Investment News 12 February 2026 - 12 March 2026

HSBC Holdings tumbled 5.8% in London on Thursday. The bank’s move to close every branch in Qatar, coupled with more caution from analysts about its Middle East conflict risk, weighed on sentiment. The shares were also ex-dividend. The selloff hits where it counts: earnings, not just market chatter. J.P. Morgan figures HSBC holds around $23 billion in Middle East loans—that’s about 2% of its total lending. Alongside Standard Chartered, HSBC faces the highest regional exposure among European banks, according to the analysts. Revenue and pretax profit exposure stand near 4% for HSBC, with pretax profit at risk of climbing to almost 9% when factoring in Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

fuboTV Inc is still sitting at a consensus “Hold” from analysts, with MarketBeat on Monday pegging the average 12-month price target at $3.33. The stock traded up roughly 2.6% to $1.20 Tuesday afternoon, after dipping as low as $1.115 earlier in the session, market data show. Research coverage has been split, with Wedbush at “outperform” and Wall Street Zen down at “sell.” Fubo shares have been stuck near the lower end of their $1.11–$4.72 52-week range, with the company’s market cap sitting close to $423 million. Insider ownership stands at 5.3%, while institutional investors account for roughly 39% of the float, according to MarketBeat.

New York, March 2, 2026, 15:17 ET — Regular session Shares of AppLovin slipped around 0.6% to $432.01 on Monday afternoon, following a swing from $410.55 to $436.59, with about 3.15 million shares changing hands. Arete Research bumped its rating on the marketing platform to neutral from sell but slashed the price target to $340, down from $458, according to MT Newswires.

London, Feb 25, 2026, 17:56 GMT — Market closed Britain’s FTSE 100 notched another record close Wednesday, climbing 1.18% to finish at 10,806.41, as HSBC shares soared and miners rallied. HSBC jumped 7.9% after boosting a major profitability target. “The bank has slimmed down to focus on fewer regions,” noted Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell. Miners also caught a bid, with precious metal stocks up 3.8% and industrial metal names adding 3.3%. Diageo, however, tumbled 12.7% after its new chief slashed both guidance and the interim dividend. The FTSE 250 added 0.5%.

NEW YORK, February 19, 2026, 07:59 EST — Premarket Amazon.com Inc dropped 0.2% to $204.35 before the bell Thursday, down from its $204.79 finish on Wednesday. Shares have been sticking close to that mark in early moves.

New York, February 19, 2026, 06:51 EST — Premarket Ondas Inc climbed 0.5% to $11.13 ahead of Thursday’s opening bell. The move follows a 10.15% jump the previous session, with shares closing out Wednesday at $11.07 on a hefty 110.47 million shares traded, Investing.com data show.

New York, Feb 12, 2026, 08:41 EST — Premarket Tenet Healthcare Corporation shares were flat in premarket trading Thursday, after surging roughly 17% the previous day. KeyBanc raised its price target on the hospital operator to $250 from $225, keeping an Overweight rating intact.