Sales at McDonald’s Rise After Discounts, the Grinch and Monopoly Promos
Profits were up for the fast-food giant as the company focused on value menu items for price-conscious customers.
NYT Business 
Pete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say
The FAA wasn't down with the Pentagon's plans, three people familiar with the situation told the AP.
FORTUNE 
Turns out the U.S. economy didn’t create half a million jobs last year. It was just 181,000
It was the weakest year for jobs creation since the pandemic year of 2020, according to the January jobs report.
TrumpRx is here and it helps, though a bit less than advertised
Trump's Republican Party continues to shift toward government market interventionism.
Big Oil embraces global exploration again as Chevron returns to Libya
American Big Oil is returning to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and beyond to find new sources of oil and gas.
Big Oil embraces global exploration again as Chevron returns to Libya
American Big Oil is returning to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and beyond to find new sources of oil and gas.
US job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor-market stability that could give the Fed room to keep interest rates unchanged for some time while policymakers monitor inflation. Read:
US job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, signs of labor-market stability that could give the Fed room to keep interest rates unchanged for some time while policymakers monitor inflation. Read:
Reuters Business 
Retargeting Has Found Its Way to the Chatbots
A new product will enable brands to target users as they move from answer engine to webpage. Sound familiar?
Adweek 
Week of Feb. 2 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Only Network to Grow
Fox News had its highest-rated week in total viewers and the demo since September 2025.
Week of Feb. 2 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Leads
NBC's Nightly News was the only broadcast with viewership gains in both measured categories.
X-odus: Half of xAI’s founding team has left Elon Musk’s AI company, potentially complicating his plans for a blockbuster SpaceX IPO
The company has lost two cofounders and six other AI researchers in recent weeks.