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  • Global equities rose as hopes for Middle East calm pushed oil and the U.S. dollar lower.
  • Federal Reserve custody of U.S. Treasuries fell to a 16‑year low, prompting scrutiny of central bank and foreign Treasury flows.
  • Global automakers pledged multibillion-dollar U.S. production investment but are delaying final site and product decisions pending USMCA and tariff clarity.
  • KKR capped repurchases at 5% for its K-FIT vehicle after retail redemption requests reached 6.3%, meeting about 80% pro rata.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing high-stakes challenges to the administration's trade, immigration and agency policies, with key rulings due through 2025.
  • Boeing received a $900 million IDIQ contract to sustain T-38C avionics through 2036, with initial Air Force funding of $56.2 million.
  • Mexico's benchmark jumped 1.59% while Colombia's COLCAP fell 0.24% and Russia's MOEX was essentially flat.

Latest Articles

TD Cowen trims Snowflake price target to $270 while retaining Buy; sees constructive setup before Q4 results

TD Cowen trims Snowflake price target to $270 while retaining Buy; sees constructive setup before Q4 results

TD Cowen reduced its 12-month price target for Snowflake Inc. to $270 from $300 but kept a Buy rating, citing a more constructive setup ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings on February 25. The firm’s checks point to diverse consumption drivers and a modest expected beat in Q4, while other brokers issued mixed target changes. Recent produc…

TD Cowen Sticks With Buy on Salesforce Ahead of Q4 Results; Notes Mixed but Improving Agentforce Activity

TD Cowen Sticks With Buy on Salesforce Ahead of Q4 Results; Notes Mixed but Improving Agentforce Activity

TD Cowen has reiterated a Buy rating and a $325 price target on Salesforce (CRM) ahead of the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter results due February 25. The firm’s checks pointed to a meaningful uptick in Agentforce activity during the quarter, though some feedback was more measured. TD Cowen anticipates about $800 million in AI annual recurring reve…

Parke Bancorp CLO Sells $415K in Shares as Stock Nears Yearly High

Parke Bancorp CLO Sells $415K in Shares as Stock Nears Yearly High

Parke Bancorp Chief Lending Officer Nicholas J. Pantilione sold 14,675 shares of common stock on February 18, 2026, at $28.29 per share, totaling $415,155, after exercising options to acquire the same number of shares. The bank holding company trades near its 52-week high and is flagged by InvestingPro analysis as trading above its Fair Value. Park…

Explainer: Possible Charge Facing King Charles’ Brother After Arrest

Explainer: Possible Charge Facing King Charles’ Brother After Arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid allegations he passed confidential British government documents to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a trade envoy. He was questioned by Thames Valley Police and released from custody while the probe continues. This article …

BMO Lifts Southern Co. Target as Company Raises Long-Term EPS Outlook

BMO Lifts Southern Co. Target as Company Raises Long-Term EPS Outlook

BMO Capital Markets raised its price target on Southern Co. (SO) to $103 from $96 and kept an Outperform rating, citing the utility's stronger growth guidance and demand-driven investment opportunities. Southern Company updated its long-term EPS growth outlook to 8% for 2026-2030 and issued 2028 guidance that sits slightly above consensus. The comp…

Meta’s Data Moat Is Getting Harder to Penetrate — Time to Lean Long

Meta’s Data Moat Is Getting Harder to Penetrate — Time to Lean Long

Meta is investing aggressively in infrastructure and data-quality guardrails that make its advertising and AI personalization increasingly defensible. With a market cap around $1.66T, healthy free cash flow and improving AI partnerships, the risk/reward favors a long position over the next 180 trading days, provided you respect valuation and set a …

U.S. Signals Terrorism Concern After Death of French Far-Right Activist

U.S. Signals Terrorism Concern After Death of French Far-Right Activist

The U.S. State Department says it is monitoring the killing of a French far-right activist in Lyon by suspected hard-left militants and has suggested the incident could be treated as terrorism. U.S. officials, including the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Under Secretary Sarah B. Rogers, warned about rising violent radical leftism and called for per…

Kennametal VP Disposes $193,737 in Shares as Stock Trades Near $38.7

Kennametal VP Disposes $193,737 in Shares as Stock Trades Near $38.7

Kennametal Inc. Vice President John Wayne Witt sold 5,060 shares on February 19, 2026, for $193,737, reducing his direct holdings to 1,634 shares. The transaction occurred as the stock traded around $38.72 and follows a 76% gain over the past year. Kennametal reported stronger-than-expected Q2 fiscal 2026 results, with EPS of $0.47 and revenue of $…

RBC Capital Lifts Wayfair Target to $92 While Retaining Sector Perform

RBC Capital Lifts Wayfair Target to $92 While Retaining Sector Perform

RBC Capital has increased its price target for Wayfair Inc. to $92 from $86 while keeping a Sector Perform rating. The firm raised near-term sales and adjusted EBITDA estimates after the company's robust fourth-quarter results, but concerns about a subdued category outlook and management comments on potential gross margin compression continue to li…

Blue Hat Prices $6.4M Unit Offering; Shares Plunge in Premarket Trading

Blue Hat Prices $6.4M Unit Offering; Shares Plunge in Premarket Trading

Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology (NASDAQ:BHAT) announced an underwritten public offering of 32 million units priced at $0.20 per unit, expected to raise roughly $6.4 million before fees. Each unit combines one ordinary share and one warrant, with the warrants exercisable immediately at an initial $0.20 exercise price and set to expire …