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2026-02-18 Wednesday

2026-02-22

03:45:31

Paramount confirmed Warner Bros.' waiver period, stating that it is "ready" to engage with Warner Bros.

03:45:30

Brent crude futures settled down $1.23 at $67.42 a barrel, a drop of 1.79%.

03:45:28

U.S. natural gas futures prices fell to a four-month low, a drop of 7%.

03:42:16

JPMorgan Chase lowered its price target for Yelp from $30 to $22 per share, while maintaining a "neutral" rating on Yelp stock.

03:34:50

It is understood that Liftoff Mobile, a subsidiary of Blackstone, may consider resubmitting its initial public offering application as early as Tuesday.

03:33:47

Panama will issue bonds totaling $3 billion in two phases.

03:32:42

U.S. crude oil futures settled at $62.33 a barrel, down 56 cents, or 0.89%, from the previous day.

03:31:40

Federal Reserve official Daly said officials should wait for signs regarding the impact of artificial intelligence (AI).

03:31:38

According to a report Tesla filed with U.S. regulators, its self-driving taxis reported 14 collisions within eight months of commencing operations in Austin, covering property damage, minor injuries, and hospitalizations. Tesla did not disclose the current size of its self-driving taxi fleet in Austin, but plans to expand the service to approximately seven other cities by mid-year. The first accident occurred last July, at which time the company reported only property damage. A supplemental report was filed in December, adding information that minor injuries and hospitalizations occurred. Another accident in July also resulted in minor injuries. Tesla's latest report shows that five new accidents were reported in January, occurring in December of last year and January of this year. One of these accidents in January involved a stationary self-driving taxi colliding with an Austin city bus, and two others involved self-driving taxis hitting objects while reversing in parking lots.

03:31:17

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,880.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,879.85/ounce, down 2.28% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,899.40/ounce, down 2.91% on the day.

03:29:29

The Canadian Auto Workers Union (Unifor) says the British Columbia Labour Relations Board ruled that Amazon’s wage freeze on union members was “illegal” and violated labor laws.

03:29:27

The Canadian Auto Workers Union (Unifor) says the Labour Commission has determined that Amazon illegally withheld pay raises that its Delta plant employees were entitled to.

03:29:25

The Canadian Auto Workers Union (Unifor) says the decision could leave workers at Vancouver International Airport’s YVR2 cargo terminal with more than $1 million in back wages.

03:27:19

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador.

03:27:18

Interim president José Jeri was impeached by a vote in the Peruvian Congress.

03:26:14

The Peruvian Congress has formally removed President Jeri from office after passing a motion of no confidence against him.

03:24:08

Voting continues, and the Peruvian Congress has secured enough votes to pass a motion of no confidence against President Jeri.

03:22:02

Amazon has launched an agent plugin for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

03:20:59

Jefferies lowered its price target for Shopify to $125.00 per share from $160.00, while maintaining its "hold" rating on Shopify stock.

03:20:04

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,890.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,889.96/ounce, down 2.08% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,908.60/ounce, down 2.73% on the day.

03:19:54

Mondelez International's stock price fell by more than 5%, with the latest price at $59.43.

03:16:46

The Mexican Senate has approved the entry of U.S. military officers into Mexico to participate in related training activities.

03:15:44

The Peruvian Congress has decided to expedite the recall vote against President Jeri.

03:15:43

The CEO of Mondelez International stated that many consumers are dissatisfied with the current average price level of snacks.

03:15:42

The Peruvian Congress has initiated the process of voting on a motion to remove President Jeri from office.

03:14:36

Musk stated that accurately predicting the future is the best measure of intelligence (of an AI model).

03:13:32

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Zscaler by 6.1%, down to 1.6 million shares.

03:13:30

The Lithuanian Crisis Management Center stated that Vilnius Airport was closed due to a balloon originating from Belarus.

03:12:27

Tiger Global Management increased its stake in Block Inc. by 43.9%, bringing it to 6.4 million shares.

03:12:25

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Lam Research by 25.9%, down to 3.9 million shares.

03:11:21

Umarov, head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, posted on social media on the evening of the 17th that Ukraine, the United States, and Russia held joint talks in Geneva, Switzerland, followed by group consultations. The Ukrainian representative stated that the first day of talks focused on "practical issues," with the discussion centered on "the implementation mechanism of practical issues and potential solutions."

