Takaichi and the AI trade in focus this week

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on February 9, 2026. Franck Robicho | Anadolu | Getty Images There’s nearly nothing that apparently can’t be deployed as a trading strategy. We have the “TACO” trade, the Fed…

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Iranians on border describe violence and more protestsand violence during blackout

Lucy WilliamsonBashmaq border crossing, Iraqi Kurdistan Fred Scott/BBC People and traffic still regularly cross the Iran-Iraq border At the border crossing from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan, the stern face of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, peers down at the trickle of Iranians leaving the territory. Thick snowflakes confetti the lorries and pedestrians arriving at…

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What to know about switching plans

Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Consumers enrolled in Medicare Advantage health insurance are in the middle of a short annual window when they can reassess their coverage options — and experts say it’s smart to do so this year as both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and private insurers consider changes….

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FDA proposes excluding Novo, Lilly GLP-1s from compounding list

The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2009. Jason Reed | Reuters The ⁠Food and Drug ⁠Administration on Thursday proposed ​excluding the active ingredients in Novo Nordisk ‌and Eli Lilly‘s blockbuster obesity and diabetes medications from the ⁠list ⁠of drugs that outsourcing facilities can use for ​compounding…

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