Earnings Digest: Feb 14, 2026 10:24 AM EST

Highlights:

• America's cattle herd shrinkage is driving beef prices up 15% as ranchers describe the market as "a wreck." Source

• Italy is investigating a second incident of deliberate railway infrastructure damage during the Winter Olympics, with officials calling them "criminal acts." Source

• Financial industry conferences in South Florida are being disrupted by AI-related chaos, affecting hundreds of bankers and investors attending events from Miami to Boca Raton. Source

• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says the troubled Franco-German fighter jet development partnership is "not dead yet" while outlining military expansion plans. Source