03:11:18

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Reddit by 17.7%, bringing its total holdings down to 3.8 million shares.

03:09:09

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Nvidia by 6.0%, down to 11 million shares.

03:09:07

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in UnitedHealth Group by 4.2%, down to 420,205 shares.

03:08:03

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in TSMC by 18.6%, bringing its holdings down to 3.7 million depositary shares.

03:08:00

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Microsoft by 16.4%, bringing its holdings down to 5.5 million shares.

03:07:30

Spot platinum has just broken through the $2030.00/oz mark, last trading at $2030.10/oz, down 0.54% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract was last trading at $2037.6/oz, down 1.90% on the day.

03:05:54

Tiger Global Management reduced its stake in Amazon by 9.3%, leaving it with 10 million shares.

03:05:53

Citigroup stated that by the end of January 2026, the credit card delinquency rate would reach 1.46%.

03:04:48

In January, Citigroup's non-performing loan ratio was 1.24%.

03:04:47

Zelensky said the Ukrainian people would not allow him to cede territory to Russia.

03:02:41

In January, Citigroup's bad debt write-off rate was 2.03%.

03:01:38

Federal Reserve Governor Barr said on Tuesday that the central bank’s monetary policy has had no impact on the surge in investment in artificial intelligence. He said, “I don’t think current investment in artificial intelligence is affected by the Fed’s short-term credit cost setting at all.” He also pointed out that investment in this field has flourished during periods of Fed rate hikes and has been equally robust during periods of rate cuts, reflecting a winner-takes-all mentality in the industry.

02:58:59

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,900.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,899.79/ounce, down 1.88% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,919.30/ounce, down 2.52% on the day.

02:56:38

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,910.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,910.23/ounce, down 1.67% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,927.90/ounce, down 2.35% on the day.

02:56:28

Spot silver has just broken through the $74.00/oz mark, currently trading at $74.01/oz, down 3.37% on the day; COMEX silver futures are currently trading at $74.02/oz, down 5.06% on the day; Spot gold has just broken through the $4900.00/oz mark, currently trading at $4903.65/oz, down 1.80% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4922.80/oz, down 2.45% on the day.

02:54:18

According to the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, the port's exports in January totaled 104,297 TEUs, the lowest monthly figure in nearly three years, as the busiest maritime trade gateway in the United States.

02:53:14

Yotta Data Services partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy hybrid cloud infrastructure for India’s National Information Centre (NIC) MeghRaj 2.0 project.

02:46:26

The FTSE China A50 Index futures have just broken through the 14800.00 mark, currently trading at 14801.00, up 0.12% on the day.

02:41:44

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the public beta version of Grok 4.2 is now available. Users need to manually select this version. Unlike previous Grok versions, 4.2 can learn quickly and will bring feature improvements through weekly changelogs.

02:41:06

Spot platinum has just broken through the $2020.00/oz mark, and is currently trading at $2020.40/oz, down 1.02% on the day; Nymex platinum futures are currently trading at $2027.6/oz, down 2.38% on the day.

02:40:39

The Nasdaq 100 index has recovered its previous losses.

02:40:15

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has just broken through the 49,600.00 mark, currently trading at 49,603.72, up 0.21% on the day.

02:38:54

The Nasdaq Composite Index has just broken through the 22,600.00 mark, currently trading at 22,602.46, up 0.25% on the day.

02:37:28

According to Iranian media reports, Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz for several hours on Tuesday to conduct security drills.

02:37:27

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that the job market is sluggish and vulnerable to shocks, with both hiring and layoffs at low levels.

02:36:23

Due to fuel shortages, Sherritt International Corp. plans to suspend nickel and cobalt production in Cuba. The company expects to halt mining and processing operations at its Moa joint venture next week for planned maintenance. Its Alberta refinery has sufficient inventory to operate until mid-April. The Energas SA energy joint venture in Cuba is currently operating as planned.

02:36:20

According to Iranian media reports, Iran briefly closed the Strait of Hormuz for several hours on Tuesday.

02:29:01

Market sources indicate that estimates in a White House Council of Economic Advisers report suggest that regulatory burdens have cost consumers more than $237 billion.

