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⭐ Editor’s Pick: EU is weighing retaliatory tariffs of up to €108 billion ($174 billion) on U.S. goods in response to Trump's actions over Greenland. (FT)

China’s economic growth slowed to a three-year low of 4.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. (INV)

Economists raised their 2026 U.S. GDP growth forecast to 2.2%, a survey said. (WSJ)

S&P 500 executives turned markedly more optimistic on earnings calls in late 2025. (WAPO)

IMF upgraded its global growth forecast to 3.3% in 2026. (RTS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Morningstar listed 33 stocks that are undervalued. (MS)

Invitation Homes shares now trade as a bargain, according to Barron's. (BAR)

Citi highlighted Union Pacific and TFI International as transportation stocks rebound in appeal for 2026. (BBG)

Motley Fool highlighted the Vanguard ETF that is most likely to soar in 2026. (MF)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: AI-driven data-center boom is worsening a shortage of electricians, plumbers, and HVAC techs. (WIR)

A top real estate broker revealed he's working directly with billionaires moving from California to Florida amid the proposed wealth tax. (FBN)

Elon Musk called Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary an “utter idiot” who should be fired. (YF)

Costco quietly boosted gas rewards for branded credit card holders. (NYP)

Restaurant chains are ramping up protein-packed menu items. (FBN)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: U.S. and Brazil are exploring a deal on the latter’s vast but largely untapped rare earth deposits. (FT)

China's coal production hit a record 4.83 billion tons in 2025. (OP)

U.S. is accelerating expansion of Chevron's Venezuela license to allow cash payments for royalties instead of oil in kind. (INV)

Gold and silver touched fresh record highs of $4,689.39/oz and $94.08/oz respectively. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: White House weighs withdrawing support for crypto market structure bill. (X)

Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.42 billion in net inflows last week, the strongest since early October. (TB)

Justice Department confirms no Bitcoin forfeited in the Samourai Wallet case has been sold or liquidated. (CT)

Anchorage Digital is seeking up to $400 million in fresh funding ahead of a planned 2027 IPO. (BBG)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Thinking Machines Lab was hit by investor jitters after five staff exits, threatening its $50 billion valuation fundraising. (TI)

Tesla will restart work on its next-generation Dojo 3 AI chip project. (BBG)

Anthropic highlighted how scientists are harnessing Claude to slash research timelines from months to hours. (ANT)

Salesforce launched Slackbot, a personal AI agent for work designed to automate routine tasks. (FCIO)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: China deployed "RoboCops" to direct traffic and collect duties in major cities. (PDO)

UBTech partners with Airbus to deploy humanoid robots in aviation manufacturing. (SCMP)

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter details how he believes a robot revolution will unfold and transform the economy. (BI)

List of cool robots you might have missed from CES 2026. (BGR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin demonstrated a liquid-fueled engine that promises faster, farther hypersonic missiles at lower cost. (NGD)

U.S. Navy will deploy its first medium unmanned surface vessels this year. (DP)

Grey Wolf helicopter completed its first operational mission, marking a milestone for the U.S. Air Force's new light reconnaissance platform. (DN)

NASA rolled the SLS rocket for Artemis 2 to the launch pad, setting the stage for the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo in the coming weeks. (SP)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Sequoia Capital is considering its first investment in Anthropic as part of a massive funding round targeting $25 billion, potentially valuing the AI startup at $350 billion. (FT)

U.S. Rare-earth magnet producer Noveon Magnetics raised $215 million in new funding, led by One Investment Management. (WSJ)

AI customer research startup Listen Labs raised $69 million in Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital at a valuation exceeding $500 million. (FOR)

Fanvue raised $22 million, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, to accelerate AI influencer development. (FA)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Schumer appeared to suggest there are bipartisan plans to reverse select DOGE cuts. (FOX)

MAGA influencers attacked Rep. Brian Mast’s (R-FL) AI Overwatch Act over who should regulate the sale of AI chips to China. (AX)

Iran plans to impose near-total digital isolation, shifting to a closed national internet network amid deadly nationwide protests. (NYP)

A federal court ruled Trudeau's invocation of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy protests was unlawful. (RTN)

Small Business Administration tapped Palantir for its fraud prevention efforts as it expands investigations nationwide. (FS)