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February 18, 2026

Business

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Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy

February 15, 2026 Anne D Innocenzio

NEW YORK — The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds. The bankruptcy […]

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore NY, NJ rail tunnel funding

February 14, 2026 Anthony Izaguirre and Dave Collins

NEW YORK — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey last Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down […]

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Energy chief Wright says empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

February 14, 2026 Matthew Daly and Marc Levy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration said last Friday that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that […]

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NC Chamber backs federal farm labor rule in national court fight

February 14, 2026 Dan Reeves

The North Carolina Chamber is stepping into a national legal fight over farm labor policy, backing a Trump administration rule it says brings long-needed stability to one of agriculture’s most critical — and costly — […]

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NC venture funding fell sharply in 2025

February 13, 2026 Dan Reeves

North Carolina startups raised about $2.3 billion in venture capital funding in 2025, a decline of more than 40% from the year before, according to data compiled by PitchBook. The drop pushed the state to […]

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Starbucks feeling heat as more chains vie for US coffee drinkers

February 8, 2026 Dee-Ann Durbin

NEW YORK — Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. But fewer of them are getting it from Starbucks. The company that revolutionized the United States’ coffee culture remains America’s biggest player, […]

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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to first stand-alone trial in New Mexico

February 7, 2026 Morgan Lee

SANTA FE, N.M. — The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico. New Mexico’s case is built on a state undercover investigation using […]

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Another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume

February 7, 2026 Jennifer McDermott and Alexa St. John

A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on track after the Trump administration halted them […]

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Trump announces $70M John Deere expansion in NC

February 7, 2026 A.P. Dillon and Dan Reeves

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump announced last Tuesday that John Deere will invest $70 million to build a new excavator manufacturing facility in Kernersville, shifting production from Japan to North Carolina and creating more than […]

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Charlotte powers past big tech in stock market rankings

February 6, 2026 Dan Reeves

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-based companies outperformed their peers across the country last year, pushing the city to the top of a new CNBC ranking that tracks how major employers move the stock market. CNBC earlier this […]

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