02:25:50

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,890.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,890.01/ounce, down 2.08% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,907.30/ounce, down 2.75% on the day.

02:23:49

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that investments in artificial intelligence are completely insensitive to the Fed's interest rate targets.

02:23:49

Amazon has announced that it will offer the Claude Opus 4.6 model on Amazon Bedrock.

02:22:43

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that the Fed has the capacity to act with ease regarding monetary policy.

02:22:41

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that given the gradual waning of the impact of tariffs, a decline in inflation is expected to be reasonable.

02:20:40

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,880.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $4,880.02/ounce, down 2.28% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $4,898.80/ounce, down 2.92% on the day.

02:19:33

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that it is difficult for the Fed to determine whether the impact of artificial intelligence is structural or cyclical.

02:18:29

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that there is potential for multiple interest rate cuts this year if inflation continues to fall toward the central bank's 2% target. He noted that service sector inflation remains high, but if tariff-related price increases are one-off, policymakers have room to act. In an interview with CNBC, Goolsbee stated, "I do think that if this situation proves to be temporary, and we can show that we are on the road back to 2% inflation, I still see a few more opportunities for rate cuts in 2026, but that remains to be seen."

02:17:22

On Tuesday, February 17, the Federal Reserve used $441 million in overnight reverse repurchase agreements (RRPs) with five counterparties, compared to $377 million in the previous trading day.

02:11:00

Federal Reserve Governor Barr said the neutral interest rate has risen slightly but has not changed significantly, and that in the long term, artificial intelligence poses a risk of pushing up structural unemployment.

02:09:47

Federal Reserve Governor Barr said that part of the strong productivity outlook is driven by artificial intelligence.

02:07:26

Data cited by Bank of America strategist Andreas Bruckner shows that a record 74% of investors believe European economic growth will accelerate in the short term as German fiscal stimulus boosts macroeconomic data. They also noted that the proportion of investors expecting European cyclical stocks to have more upside than defensive stocks is near its highest level in a year.

02:05:14

Tesla's stock price has fallen 3% to its lowest level in over a week.

02:03:55

Anthropic PBC has released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model called Claude Sonnet 4.6. This model can perform computer operations that require multiple steps, such as filling out web forms and coordinating information across multiple browser tabs. In a blog post, Anthropic stated that "while the model still lags behind the most skilled humans in operating computers, its rate of progress is astonishing." Furthermore, Anthropic claims that Sonnet 4.6 performs better against security threats such as prompt injection attacks, which involve manipulating AI models through malicious commands.

02:03:04

Spot platinum has just broken through the $2010.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $2010.60/ounce, down 1.50% on the day; Nymex platinum futures are currently trading at $2018.8/ounce, down 2.81% on the day.

02:02:48

The Egyptian prime minister traveled to Washington to attend a peace committee meeting chaired by Trump.

02:02:46

The U.S. Treasury conducted an auction of six-cycle Treasury bonds, with a winning bid rate of 3.640% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.75; at the same time, it conducted an auction of 52-cycle Treasury bonds, with a winning bid rate of 3.345% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.96.

02:02:05

The bid multiple for the 12-month Treasury bond auction in the United States on February 17th

Previous : 3.42 Forecast : -

Published Value 2.96

02:02:05

The 12-month Treasury bond auction in the United States on February 17th - high allocation percentage

Previous : 29.55% Forecast : -

Published Value 32.64%

02:02:05

The winning rate of the 12-month Treasury bond auction in the United States on February 17th

Previous : 3.39% Forecast : -

Published Value 3.35%

02:02:04

The total amount of the 12-month Treasury bond auction in the United States on February 17th

Previous : 521.73 Forecast : -

Published Value 522.84

02:01:41

According to IFX, Russia and Iran held naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman.

02:01:39

The UK's Reform Party, leading in the polls, has announced its "shadow cabinet." Party leader Nigel Farage stated that if they win the next general election, he will appoint former Conservative Party figure Robert Jenrick as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Deputy leader Richard Tice will be responsible for a package of business, trade, and energy matters, while policy director Zia Yusuf will handle home affairs, including immigration. Immigration has boosted the Reform Party's support. The party has been at the top of national polls since April last year. Farage has vowed to professionalize the Reform Party and prepare it for governance, and Tuesday's announcement is a key step in this process. However, the Reform Party only has 5 seats out of 650 in the House of Commons in 2024, limiting Farage's options in building a leadership team capable of effectively speaking in Parliament.

