Investing 17 February 2026 - 19 February 2026

Lichen International Stock Trades Higher Ahead of Nasdaq Open

Lichen International Stock Trades Higher Ahead of Nasdaq Open

Lichen International Limited shares were up in early U.S. trading after a choppy Tuesday session. The small Nasdaq-listed China financial-services stock continued a strong move, though there was little new company news out to explain the demand. The stock traded at $1.52, up 14 cents, or about 10% over the last close, according to market data. Shares opened Tuesday at $1.32 and swung from $1.26 to $1.71, Yahoo Finance data showed. Volume was around 543,580 shares.
June 3, 2026
Bank of America stock rises despite Berkshire trimming BAC stake — what traders watch next

Bank of America stock rises despite Berkshire trimming BAC stake — what traders watch next

New York, February 18, 2026, 15:30 — Regular session rolls on. Bank of America shares moved higher Wednesday after investors parsed a new Berkshire Hathaway filing that revealed the firm had cut back its long-standing position in the bank. The stock climbed 1.1% to $53.31 in afternoon action, with JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup also trading up.
February 18, 2026
Gold price snaps back near $5,000 as Fed minutes, Iran-Ukraine headlines jolt trading

Gold price snaps back near $5,000 as Fed minutes, Iran-Ukraine headlines jolt trading

New York, February 18, 2026, 12:12 EST — Regular session underway. Spot gold jumped 1.7% to $4,957.70 an ounce as of 9:15 a.m. ET on Wednesday. U.S. April futures tacked on 0.5%, reaching $4,977.80. Edward Meir at Marex pointed to “nervousness” related to Iran and Ukraine as the driver for the move. Traders are still factoring in two rate cuts for 2026 beginning in June, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
February 18, 2026
Oracle stock price rises as Michigan data-center power deal and Fed minutes keep ORCL in play

Oracle stock price rises as Michigan data-center power deal and Fed minutes keep ORCL in play

New York, February 18, 2026, 11:38 — Regular session Oracle Corp climbed $1.89, or 1.2%, to $155.86 late Wednesday morning, recovering from an earlier slip to $151.55. Tech names bounced, helping U.S. indexes inch up. “The market was waiting for some sort of a bullish or bearish catalyst,” CFRA’s Sam Stovall said, with eyes on the Federal Reserve minutes set for 2 p.m. ET.
February 18, 2026
KLA stock steadies on ex-dividend day as chip-tool names track Fed-rate bets

KLA stock steadies on ex-dividend day as chip-tool names track Fed-rate bets

New York, Feb 17, 2026, 15:32 ET — Regular session underway. KLA Corp clawed back from earlier losses, up 0.7% to $1,473.71 late Tuesday as chip equipment names stabilized near the bell. Shares moved between $1,427.30 and $1,486.92. Lam Research added 0.8%, Applied Materials climbed 1.5%, and the iShares Semiconductor ETF ticked up 0.2%.
February 17, 2026
Nebius (NBIS) stock swings after Orbis stake filing — what investors watch next

Nebius (NBIS) stock swings after Orbis stake filing — what investors watch next

New York, Feb 17, 2026, 14:00 EST — Regular session Nasdaq-listed Nebius Group N.V. edged up 0.3% to $98.29 on Tuesday, after swinging between $93.53 and $98.65 as a new ownership filing landed. Orbis Investment Management Limited, in an updated Schedule 13G, disclosed holding 3,335,358 Nebius Class A shares—1.5% of the company as of Dec. 31—while confirming it owned no more than 5%. Elsewhere, CoreWeave slipped roughly 3.2%, and Nvidia added about 1.6%.
February 17, 2026
H&R Block stock price today: HRB nudges higher as tax season hits crunch time — what’s next

H&R Block stock price today: HRB nudges higher as tax season hits crunch time — what’s next

New York, February 17, 2026, 09:36 EST — Regular session H&R Block, Inc. picked up roughly 1.2% in early Tuesday trading, last changing hands at $31.41. Investors coming back from the holiday break found the stock moving sharply in the thick of tax season. Shares bounced between $31.38 and $32.07. Even so, the price is still far off the 52-week high, with the name having dropped to just above $28 earlier this period.
February 17, 2026
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