s history and aims to fund expanded computing capacity and talent recruitment. Major contributions include a $50 … Read more

Lead Chelsea will meet holders Paris St-Germain in the UEFA Champions League last 16, with first legs scheduled for 10 and 11 March and returns on 17 and 18 March. Manchester City have been paired with Real Madrid for the fifth consecutive knockout phase meeting between the clubs. Six Premier League teams progressed to the … Read more

Lead Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday night declined to pursue an assault charge against 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly in connection with a large snowball fight at Washington Square Park following Monday’s blizzard. Instead, prosecutors arraigned Coulibaly on a misdemeanor obstructing government administration charge and a harassment violation; he was released on supervised release later that evening. The … Read more

Lead: Shares of CoreWeave fell after the company reported mixed quarterly results and drew attention to a sizable debt burden, according to Barron’s. The report said investors interpreted the combination of uneven operational results and heavy leverage as a reason for caution. The move came on the heels of the firm’s earnings disclosure and accompanying … Read more

Lead: On Friday, 27 February 2026, Pakistan said it was in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan’s Taliban government after explosions were reported in Kabul and fighting spread along the Durand Line. Islamabad also said it struck targets inside Afghanistan’s Kandahar and Paktika provinces. The Taliban earlier announced ‘large-scale offensive operations’ along the border, saying their moves … Read more

Lead On Feb. 27, 2026, U.S. officials and demographers reported the national birthrate has reached an all-time low, down more than 25 percent since 2007. The drop has captured political attention, but analysts point to a sharp fall among the youngest women — those in their early 20s — as the most striking shift. Many … Read more

Feb. 27, 2026 — Federal officials said the Department of Defense engaged and shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unmanned aircraft in the Fort Hancock area of southwest Texas on Wednesday. A U.S. official told reporters a laser counter‑unmanned aerial system was used to disable the drone while it was operating inside … Read more

Lead: Joichi Ito, who resigned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019 after disclosures about his financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has re-emerged as a visible organizer of a Tokyo startup initiative backed by senior Japanese officials in 2026. The project—called the Global Startup Campus Initiative—has more than $400 million in … Read more

Feb. 27, 2026 — Chris Fleming, 39, arrives on HBO this week with his first special, Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace. In the special, Fleming blends modern-dance training, bold costuming and deliberate physicality to shape punch lines and timing onstage. The result is a brand of stand-up that relies as much on choreographed movement … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 27, 2026, the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem authorized staff to leave Israel amid intelligence and planning that officials described as indicating a possible U.S. strike on Iran. Ambassador Mike Huckabee emailed mission personnel at 10:24 a.m. local time urging those who wished to depart to do so immediately, emphasizing swift travel from … Read more

February 26, 2026 — As Market Financial Solutions Ltd. moved toward collapse in London, investors and lenders scrambled for answers and capital. The failure surfaced late in February 2026 and prompted a rapid re‑pricing of exposure across nonbank finance deals, with Wall Street firms scrambling to cover what industry participants describe as billon‑dollar funding gaps. … Read more

Feb. 27, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s overseas strategy has shifted from rhetoric to repeated, forceful interventions around the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East. In recent months the administration has been linked to the seizure of Venezuela’s leader, a tightening blockade against Cuba and public claims over Canada and Greenland, while ordering a Middle … Read more

Lead On February 27, 2026, the United States national team lost to the Dominican Republic in the opening game of World Cup Qualifying Window 2 for the 2027 FIBA World Cup. The defeat hands the U.S. an 0-1 start to this phase while the Dominican Republic moves to 1-0 in the window. USA Basketball confirmed … Read more

Resident Evil Requiem launches on Nintendo Switch 2 today, and players are being asked to apply a day-one update before playing. Nintendo’s official Japanese site lists Version 1.1.0 as a “Day 1 Patch” containing several fixes and advises users to install it if it is not preloaded. The same notice confirms Grace Ashcroft and Leon … Read more