Newswire: Feb 7, 2026 9:29 AM EST

Highlights:

• Wild Week of Trading Leaves Pockmarks Across US Equity Landscape - Market volatility driven by precious metals speculation, Bitcoin decline, and weakening labor market data combined with software sector challenges to shake the AI-driven bull run. Source

• Buried in Debt, Chicago's Last Racetrack Is Running Out of Time - Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago's remaining horse racing venue built in 1891, faces financial difficulties as debt burdens mount. Source