by John Hill | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
During the Gold Rush, legend had it that the best way to get rich wasn’t by panning for gold, but by selling “picks and shovels” to the miners. And there’s no better example of that strategy in action today than at Caterpillar. There, the maker of massive mining and...
by John Hill | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, is challenging the narrative that tariffs are a tool for protecting domestic industry. In a recent interview with Fortune, Smetters held forth on what he said was his long-held view that broad-based...
by John Hill | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Visa entered Formula 1 in 2024 with Red Bull Racing its first new global sports sponsorship agreement in 15 years. But it was a bumpy launch as its entry came with a name mocked as one of the worst in motorsports history. Didn’t matter to Visa, which on Thursday...
by John Hill | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to its lowest level in more than three years, but remains around 6% in the same narrow range it has been in this year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.01% from 6.09% last week,...
by John Hill | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: Data centers in space are feasible, but not ready for launch…Accenture links promotions to AI logins…AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li’s startup World Labs raises $1 Billion. Nvidia’s deal with Meta signals a...
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