Newswire: Feb 15, 2026 1:11 PM EST

Highlights:

• California imports gasoline via the Bahamas due to shrinking refining capacity and high pump prices. Source

• MIT and Stanford professors discuss AI's mixed impact on workers, noting automation can either increase wages or compress pay depending on implementation. Source

• US options exchanges seek to reform decades-old regulatory fee structure that allows them to collect fees from rival exchanges' business. Source

• Stock market turmoil hits AI-related companies as the sector faces conflicting investor fears. Source

• Emerging market currencies show greater stability than G-7 currencies, potentially marking the longest such streak in over two decades. Source

• TSLA Tesla's CarPlay integration delayed due to required changes in iOS 26's Maps app. Source

• ECB President Lagarde advocates for investment incentives over taxes to prevent European capital outflows. Source

• Xi Jinping emphasizes domestic demand as China's primary economic growth driver in recently released policy speech. Source