French police search X office in Paris, summon Elon Musk for questioning In Brief Posted: 8:55 AM PST · February 3, 2026 Image Credits:Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg / Getty Images French police and Europol searched the local office of X, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday.  The raid is part of an ongoing investigation...

2025 Review and January 2026 Outlook Executive SummaryU.S. equity markets posted strong double-digit gains, led by tech and growth stocksPolicy easing and fiscal stimulus fueled market recovery and boosted investor confidenceCorporate buybacks surpassed $1 trillion and M&A activity was near record highsTreasury yields and the U.S. dollar fell, while gold and silver saw...

Weekly Chartstopper: January 30, 2026 This WeekIt was a big week for fourth-quarter earnings, but also for the Federal Reserve – even in a week where it kept rates unchanged (as expected).First, the Fed upgraded its assessment of the economy, seeing economic growth as “solid,” instead of “moderate,” and recognized “some signs of stabilization” in the labor market.Second,...

Syria’s only woman minister Hind Kabawat on challenges of rebuildingSyria's only female minister pushes for change: 'I'm not here for window dressing'Lyse Doucet,chief international correspondentandLina Shaikhouni,BBC World Service, SyriaBBCHind Kabawat says she would not stay in the role if she was not free to set her own strategy"On the first day, I asked 'why are there no more women?'," says...

Best MacBooks We’ve Tested (February 2026)We've been reviewing MacBooks for two decades now -- ever since the very first polycarbonate MacBook appeared in 2006 -- and we covered Apple's PowerBooks and iBooks before that. Apple's current laptop lineup is split between the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, and the differences between the two lines are significant. LAPTOP DEALS OF THE WEEK Deals are...