News 21 February 2026

Borsa Italiana stock price watch: FTSE MIB at 46,473 after Moncler pop, traders eye week ahead
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Borsa Italiana stock price watch: FTSE MIB at 46,473 after Moncler pop, traders eye week ahead

Milan’s FTSE MIB closed up 1.48% at 46,472.98 on Friday, with Moncler surging 13.41% after strong results and Unipol gaining 8.67% on higher profit and dividends. Tenaris fell 4.16%. European markets rallied after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump-era tariffs, but traders remain wary of further trade policy shifts. Italy’s inflation and confidence data are due next week.
February 21, 2026
Nasdaq Nordic OMX Nordic 40 ends week higher; tariff ruling and Castellum buyback set up Monday trade
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Nasdaq Nordic OMX Nordic 40 ends week higher; tariff ruling and Castellum buyback set up Monday trade

Nasdaq Nordic’s OMX Nordic 40 index rose 0.51% Friday to 2,675.12, while Sweden’s OMX Stockholm 30 hit a record high. Sweden’s CPIF inflation eased to 2.0% in January. Real estate firm Castellum announced up to 3.4 billion SEK in share buy-backs after property sales. Denmark’s OMX Copenhagen 25 and Finland’s OMX Helsinki 25 also closed higher.
February 21, 2026
Deutsche Boerse stock ends higher as buyback begins — what DB1 investors watch next week
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Deutsche Boerse stock ends higher as buyback begins — what DB1 investors watch next week

Deutsche Börse shares closed Friday at 219.90 euros, up 1.62%, as the group began a share buyback of up to 500 million euros through July 31. About 706,500 shares traded during the session. The buyback started Feb. 20 and will follow EU “safe harbour” rules, with purchases executed via Xetra. Investors await early disclosures and Q1 results in late April.
February 21, 2026
Saudi stocks head into Founding Day break after sharp Tadawul drop; oil and banks in focus
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Saudi stocks head into Founding Day break after sharp Tadawul drop; oil and banks in focus

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed down 1.87% at 10,947.25, with banks falling 2.34% and decliners outnumbering gainers 253 to 14. Brent crude rose 1.9% to $71.66 a barrel amid U.S.-Iran tensions. Almarai’s board proposed a share buyback for an employee plan, while Saudi Fisheries posted a narrowed 2025 net loss of 25.35 million riyals. The next trading session is set for Feb. 23 after the Founding Day holiday.
February 21, 2026
Technology News 21.02.2026

Technology News 21.02.2026

Apple is developing smart glasses positioned as an all-day AI companion, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The device would use cameras to interpret the wearer’s surroundings and provide real-time information through Siri. Apple is also working on a pendant and camera-equipped AirPods. The company is collaborating with Google to enhance AI features and aims for a discreet, fashionable design.
February 21, 2026
Oracle stock price slides 5% after OpenAI’s $600 billion compute plan surfaces; ORCL traders eye Nvidia next
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Oracle stock price slides 5% after OpenAI’s $600 billion compute plan surfaces; ORCL traders eye Nvidia next

Oracle shares dropped 5.4% to $148.08 in after-hours trading Friday, underperforming a U.S. market lifted by the Supreme Court’s removal of Trump-era tariffs. The decline followed headlines on OpenAI’s soaring infrastructure costs and fundraising, with investors eyeing Nvidia’s Feb. 25 results and Oracle’s 2026 funding plan for further signals.
February 21, 2026
Johnson & Johnson stock price slides as DePuy sale talk builds — what investors watch next
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Johnson & Johnson stock price slides as DePuy sale talk builds — what investors watch next

Johnson & Johnson shares closed down 1.8% at $242.49 Friday, underperforming a rising market, after reports the company may sell its DePuy Synthes orthopedics unit in a deal potentially exceeding $20 billion. J&J also announced plans to invest over $1 billion in a new cell therapy facility in Pennsylvania. The company faces ongoing talc litigation and will pay a $1.30 dividend to shareholders of record on Feb. 24.
February 21, 2026
Exxon Mobil stock price falls after-hours as director Ubben plans May exit; oil jitters keep XOM in focus
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Exxon Mobil stock price falls after-hours as director Ubben plans May exit; oil jitters keep XOM in focus

Exxon Mobil shares fell 2.4% to $147.28 in after-hours trading Friday after director Jeffrey W. Ubben said he will not seek re-election at the May 27 annual meeting. The Golden Pass LNG project advanced toward first production, and the Uaru project offshore Guyana remains ahead of schedule. Exxon also filed a shelf registration for future debt offerings. Oil prices held near six-month highs.
February 21, 2026
Palo Alto Networks stock slides again as CyberArk deal costs stay in focus

Palo Alto Networks stock slides again as CyberArk deal costs stay in focus

Palo Alto Networks shares fell 1.5% to $148.70 in after-hours trading Friday after the company cut its fiscal 2026 adjusted profit forecast, citing higher integration costs from acquisitions including the $25 billion CyberArk deal. The firm also launched a cash tender offer for CyberArk’s $1.25 billion in convertible notes, with a repurchase deadline of March 24.
February 21, 2026
CoreWeave stock tumbles after Blue Owl financing report rattles AI data-center trade
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CoreWeave stock tumbles after Blue Owl financing report rattles AI data-center trade

CoreWeave shares fell 8.1% to $89.25 in after-hours trading Friday after renewed concerns over debt financing for a $4 billion Pennsylvania data-center project with Blue Owl. Blue Owl disputed reports it failed to secure funding, saying it is providing $500 million in bridge financing. Options trading spiked and implied volatility rose. Investors await CoreWeave’s Feb. 26 earnings for updates on demand and financing.
February 21, 2026
Bitcoin price jumps toward $68,000 as tariff ruling lifts risk mood; ETF outflows linger
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Bitcoin price jumps toward $68,000 as tariff ruling lifts risk mood; ETF outflows linger

Bitcoin climbed 1.6% to $68,015 in late U.S. trading Friday, while ether gained 1% to $1,967. The rebound followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Trump-era tariffs and came despite hotter inflation data. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw a $165.8 million net outflow on Feb. 19, mostly from BlackRock’s IBIT. Traders await U.S. producer price data on Feb. 27 and PCE inflation on March 13.
February 21, 2026
Meta stock climbs after report of fresh equity-award cuts as smartwatch plan resurfaces
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Meta stock climbs after report of fresh equity-award cuts as smartwatch plan resurfaces

Meta shares rose 1.7% to $655.66 in after-hours trading Friday after reports the company cut annual stock awards by about 5% for most employees. Investors are watching Meta’s revived smartwatch plans and a Los Angeles jury trial where CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied Instagram targets children. Meta declined to comment on both the pay cuts and hardware reports.
February 21, 2026
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