02:01:33

CNH Industrial NV, one of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturers, said that the difficult situation on North American farms will continue due to low food prices and trade uncertainty, and the industry recovery has been postponed to 2027. CNH, which owns tractor brands such as Case IH and New Holland, said in a statement that global demand this year may "fall another 5%, to historic lows." Despite the Trump administration's $12 billion farmer aid package, its competitor AGCO Corp. said earlier this month that the aid has not yet translated into new sales.

02:01:29

Tehran will never abandon its plans for the peaceful use of nuclear energy, a position expressed by the Iranian president.

02:01:27

Federal Reserve Governor Barr said the outlook indicates the Fed will keep interest rates stable for some time.

02:01:26

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that there is currently little evidence that artificial intelligence is causing unemployment to rise, and that we should be prepared for AI to disrupt the labor market. He added that the AI boom is unlikely to prompt the Fed to cut interest rates, and that in the long run, AI should improve productivity and living standards.

02:01:24

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that recent data shows the labor market is stabilizing and in a balanced but vulnerable state, giving reason to believe that price pressures will ease further. However, he still believes there is a "significant risk" that inflation will remain above 2%, and he hopes to see more evidence that inflation has fallen to the 2% target level. He also said that it is prudent for the Fed to spend time studying the data before adjusting its policy again.

02:01:21

Anthropic has released version 4.6 of Claude Sonnet.

02:01:20

Apple is ramping up its research and development efforts to advance its AI glasses, smart pendant, and camera-equipped AirPods projects, with its AI smart glasses set to compete with related products from Meta.

02:01:18

Carrefour's CEO said they may have weathered the storm in Brazil.

02:01:16

Anthropic announced that Claude Sonnet 4.6 will be priced the same as Sonnet 4.5, starting at $3 or $15 per million tokens.

02:01:14

Former US President Barack Obama said he was deeply saddened to hear of Jesse Jackson's passing.

02:01:13

LME copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, and nickel all closed lower. Copper fell $231 to $12,620 per tonne; aluminum fell $18 to $3,035 per tonne; zinc fell $4 to $3,286 per tonne; lead fell $12 to $1,946 per tonne; and nickel fell $254 to $16,861 per tonne. Meanwhile, LME tin rose $250 to $45,931 per tonne, and cobalt remained unchanged at $56,290 per tonne.

02:01:08

Despite the uncertainty, Warner Bros. activist investor Ancora said he was “satisfied” with the negotiations with Paramount.

02:01:06

Carrefour's CEO stated that they will continue to offer price discounts in France.

02:01:05

The Iraqi cabinet approved an amicable settlement with Russia's Lukoil regarding the transfer of operations of the West Qurna 2 oil field to the state-owned Basra Oil Company.

02:01:03

Reports indicate that Apple is revamping three wearable devices, including AI glasses. Apple is accelerating the development of three new wearable devices as part of its strategy to transform into AI-driven hardware. OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. are also vying for dominance in this field. According to sources, Apple is increasing its R&D investment in smart glasses, a pendant that can be clipped to a shirt or worn as a necklace, and AirPods with expanded AI capabilities. All three devices will be built around the Siri digital assistant, which will rely on visual context to execute commands. Each product will interact with Apple's iPhone and will depend on a different camera system.

02:01:02

US President Trump said that this year's tax refunds are far greater than ever before due to the "Big and Beautiful" bill, with estimates suggesting that in some cases more than 20% of taxes will be returned to taxpayers.

01:57:13

Carrefour CEO: We will continue to offer price discounts in France.

01:56:55

LME copper futures closed down $231 at $12,620 per tonne. LME aluminum futures closed down $18 at $3,035 per tonne. LME zinc futures closed down $4 at $3,286 per tonne. LME lead futures closed down $12 at $1,946 per tonne. LME nickel futures closed down $254 at $16,861 per tonne. LME tin futures closed up $250 at $45,931 per tonne. LME cobalt futures closed unchanged at $56,290 per tonne.

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