Investing Feb 18, 2026

AMD Has Lost 17% While Nvidia Gains Ground, and the Widening AI Chip Gap Reveals the New Hierarchy of the Semiconductor Market

AMD's 17% plunge after weak Q1 guidance exposes a deepening divide in the AI chip market, where Nvidia's 80-85% data center market share is proving nearly impossible to challenge.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Deere Reports Q1 Earnings Thursday With a 40% Profit Decline Baked In, but the Real Story Is the Replacement Cycle Building Quietly on America's Farms That Could Make 2027 One of the Best Years in Equipment History

Deere & Company reports Q1 fiscal 2026 earnings on Thursday with EPS expected at $1.92, down 40% year-over-year. But dealer inventories are normalizing and an aging equipment fleet is building the conditions for a powerful 2027 recovery cycle.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

U.S. Industrial Production Posted Its Biggest Monthly Gain in Nearly a Year in January, and Motor Vehicles Finally Joined the Rally for the First Time Since Last Summer

U.S. industrial production rose 0.7% in January 2026, well above the 0.4% forecast, while manufacturing output climbed 0.6% with broad-based gains including motor vehicles rising for the first time since August.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Coinbase Bought Back $1.7 Billion of Its Own Stock While Bitcoin Crashed, and the Move That Looks Contrarian Today Is Exactly Why the Company Will Come Out Stronger

Coinbase completed a $1.7 billion share buyback while Bitcoin fell 25%. With $11.3 billion in cash and $3.07 billion in Q4 free cash flow, here's why this bold move makes strategic sense.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Dip Buyers Are Back: S&P 500 Futures Climb 0.5% as Wall Street Shakes Off the AI Panic, Europe Sets Another Record, and the Dividend Trade That Has Quietly Beaten the Magnificent Seven Since November Gains New Momentum

S&P 500 futures advanced 0.5% as dip buyers returned after weeks of AI-driven volatility. Europe's Stoxx 600 hit a new record. And the dividend rotation that few noticed has outperformed the Magnificent Seven by double digits since November.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

American Factories Just Ended Their Longest Losing Streak in Years as the ISM Manufacturing Index Hit 52.6 in January, but the Tariff Pressures Building Behind the Recovery Could Turn This Breakthrough Into a Brief One

The ISM Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6 in January 2026, its first expansionary reading in twelve months, as output surged and new orders recovered. But rising input prices driven by tariffs are creating a new threat to the fragile revival.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Kinross Gold Reports Record Free Cash Flow of $700 Million in Q4 as the Gold Mining Giant Raises Its Dividend and Commits $750 Million to Shareholders

Kinross Gold reported record quarterly free cash flow of nearly $700 million, raised its dividend by 17%, and committed more than $750 million in total capital returns as gold prices remain above $4,900 per ounce.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Carvana Reports After the Bell With Wall Street Expecting $5.25 Billion in Revenue, and the Used Car Empire's Next Chapter Depends on Whether Growth Can Coexist With Profitability

Carvana reports Q4 2025 earnings after the close on February 18 with analysts expecting $5.25 billion in revenue and $1.16 in adjusted EPS. The stock faces a +/- 13% earnings reaction.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Bitcoin Has Fallen 25% From Its January High as Whale Selling Intensifies, ETF Outflows Accelerate, and the Crypto Winter That Was Supposed to Be Over Is Back

Bitcoin has plunged from $90,000 in late January to around $67,400 as large holders dump positions, spot ETFs see $105 million in outflows, and trading volumes collapse 80%.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

BAE Systems Posts Record Revenue of 30.7 Billion Pounds as European Defense Spending Enters What Its CEO Calls a 'New Era' of Permanent Expansion

BAE Systems reported record annual revenue of £30.7 billion and an order backlog of £83.6 billion as European nations accelerate military spending at the fastest pace since the Cold War.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Walmart Reports Q4 Earnings Tomorrow With $190 Billion in Revenue on the Line and Wall Street Watching How the World's First Trillion-Dollar Retailer Navigates a Tariff Minefield

Walmart reports Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings on February 19 with analysts expecting $190 billion in revenue and $0.73 EPS. New CEO John Furner faces his first earnings call as tariff headwinds mount.

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Investing Feb 18, 2026

Garmin Reports Before the Bell With Analysts Expecting Its Best Quarter in Company History as the Wearable Tech Pioneer Proves That Hardware Innovation Still Wins

Garmin reports Q4 2025 earnings before market open with analysts expecting $2.39 EPS and $2.01 billion in revenue, which would cap the strongest fiscal year in the company's 37-year history.

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