Here’s what’s open (and closed) on President’s Day 2025

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/open-closed-presidents-day-2025/

Trump wants to make changes to Biden’s CHIPS act. Here’s what that could mean for AI growth and consumers

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/trump-changes-biden-chips-act-ai-growth-consumers/

Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the agency that protects whistleblowers

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/trump-supreme-court-permit-firing-head-agency-protects-whistleblowers/

Israel’s Netanyahu calls Trump proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza ‘the only viable plan to enable a different future’

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/israel-netanyahu-trump-plan-remove-palestinians-gaza/

The ‘White Collar’ recession is pummeling office workers, but the end might be near

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/white-collar-recession-pummeling-office-workers-ending/

Germany’s $11 billion rail disaster: How Stuttgart 21 became a never-ending infrastructure nightmare

https://fortune.com/europe/2025/02/17/germanys-11-billion-rail-disaster-stuttgart-21-became-a-never-ending-infrastructure-nightmare/

Ukraine declines U.S. deal that traded access to rare earth minerals for aid but didn’t offer security guarantees

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/ukraine-declines-us-deal-rare-earth-minerals-aid-security-guarantees/

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ shields itself from critics and soars towards a $100 million holiday weekend at box office

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/captain-america-brave-new-world-box-office-presidents-day/

‘Life-threatening cold’ predicted as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding kills at least 10

https://fortune.com/2025/02/17/life-threatening-cold-polar-vortex-flooding-kills-10/

Your reusable water bottle may be a breeding ground for strep and fecal bacteria. Here’s how to keep it clean

https://fortune.com/well/article/how-to-clean-water-bottle-wash-disinfect-sanitize-best/

Indonesia’s ‘staggering’ growth puts Jakarta in a strong position as it plays hardball with Apple

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/17/indonesia-vs-apple-iphone-16-ban/

Earn up to 4.50% APY. Here are the best CD rates today, February 17, 2025

https://fortune.com/article/cd-rates-2-17-2025/

You can earn up to 5.00% APY in a high-yield savings account today, February 17, 2025

https://fortune.com/article/best-savings-account-rates-2-17-2025/

These banks have the best CD rates for the week of February 17, 2025

https://fortune.com/article/best-cds-this-week-february-17-2025/

Xi hosts summit with Jack Ma, Chinese private sector leaders

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/17/xi-jinping-jack-ma-summit-meituan-huawei-xiaomi/

China’s DeepSeek is no longer on South Korea’s app stores due to user data concerns

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/16/deepseek-ai-south-korea-app-store-china-privacy/

Japan’s economy grew by just 0.1% last year, despite strong exports in the final quarter

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/16/japan-economy-gdp-growth-exports/

New Zealand sees record number of departures amid weak economy

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/16/new-zealand-record-departures-weak-economy/

Xi-Jack Ma chat seen as next catalyst for blistering China rally

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/02/16/xi-jinping-jack-ma-meeting-china-tech-shares/

Michael Burry trimmed some China tech bets before DeepSeek-driven rally

https://fortune.com/2025/02/16/michael-burry-china-tech-stocks-alibaba-jd-deepseek-ai-rally/