News Bulletin
Wednesday, February 17, 2026
Evening Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
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|
8:29 |
Housing Starts (Nov) |
1.322M |
|
1.246M |
|
8:29 |
Housing Starts (MoM) (Nov) |
3.90% |
|
-4.60% |
|
8:29 |
Building Permits (Nov) |
1.388M |
|
1.411M |
|
8:30 |
Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Dec) |
-1.40% |
-1.80% |
5.40% |
|
8:30 |
Housing Starts (MoM) (Dec) |
6.20% |
|
-4.20% |
|
8:30 |
Building Permits (Dec) |
1.448M |
1.400M |
1.388M |
|
8:30 |
Housing Starts (Dec) |
1.404M |
1.310M |
1.272M |
|
8:30 |
Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Dec) |
0.90% |
0.30% |
0.40% |
|
9:15 |
Industrial Production (YoY) (Jan) |
2.28% |
|
1.30% |
|
9:15 |
Industrial Production (MoM) (Jan) |
0.70% |
0.40% |
0.20% |
|
11:00 |
Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q4) |
3.60% |
3.70% |
3.70% |
|
13:00 |
20-Year Bond Auction |
4.66% |
|
4.85% |
|
13:00 |
FOMC Member Bowman Speaks |
|
|
|
|
14:00 |
FOMC Meeting Minutes |
|
|
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Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
49,662.66 |
48,933.35 |
45,906.90 |
|
NASDAQ |
22,753.63 |
23,325.67 |
21,829.90 |
|
S&P 500 |
6,881.31 |
6,895.00 |
6,517.48 |
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 |
|
Analog Devices ADI:US |
2.46 |
1.63 |
3.16B |
2.42B |
$173.56B |
AM |
|
Moody's MCO:US |
3.64 |
2.62 |
1.89B |
1.67B |
$82.43B |
AM |
|
Global Payments GPN:US |
3.18 |
2.95 |
2.32B |
2.29B |
$20.3B |
AM |
|
Insulet PODD:US |
1.44 |
1.15 |
783.8M |
597.5M |
$18.61B |
AM |
|
Clean Harbors CLH:US |
1.62 |
1.56 |
1.5B |
1.43B |
$14.5B |
AM |
|
Jones Lang LaSalle JLL:US |
8.71 |
6.15 |
7.61B |
6.81B |
$14.47B |
AM |
|
HF Sinclair HFC:US |
1.2 |
-1.02 |
6.46B |
6.5B |
$9.85B |
AM |
|
OGE Energy OGE:US |
0.34 |
0.5 |
725.8M |
760.5M |
$9.43B |
AM |
|
Charles River Laboratories CRL:US |
2.39 |
2.66 |
994.2M |
1B |
$7.73B |
AM |
|
EnPro Industries NPO:US |
1.99 |
1.57 |
295.4M |
258.4M |
$5.92B |
AM |
|
Cinemark CNK:US |
0.16 |
0.33 |
776.3M |
814.3M |
$3.1B |
AM |
|
Sonic Automotive SAH:US |
1.52 |
1.51 |
3.9B |
3.9B |
$1.99B |
AM |
|
Fresh Del Monte Produce FDP:US |
0.7 |
0.26 |
1.02B |
1.01B |
$1.96B |
AM |
|
MFA Financial MFA:US |
0.27 |
0.39 |
88.71M |
50.8M |
$1.05B |
AM |
|
Booking Holdings BKNG:US |
48.8 |
41.55 |
6.35B |
5.47B |
$138.93B |
PM |
|
DoorDash DASH:US |
|
0.33 |
|
2.87B |
$116.19B |
PM |
|
Occidental Petroleum OXY:US |
|
0.8 |
|
6.84B |
$41.45B |
PM |
|
eBay EBAY:US |
|
1.25 |
|
2.6B |
$38.55B |
PM |
|
Edison International EIX:US |
|
1.05 |
|
3.98B |
$27.58B |
PM |
|
American Water Works AWK:US |
|
1.22 |
|
1.2B |
$26.02B |
PM |
|
Verisk Analytics VRSK:US |
1.82 |
1.61 |
778.8M |
736M |
$25.42B |
PM |
|
Reliance Steel & Aluminum RS:US |
|
2.22 |
|
3.13B |
$19.54B |
PM |
|
Royal Gold Usa RGLD:US |
|
1.63 |
|
202.56M |
$18.33B |
PM |
|
Nordson NDSN:US |
|
2.06 |
|
615M |
$17.11B |
PM |
|
Western Gas Partners WES:US |
|
0.85 |
|
858.9M |
$16.64B |
PM |
|
CF Industries CF:US |
|
1.89 |
|
1.52B |
$16.55B |
PM |
|
Invitation Homes INVH:US |
|
0.23 |
|
659M |
$16.42B |
PM |
|
Host Hotels & Resorts HST:US |
|
0.15 |
|
1.43B |
$14.17B |
PM |
|
Omnicom OMC:US |
|
2.41 |
|
4.3B |
$13.71B |
PM |
|
Molson Coors Brewing TAP:US |
|
1.3 |
|
2.74B |
$10.28B |
PM |
|
Texas Pacific Land TPL:US |
|
5.14 |
|
185.78M |
$9.91B |
PM |
|
Dana DAN:US |
0.36 |
0.25 |
1.9B |
2.34B |
$5.03B |
PM |
|
Grand Canyon Education LOPE:US |
|
2.84 |
|
2.29B |
$4.98B |
PM |
|
Radian RDN:US |
|
1.09 |
|
316M |
$4.96B |
PM |
|
One Gas OGS:US |
|
1.34 |
|
630.7M |
$4.8B |
PM |
|
Avis Budget CAR:US |
|
-55.66 |
|
2.71B |
$4.35B |
PM |
|
Macerich MAC:US |
|
0.89 |
|
273.68M |
$4.1B |
PM |
|
Kadant KAI:US |
|
2.25 |
|
258M |
$3.93B |
PM |
|
Oceaneering International OII:US |
