Market News
- Test Your ETF Knowledge in Our IQ Test
on February 23, 2026 at 9:00 pmBloomberg's Joel Weber puts Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas to the test on "Bloomberg ETF IQ" in this week's edition of "IQ Test." (Source: Bloomberg)
- EA Bondholders Fight Debt Buyback as S&P Casts Ratings Doubt
by Reshmi Basu, Gowri Gurumurthy on February 23, 2026 at 8:53 pmSome of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
- Trump Overstepped Authority on Tariffs, Says Nevada Attorney General
on February 23, 2026 at 8:44 pmNevada Attorney General Aaron Ford says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when it came to tariffs. He says he was not surprised by the Supreme Court's ruling. (Source: Bloomberg)
- Coinbase Stablecoin Revenue Poised for Up to Sevenfold Surge, BI Says
by Melos Ambaye on February 23, 2026 at 8:39 pmCoinbase Global Inc. has been aggressively lobbying in Washington to preserve a key revenue stream that in Bloomberg Intelligence’s estimation could multiply as much as sevenfold.
- IBM Sinks Most Since 2000 as Anthropic Touts COBOL Modernization
International Business Machines Corp. shares plunged on Monday, after the artificial intelligence […]
- New GENIUS ETF Sees Massive $17 Billion Inflow
Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, joins Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas on […]
- Wall Street Analysts Mount Rescue Operation for Slumping US IPOs
Three of the worst performers among US initial public offerings this year won much-needed support […]
- New Frontier for ETFs: Space Economy, Prediction Markets
On "Bloomberg ETF IQ", Cinthia Murphy, investment strategist at TMX VettaFi, joins Scarlet Fu and […]
- Stocks Hit by AI-Disruption Fears as IBM Tumbles: Markets Wrap
Stocks fell and bonds rose as renewed anxiety over the impact of artificial intelligence on company […]
- Oil Fluctuates With US-Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume This Week
Oil fluctuated near its strongest close since July, with US-Iran talks set to resume this week […]
- Gold Rises as Trump Tariff Defeat Throws Trade Deals Into Doubt
Gold climbed after a run of three weekly gains as heightened uncertainty over US trade policy […]
- Top Active Emerging-Market ETF Sees Surge in Inflows as US Tariffs Struck Down
The largest actively-managed exchange-traded fund tracking emerging equities saw a surge in inflows […]
political news
- France Pulls Kushner’s Ambassadorial Access After Official Snub
by Kavita Mokha, Samy Adghirni on February 23, 2026 at 8:46 pmFrance said that US Ambassador Charles Kushner will no longer have direct access to French government officials after he failed to show up for a summons over State Department comments about the killing of a far-right activist in Lyon.
- Coinbase Stablecoin Revenue Poised for Up to Sevenfold Surge, BI Saysby Melos Ambaye on February 23, 2026 at 8:39 pm
Coinbase Global Inc. has been aggressively lobbying in Washington to preserve a key revenue stream that in Bloomberg Intelligence’s estimation could multiply as much as sevenfold.
- Mexico Details How It Took Out Its Most-Wanted Cartel Chief
on February 23, 2026 at 8:19 pmMexico’s government laid out details of how it located the country’s most-wanted drug kingpin, stressing that US security agents didn’t actively participate in President Claudia Sheinbaum’s most direct confrontation with the cartels yet. Maya Averbuch explains (Source: Bloomberg)
- Democrats Wage Populist Fight to Refund Tariffs to US Households
by Steven T. Dennis on February 23, 2026 at 8:10 pmProminent Democrats are seizing on Donald Trump’s Supreme Court tariff loss to wage a populist election-year campaign to refund the overturned import duties to the US public.
- Panama to Occupy Canal Ports After Court Scraps CK Hutchison Deal
by Michael D McDonald on February 23, 2026 at 7:25 pmPanamanian President José Raul Mulino ordered the temporary occupation of two ports run by a unit of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd after the country’s constitutional court ruled against the firm’s concession.
