News Bulletin
Friday, February 13, 2026
Evening Edition

Economic Numbers:

Time	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Friday, February 13, 2026
8:30	CPI (MoM) (Jan)	0.20%	0.30%	0.30%
8:30	CPI (YoY) (Jan)	2.40%	2.50%	2.70%
8:30	Core CPI (MoM) (Jan)	0.30%	0.30%	0.20%
8:30	Core CPI (YoY) (Jan)	2.50%	2.50%	2.60%
13:00	U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count	409.00		412.00
13:00	U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count	551.00		551.00

Indices

	CLOSE	50 DMA	200 DMA
DJIA	49,500.93	48,863.69	45,817.93
NASDAQ	22,546.67	23,358.02	21,778.98
S&P 500	6,836.17	6,894.63	6,504.72

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap: market Capital/ BMO: Before Market Opening /AMC: After Market Close)

COMPANY	EPS Act	EPS Fore	Rev Act	Rev Fore	Mkt Cap	Time
Moderna MRNA:US	-2.11	-2.91	678M	966M	$16.53B	AM
Telephone Data Systems TDS:US		-0.1		1.24B	$4.96B	AM
Advance Auto Parts AAP:US	0.86	-1.18	2B	2B	$4.28B	AM
Sensient Technologies SXT:US	0.72	0.65	393.4M	376.4M	$4.15B	AM
NOW DNOW:US		0.25		571M	$1.7B	AM
Wendy's WEN:US	0.16	0.25	543M	574.3M	$1.49B	AM
Marcus & Millichap MMI:US	0.34	0.22	244M	240.1M	$984.8M	AM
Shutterstock SSTK:US		0.67		250.3M	$622M	AM

Market News:

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday after seesawing through most of the session, while Treasury yields slid after data showed a moderation in consumer inflation in January.

The benchmark S&P 500 index closed flat at 6,835.08 points, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.1% to settle at 49,500.93 points, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite fell 0.2% to conclude at 22,546.67 points.

For the week, the S&P shed 1.4%, the Dow fell 1.2%, and the Nasdaq was down 2.1%.

January CPI cools

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4% Y/Y in January, below the consensus of 2.5% and decelerating from December’s 2.7% reading. On a M/M basis, headline CPI rose 0.2%, also below the estimate of 0.3%.

Core CPI came in-line on both a M/M and Y/Y basis.

The soft headline print comes just days after a blowout January nonfarm payrolls report. The CME Fedwatch tool showed traders slightly upping their bets that the Fed would ease interest rates this year.

"Inflation came in slightly softer than expected in January’s delayed report, with headline inflation coming in at 2.4%, and core coming in at 2.5%," Phil Blancato, chief market strategist at Osiac, told Investing.com.

"The softer inflation has given renewed credit to the idea of the Fed cutting rates more, or sooner than expected, as inflation has continued to creep towards the Fed’s 2% target. Interest sensitive sectors and asset classes like small caps, and real estate/utility stocks should see a bounce on the back of lower inflation," he added.

U.S. Treasury yields slipped as bonds were snapped up after the CPI data. The benchmark United States 10-Year yield was down 6 basis points to 4.049%, while the shorter-end, more rate-sensitive United States 2-Year yield also slipped 6 basis points to 3.410%.

Tech in focus, Applied Materials surges

The tech sector remains in the spotlight, after fresh concerns around possible disruptions from artificial intelligence dominated sentiment on Thursday, sending the main averages on Wall Street tumbling.

The Nasdaq lost a hefty 2%, while the S&P dropped nearly 1.6%, and the Dow shed almost 670 points, or 1.3%.

"Although much has been made about whether or not the Fed can keep cutting interest rates this year, the markets seem to care much more about the possibilities of AI disruption across a broad swath of industries right now," Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management, said.

"As long as CPI remains in check – which so far it has – then the rates discussion will revert back to the labor market, and under the current economic conditions the Fed is likely to proceed cautiously lowering rates a couple of times later this year," he said.

"The market is going through some volatility right now, which isn’t that surprising, but the bull market is likely to remain intact as long as the economy continues to grow, the labor market holds up, and inflation measures continue to fall. All of these conditions are in place and there haven’t been any new datapoints this month to contradict that.

More tech companies in the likes of Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) released their results after the close on Thursday.

Applied Materials stock surged after the company announced an upbeat forecast, underlining how the AI boom and memory chip shortage is bolstering sales at the largest U.S. semiconductor equipment maker.

Shares of Arista rose after the network gear supplier reiterated its full-year gross margin guidance despite being dented by increased memory chip prices.

Conversely, Pinterest stock tumbled after the image-sharing platform forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates, as it battles sharper cutbacks in ad spending by tariff-hit retailers and mounting pressure from deep-pocketed rivals.

In other earnings-related moves, Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) stock gained after the vacation rental firm beat quarterly revenue estimates and pointed to continued travel demand.

Gold higher, crude seesaws

Gold prices were higher in European trade, paring back losses on Thursday fueled by heightened uncertainty over the path of U.S. interest rates.

Bullion benefited from some safe haven demand on Friday after a host of reports said Washington planned to deploy a second aircraft carrier -- the USS Gerald R. Ford -- in the Middle East, as nuclear talks with Iran faltered.

Spot gold rose 2.2% to $5,030.02 an ounce, while gold futures climbed 2.1% to $5,052.54/oz. Spot prices tumbled over 3% in the prior session.

Oil prices seesawed on Friday, set for a weekly decline as forecasts of a substantial supply surplus and rising inventories weighed on sentiment, while risks surrounding a conflict between the U.S. and Iran receded.

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