The headlines will tell you the market is "correcting." The pundits will call it a "seasonal adjustment." But on the ground, Friday, February 13, 2026, marks the moment the structural floor of the American economy finally gave way. We aren’t just looking at a recession; we are witnessing a synchronized deleveraging event where technology, climate, and debt have converged to create a "March Cliff" that no amount of traditional stimulus can bridge.

>> February 13

As I'm reading this, it's February 12th. So should this be taken as speculative fiction? Or perhaps as something by an AI that struggles with numeracy?

>> By Ramakanth Dorai & Gemini AI

Ah, I see.