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February 23, 2026
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Welcome back! Good news: The US men’s and women’s hockey teams swept Canada for gold medals. Bad news: I have way too much snow I need to shovel.
What’s on deck
Markets: The 20 investment bankers who negotiated the biggest deals in 2025.
Tech: For a country that doesn’t agree on much, everyone’s turning against data centers.
Business: Trump has set his targets on a Netflix board member. It’s a warning to other CEOs.
Top headlines:
- Tourists in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta told to ‘shelter in place’ as cartel violence erupts.
- We compared Costco and Sam’s Club prices on store brand products to see which is the better deal.
- What goes into a $75,000 a year kindergarten? Breaking down the cost of New York City private schools.
- Why a legendary Wall Street permabear is suddenly sounding more upbeat.
- I work in recruiting. Here’s how the smartest job search candidates use AI differently.
- I pivoted from software engineering to AI. My AI grad degree didn’t secure me a job — here’s what did.
Curated by Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Akin Oyedele, Grace Lett, and Amanda Yen.
This is a shorter version of our flagship newsletter, which brings you in-depth analysis and summaries of the top stories from Wall Street to Silicon Valley.