- Cargill Terminal Seizure Raises Tensions in Amazon Protests
Protesters remained inside a Cargill Inc. grain export terminal in Brazil’s Amazon region Monday […]
- Philippines Ex-Leader Duterte Played ‘Pivotal’ Role in Killings, War Crimes Court Told
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte played a “pivotal” role in the extra-judicial […]
- EU’s Russia Sanctions Hit Roadblock Put Up by Hungary, Slovakia
The European Union failed to approve a fresh round of sanctions against Russia as Hungary and […]
- Global Trade Confusion Returns as Trump Shifts Tariff Tools
The Supreme Court’s nixing of US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs is throwing […]
- Live Nation Seeks to Pause DOJ Case a Week Before Trial
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is asking a federal judge to pause the antitrust case brought by the […]
Wealth
- Brazil’s Capital City Seeks Aid for Its Bank After Master Fiasco
by Martha Viotti Beck, Matheus Piovesana on February 23, 2026 at 7:13 pmGovernment officials in Brazil’s capital are hunting for ways to replenish the bank controlled by the city, which is grappling with the fallout from deals it made with failed Banco Master SA.
- CVS Employee Bonuses Surge After Beating 2025 Profit Target
by Ike Swetlitz on February 23, 2026 at 7:02 pmCVS Health Corp. increased bonuses for regular corporate employees as new executives grew profitability, fixing some of the challenges that had previously dragged down the company’s Aetna insurance unit.
- Omers Earns 6% as Stock Gains Mute Losses From PE, US Dollar
by Layan Odeh on February 23, 2026 at 6:04 pmOntario Municipal Employees Retirement System returned 6% last year after gains from stock holdings and private credit more than offset a weak dollar and the pension’s first private equity loss since 2020.
- Dassault Chair’s Abrupt Exit Follows Sharp Drop in Share Price
by Tara Patel on February 23, 2026 at 4:00 pmDassault Systemes SE’s surprise replacement of its chairman comes amid a dramatic downward spiral of its shares, upending what was once the crown jewel of the family-controlled empire that sits at the heart of France’s defense industry.
- Gold Is Becoming a Hedge Against US Flakiness
by John Stepek on February 23, 2026 at 2:17 pmThe yellow metal is benefiting from concerns about US political turbulence.
Tech & Innovation
- South Korea Consumer Confidence at 3-Month High on Chip Demand
by Heesu Lee on February 23, 2026 at 9:00 pmSouth Korea’s consumer confidence climbed in February to its strongest level since November, supported by strong semiconductor shipments and buoyant domestic equity markets.
- EA Bondholders Fight Debt Buyback as S&P Casts Ratings Doubtby Reshmi Basu, Gowri Gurumurthy on February 23, 2026 at 8:53 pm
Some of Electronic Arts Inc. bondholders are banding together to fight a debt buyback plan by the video-game maker, even as S&P Global Ratings cast doubt that the maneuver would ultimately save money for the group taking the company private.
- Musk’s SpaceX to Compete in Pentagon Drone Contest
on February 23, 2026 at 8:41 pmSpaceX and its wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to sources. Bloomberg’s Katrina Manson discusses with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)
- IBM Sinks Most Since 2000 as Anthropic Touts COBOL Modernizationby Ryan Vlastelica on February 23, 2026 at 8:32 pm
International Business Machines Corp. shares plunged on Monday, after the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said its Claude Code tool can help with modernizing COBOL, a dated programming language that’s mainly run on IBM computers.
- Nassim Taleb Warns About Software Bankruptcies, Volatility
on February 23, 2026 at 8:10 pmNassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan” and distinguished scientist at Universa Investments, warns that markets are underpricing structural risks while overestimating the durability of recent AI leaders. Speaking with Bloomberg's Natalia Kniazhevich, Taleb also weighs in on US tariff policy and the market impact of increasing tensions between Iran and the US. (Source: Bloomberg)
