Earnings Digest: Feb 15, 2026 2:17 PM EST

Highlights:

• Epstein continued donating to Harvard student group years after sex conviction — Bloomberg reports that Jeffrey Epstein remained a top contributor to an elite cluster of Harvard-founded student organizations long after his conviction, regularly filling a table at an annual gala attended by celebrities and billionaires. Source

• Israel approves new airports near Gaza and Lebanese borders — Israel's cabinet greenlit construction of a new international airport on the Gaza periphery and announced plans for another in the north near Lebanon, part of a post-war infrastructure push. Source

• Canada unveils "Buy Canada" defense-industrial strategy targeting C$500B+ in investment — Mark Carney is directing more of Canada's expanding military budget toward domestic firms under a new strategy aimed at unlocking over C$500 billion (~$369B USD) in investment over the next decade. Source