Economy
Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.
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Why Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying
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Lessons From My Father’s Long, Good Life
Frederick Baker was born in 1920 and died last week. He was an even-tempered man of kindness and faith.
Science & Tech
What to Know About China’s DeepSeek AI
The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.
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DeepSeek Won’t Sink U.S. AI Titans
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World
Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes
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Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia.
World
Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack
Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.
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Why Did Adrian Wojnarowski Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves.
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World
Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response
The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea.
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo’s Safe-Haven City
Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city.
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Swiss franc, Japanese yen Rise as DeepSeek News Boosts Safe Havens
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks.
Science & Tech
Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
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Natural Gas Falls on Shifting Weather Forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts.
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Building-Products Distributor QXO Launches Hostile Bid for Beacon
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions.
Science & Tech
Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup
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Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.
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Natural-Gas Firm Diversified Energy Strikes Deal for Permian Basin Player
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Italy Supports Saudi Arabia Joining Fighter-Jet Program, PM Meloni Says
The U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.
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Chinese Investors With Few Options Turn to Dividends
Companies with good payouts are now the hottest bet in China markets.
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U.S. Treasury Yields Fall But Direction for Long-End Yields Still Seen Upward
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Russia’s Crude Exports Fairly Stable Despite U.S. Sanctions, Goldman Says
Oil edged lower in early trade as Goldman Sachs said the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia haven’t had a significant impact on the country’s oil exports.
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The Extra Reward for Owning Stocks Over Bonds Has Disappeared
There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.
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Kim Jong Un Is Doing Everything He Can to Keep North Korea’s Youth in Line
The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.
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Shippers Wary of Red Sea Routes Despite Houthi Pledge to End Targeting
The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.
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Trump Says Colombia Will Accept Deportees, Ending Tariff Standoff
The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.
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Jeju Air Crash Probe Focuses On Engine Damage After Bird Strike
Pilots’ actions after that strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe.
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Heard on the Street’s Stock-Picking Series
Check out the stocks Heard on the Street writers favor in their eighth annual stock-picking contest.
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Germany’s Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B
The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.
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Trump Says He Wants to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza, Send Refugees to Egypt and Jordan
The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.
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Trump’s Lumber Tariffs and Disaster Recovery
Border taxes on imports from Canada will slow rebuilding in Los Angeles and North Carolina.
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Worlds Collide on New York’s Houston Street
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Politics
Scott Bessent Can Walk the Trade Tightrope
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