Finance 19 February 2026 - 20 February 2026

PayPal stock holds near $47 after Stripe takeover report — what investors watch next
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PayPal stock holds near $47 after Stripe takeover report — what investors watch next

PayPal shares closed up 0.6% at $47.32 Wednesday, then slipped 0.3% after hours as takeover speculation swirled. Bloomberg reported Stripe is weighing a bid for PayPal or its assets, though both firms declined comment. PayPal also announced a partnership with Rainforest to expand embedded payments. CEO Enrique Lores is set to take over March 1 after Alex Chriss’s ouster.
February 26, 2026
Deere stock price jumps after John Deere lifts 2026 profit outlook, flags tariff costs
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Deere stock price jumps after John Deere lifts 2026 profit outlook, flags tariff costs

Deere & Company shares jumped 10% to $662 in after-hours trading after the firm beat quarterly estimates and raised its fiscal 2026 net income outlook to $4.5 billion–$5.0 billion. First-quarter net income fell to $656 million, while sales rose 13% to $9.611 billion. Management cited recovering demand in construction and small agriculture. Investors remain alert to tariff-related costs and await Deere’s next update on May 21.
February 20, 2026
Meta stock ticks up after hours as Nvidia AI chip deal and smartwatch reboot keep investors guessing
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Meta stock ticks up after hours as Nvidia AI chip deal and smartwatch reboot keep investors guessing

Meta shares rose 0.3% to $644.78 in after-hours trading Thursday after news of a major AI infrastructure partnership with Nvidia and reports the company will revive its smartwatch project. Nvidia said Meta will deploy millions of its GPUs and CPUs in new data centers. Meta is also developing its own AI chips and has discussed using Google’s TPUs, according to Reuters. Director Patrick Collison acquired 102 Meta shares, a filing showed.
February 20, 2026
Amazon stock price: AMZN flat after-hours after Washington Supreme Court lawsuit ruling; $300 bull case stays
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Amazon stock price: AMZN flat after-hours after Washington Supreme Court lawsuit ruling; $300 bull case stays

Amazon shares held steady after the Washington Supreme Court ruled the company can be sued over deaths linked to sodium nitrite sold on its marketplace. The court rejected arguments shielding Amazon from negligence claims, sending cases back to litigation. Investors remain cautious as Amazon plans $200 billion in capital spending for 2026. CEO Doug Herrington sold 4,784 shares on Feb. 17 under a pre-set trading plan.
February 19, 2026
Microsoft stock price slips after hours as MSFT goes ex-dividend and $50B AI push lands
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Microsoft stock price slips after hours as MSFT goes ex-dividend and $50B AI push lands

Microsoft shares fell $1.26, or 0.3%, to $398.46 in after-hours trading Thursday after going ex-dividend for a 91-cent payout. Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares at $397.35 each, raising his holdings to 83,905 shares. Microsoft reaffirmed plans to invest $50 billion in AI in developing markets. CrowdStrike shares rose 1.5% after announcing an expanded alliance with Microsoft.
February 19, 2026
Sandisk stock price climbs as Western Digital cashes out $3.17 billion stake — what’s next for SNDK
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Sandisk stock price climbs as Western Digital cashes out $3.17 billion stake — what’s next for SNDK

Sandisk shares closed up 3.5% at $621.09 on Thursday, then slipped 0.1% after hours, following news that Western Digital priced a 5.8 million-share secondary offering at $545 per share. Western Digital expects to raise $3.17 billion in the deal to cut debt and will retain about 1.69 million Sandisk shares. The offering price is 12% below Sandisk’s close. Western Digital shares fell 4%.
February 19, 2026
XRP price today slips as Coinbase expands crypto loans and a key U.S. inflation print looms
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XRP price today slips as Coinbase expands crypto loans and a key U.S. inflation print looms

XRP slipped 1% to $1.41 in after-hours trading Thursday, holding a $1.39–$1.43 range on $2.38 billion in volume, according to CoinGecko. Coinbase added XRP as eligible collateral for up to $100,000 USDC loans this week. Traders await Friday’s U.S. PCE inflation data for signals on rate cuts. Societe Generale’s SG-FORGE launched its EUR CoinVertible stablecoin on the XRP Ledger.
February 19, 2026
Walmart stock whipsaws after earnings as cautious outlook outweighs buyback and dividend hike
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Walmart stock whipsaws after earnings as cautious outlook outweighs buyback and dividend hike

Walmart shares fell 1.4% to $124.82 in after-hours trading Thursday after reporting fiscal Q4 revenue of $190.7 billion, up 5.6%. U.S. comparable sales rose 4.6%, e-commerce jumped 27%, and the company authorized a $30 billion share buyback. Walmart forecast 2027 net sales growth of 3.5%–4.5% and raised its annual dividend 5% to $0.99 per share.
February 19, 2026
Analog Devices (ADI) stock price slips after upbeat outlook; analysts lift targets to $400
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Analog Devices (ADI) stock price slips after upbeat outlook; analysts lift targets to $400

Analog Devices shares fell 0.7% to $343.84 Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday’s post-earnings surge. The company forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates and raised its dividend 11%. Chip stocks broadly declined, with Texas Instruments and Microchip Technology both down more than 2%. Wall Street analysts raised price targets, with Needham upgrading ADI to “buy.”
February 19, 2026
Dow Jones closes down 274 points as Blue Owl redemption halt hits private credit; PCE inflation up next
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Dow Jones closes down 274 points as Blue Owl redemption halt hits private credit; PCE inflation up next

The Dow fell 273.79 points to 49,388.87, led by a selloff in private-capital stocks after Blue Owl Capital moved to sell $1.4 billion in assets and freeze redemptions at a fund. Oil prices hit six-month highs as Brent settled at $71.66 a barrel. U.S. jobless claims dropped by 23,000 to 206,000 last week. Walmart reported a 4.6% rise in U.S. same-store sales and announced a $30 billion buyback.
February 19, 2026
UnitedHealth stock edges up near $290 as Medicare Advantage shakeout returns to spotlight
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UnitedHealth stock edges up near $290 as Medicare Advantage shakeout returns to spotlight

UnitedHealth shares rose 0.5% to $289.57 Thursday, outperforming a weaker U.S. market after new research showed nearly 3 million Medicare Advantage members must switch plans in 2026. The study found rural enrollees face higher disruption rates, with UnitedHealthcare accounting for 14% of forced switches. Investors are watching upcoming Medicare Advantage payment decisions for 2027. UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare unit remains under scrutiny after a 2024 cyberattack.
February 19, 2026
Why Applied Materials stock is down today: Nvidia tie-up, CFO sale, March investor talks
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Why Applied Materials stock is down today: Nvidia tie-up, CFO sale, March investor talks

Applied Materials shares slipped 0.9% to $366 Thursday after its CFO sold $1.8 million in stock and the company announced a new AI chip-manufacturing collaboration with NVIDIA. Investors are awaiting executive appearances at two March conferences for updates on demand and margins. Chip stocks broadly declined, with NVIDIA down 0.6% and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF off 1.1%.
February 19, 2026
Nebius (NBIS) stock rises after Compass Point starts coverage — $150 target in focus
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Nebius (NBIS) stock rises after Compass Point starts coverage — $150 target in focus

Nebius shares climbed 4.6% to $106.44 Thursday after Compass Point initiated coverage at Buy with a $150 price target. The gain outpaced a drop in the Nasdaq 100. Investors focused on Nebius’s capacity expansion, rising spending, and the pending Tavily acquisition. The company reported Q4 revenue of $227.7 million and ended 2025 with $3.7 billion in cash.
February 19, 2026
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