Tuesday, February 17, 2026

FINANCE

Sweet and Salty $30B Merger to Put M&M’s, Snickers Alongside Cheez-Its and Pringles

(Headline USA) M&M's maker Mars is buying Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-Its and Pop-Tarts, for nearly $30 billion in an effort to broaden its snacking portfolio and expand globally. Kellanova was created last year when the Kellogg Co. split into two companies. Chicago-based Kellanova sells many of the former company's...

MAHARREY: Can Greedy Politicians Really Stop Price Inflation w/ ‘Price Gouging’ Ban?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Kamala Harris is going to fix price inflation. As she explains it, greedy corporations are arbitrarily raising prices and causing inflation. She will stop this “price gouging” and inflation will go away. The problem with this plan is greedy corporations don’t cause price inflation....

We Don’t Have a Wage Problem; We Have a Money Problem

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The push to raise the minimum wage is relentless.  For a while, it was "Fight for $15," but with rampant price inflation, a $15 an hour minimum wage isn't sufficient. Now it's "Fight for $20." Heck, it might even be "Fight for $25" at...

Biden Barks at Media over Inflation Coverage as Kamala Seeks Distance

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden once again snapped at reporters this week, demanding that they “start writing” positively about his economic policies. Biden made the comment during the Creator Economy Conference hosted at the White House on Wednesday. After initially refusing to answer questions from reporters, he decided to respond to...

Starbucks Offers New CEO a Massive $113M Package of Pay, Incentives

(Headline USA) In a bid to turn around its flagging fortunes, coffee giant Starbucks is offering a record-shattering package of pay and incentives in order to lure a highly sought-after chief executive away from Chipotle. Incoming Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol could make well in excess of $100 million in his...

Fetterman Hypocrisy Exposed over Failure to Disclose Kids’ Stock Portfolios

(Headline USA) Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., reportedly failed to comply with requirements to disclose his children’s stock portfolios despite supporting legislation that would ban lawmakers and their families from owning stocks. Senate ethics rules require senators to annually report “assets, transactions, gifts, travel reimbursements, and liabilities” received by their dependent children....

Meta Roils Leftists by Eliminating Longtime Censorship Tool CrowdTangle Ahead of Election

(Headline USA) Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by leftists to monitor social media posts and promote censorship on the company's social-media sites. Wednesday's shutdown, which Meta announced earlier this year, has been protested by several activist organizations hoping the Mark Zuckerberg-run...

MAHARREY: What’s So Great About 2% Inflation?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Don’t be fooled when you hear “inflation is coming down.” That's not the plan and it never was. The fact is price inflation was up in July. And it will be up in August. And it will be up in September. That’s because rising price inflation is...

The U.S. Is Ready With a Gold Revaluation Mechanism Too

(Chris Powell, Money Metals News Service) In an interview this week with Mark Moss of Market Disruptors that is posted at YouTube, Luke Gromen of the Forest for the Trees financial letter notes something about the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve that has also been contemplated by other...

ST. ONGE: How Gold Can Save the Dollar

(Peter St. Onge, Money Metals News Service) Can we save the dollar before central banking kills it? Our deficits are now stuck at 8% of GDP — unprecedented in peacetime. And our national debt just hit $35 trillion — unprecedented in the history of man. Even the central bankers realize that...

Delta DEI Chief Cancels Non-Inclusive ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Kyra Lynn Johnson, Delta Air Lines's chief officer for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Impact, announced that the company was abandoning its use of the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" in gate announcements, according to Fox News Digital. Johnson first pitched the gate announcement change during a February...

Inflation Ticks Up in New Federal Data

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Newly released federal inflation data showed that the Producer Price Index, a leading marker of inflation, rose last month. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the data, which showed a 0.1% increase in July, part of a 2.2% increase in the previous 12 months. Notably,...
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