News 21 February 2026

CoreWeave (CRWV) stock price drops in premarket after hefty 2026 spending plan and soft Q1 view
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CoreWeave (CRWV) stock price drops in premarket after hefty 2026 spending plan and soft Q1 view

CoreWeave shares dropped 10.6% to $87.33 in premarket trading Friday after the company warned of higher 2026 spending and margin pressure. Fourth-quarter revenue rose to $1.57 billion, but net loss widened to $452 million as interest expense increased. The company forecast 2026 revenue of $12–13 billion and capital expenditures of $30–35 billion. Revenue backlog stood at $66.8 billion at year-end.
February 27, 2026
Oracle stock tumbles 5% before Monday open as OpenAI funding jitters return
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Oracle stock tumbles 5% before Monday open as OpenAI funding jitters return

Oracle shares fell 5.4% to $148.08 on Friday, underperforming the broader market after Reuters reported OpenAI is targeting $600 billion in compute spending by 2030 and seeking over $100 billion in new funding, with Nvidia nearing a $30 billion investment. Oracle’s stock remains volatile amid concerns over its exposure to OpenAI and large cloud spending commitments.
February 21, 2026
AMD stock ends lower near $200 after Crusoe loan backstop report; Nvidia earnings loom

AMD stock ends lower near $200 after Crusoe loan backstop report; Nvidia earnings loom

AMD shares fell 1.6% to $200.15 on Friday after reports it will backstop a $300 million loan for Crusoe, a cloud startup buying AMD AI chips. AMD agreed to lease back the chips if Crusoe cannot secure customers. The S&P 500 rose 0.69%, while Nvidia gained 1% and Intel slipped 1.1%. Investors now await Nvidia’s earnings next week and AMD’s March 3 conference.
February 21, 2026
Meta stock price ends week higher — what could move META next week
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Meta stock price ends week higher — what could move META next week

Meta shares closed at $655.66, up 1.7% Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump-era global tariffs. The company cut annual stock-option awards by about 5% for most employees, its second consecutive year of reductions, as it increases AI and data-center spending. Trump announced a new 10% global tariff for 150 days. U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter while inflation rose in December.
February 21, 2026
Coca-Cola stock price nears 52-week high as KO investors weigh dividend hike, CEO filing
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Coca-Cola stock price nears 52-week high as KO investors weigh dividend hike, CEO filing

Coca-Cola shares closed up 1.18% at $79.84 on Friday, outperforming PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper. The company raised its quarterly dividend to 53 cents per share, payable April 1 to holders as of March 13. SEC filings detailed CEO Henrique Braun’s $1.45 million salary as he takes over March 31, with James Quincey staying as executive chairman. Coca-Cola repurchased 9.4 million shares in 2025 for $634 million.
February 21, 2026
RingCentral stock jumps 34% on first dividend and bigger buyback — what RNG investors watch next week
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RingCentral stock jumps 34% on first dividend and bigger buyback — what RNG investors watch next week

RingCentral shares jumped 34.4% to $39.50 Friday after the company launched its first quarterly dividend and raised its buyback authorization to $500 million. The company reported 2025 revenue of $2.515 billion, up 5%, and free cash flow up 32% to $530 million. RingCentral also announced new AI integrations with OpenAI and forecast 2026 free cash flow of $580–600 million.
February 21, 2026
Okta stock price slides 9% as Anthropic’s Claude Code Security spooks cyber names
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Okta stock price slides 9% as Anthropic’s Claude Code Security spooks cyber names

Okta shares dropped 9.2% to $74.29 Friday, hitting a 52-week low amid a sharp selloff in cybersecurity stocks after Anthropic launched an AI tool for code security. The broader market rose, with the Nasdaq up 0.9% and S&P 500 up 0.7%. Okta reports quarterly results March 4. Investors cited concern over AI products encroaching on traditional security roles.
February 21, 2026
Cloudflare stock tumbles after outage hit routing feature — what to watch when trading reopens
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Cloudflare stock tumbles after outage hit routing feature — what to watch when trading reopens

Cloudflare shares fell 8.05% to $177.14 on Friday after the company reported network connectivity issues affecting some “bring your own IP” customers. The incident was resolved late Friday, but some clients needed to re-advertise their IP ranges. Investors await a detailed incident report and signs of customer fallout when markets reopen Monday.
February 21, 2026
Borsa Istanbul BIST 100 bounces off a bruising drop — here’s what could move Turkish stocks next
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Borsa Istanbul BIST 100 bounces off a bruising drop — here’s what could move Turkish stocks next

Borsa Istanbul’s BIST 100 closed up 0.94% at 13,934.06 on Friday, partly recovering from Thursday’s 3.2% drop. Destek Finans Faktoring surged 9.16%, while the lira slipped to 43.84 per dollar. Annual inflation stood at 30.65% in January, with the central bank’s policy rate at 37%. February inflation data is due March 3, ahead of the central bank’s March 12 meeting.
February 21, 2026
Thailand stocks: SET Index slips ahead of MSCI reshuffle — what to watch next week
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Thailand stocks: SET Index slips ahead of MSCI reshuffle — what to watch next week

Thailand’s SET Index fell 0.95% to 1,479.71 on Friday, ending a four-day winning streak. Foreign investors were net buyers, but local institutions sold more, pushing the market lower. Turnover reached 90.5 billion baht, with heavy trading in TRUE, Bangkok Bank, PTT, Kasikornbank, and Krung Thai Bank. Traders are watching domestic politics, earnings, and MSCI index changes for next week.
February 21, 2026
Qatar National Bank stock ends weak week on Qatar Stock Exchange as Iran risk hangs over Sunday open
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Qatar National Bank stock ends weak week on Qatar Stock Exchange as Iran risk hangs over Sunday open

Qatar National Bank closed at 19.68 riyals Thursday, down 3.5% for the week but up 5.5% in 2026. The QE Index dropped 2.5% to 11,229.06 as market value fell to 669.4 billion riyals. Traded value slid 11.5% to 2.03 billion riyals, with QNBK leading volumes. Regional markets declined amid U.S.-Iran tensions and talk of possible U.S. military action.
February 21, 2026
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