|
0.43 |
|
713M |
$3.4B |
PM |
|
Cheesecake Factory CAKE:US |
|
1.04 |
|
920.96M |
$3.19B |
PM |
|
American States Water AWR:US |
|
0.75 |
|
143.1M |
$2.83B |
PM |
|
Boston Beer SAM:US |
|
-1.68 |
|
402.3M |
$2.78B |
PM |
|
CVR Energy CVI:US |
|
-0.13 |
|
1.76B |
$2.29B |
PM |
|
Liberty Global LBTYA:US |
-0.26 |
-0.55 |
1.23B |
1.12B |
$2.08B |
PM |
|
Winmark WINA:US |
2.69 |
2.6 |
21.09M |
19.55M |
$1.58B |
PM |
|
Tronox TROX:US |
|
0.03 |
|
676M |
$1.2B |
PM |
Market News:
Fed minutes flag possible rate hikes
The Fed minutes on Wednesday showed that
almost all participants on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) supported
the decision to hold the federal funds rate steady at 3.50%-3.75% in late
January.
However, in their discussions about the
outlook for monetary policy, "several" FOMC participants said that
they would have "supported a two-sided description" of future rate
decisions.
This description reflects the
"possibility that upward adjustments to the target range for
the federal funds rate could be appropriate if
inflation remains at above-target levels," the committee elaborated.
"Markets are taking a bit of a
breather following the release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes.
They remain positive overall but have pulled back slightly from levels seen
before the release. Initially, the reaction appeared tied to headlines
suggesting several members were in favor of a rate
hike. However, a closer read of the minutes shows a more nuanced view,"
Steve Kolano, chief investment officer at Integrated
Partners, told Investing.com.
"The minutes indicated that several
members supported including language acknowledging the risk that inflation
could persist or increase, and that the Fed needs to be prepared to address
that threat if necessary," he said.
"This points more to a potential
future scenario in which rate hikes could be warranted, rather than signaling that this is the base case. The broader consensus
reflected stabilization in the labor market, but with
inflation still above target, leaving the forward path highly dependent on
incoming data," Kolano added.
Yields surge as bonds sell-off
U.S. Treasury yields surged as market
participants sold off bonds following strong economic data.
U.S. Industrial production in
January increased by 0.7% M/M, higher than anticipated. Moreover, manufacturing output rose 0.6%, the most
in 11 months.
The data pointed to strength in the
economy and further lent support to the case of the Fed keeping rates steady.
The benchmark United States 10-Year
yield was up 3 basis points to 4.082%, while the shorter-end, more
rate-sensitive United States 2-Year yield added 2 basis points to 3.460%.
The next big economic indicator is
Friday’s PCE price index data for December. The PCE print is the Fed’s
preferred inflation gauge.
Palo Alto’s guidance disappoints
The tech sector has been in the
spotlight for most of the new year as worries remained
around the outlook for an industry that has been jolted by the unveiling of a
series of cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools. Some traders have begun
to fear the AI models could disrupt a swath of businesses ranging from software
and financial services to real estate and logistics.
At the same time, doubts have swirled
around when massive investments in AI data centers
will eventually start to reap significant financial returns.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) added
to these concerns after the group delivered a quarterly top-and-bottom line
beat, but provided profit guidance that fell short of expectations. Shares of
the company slipped 7.5%.
Palo Alto offers cybersecurity
through AI-driven platforms to protect networks and cloud operations. It
provides services such as firewalls, threat intelligence, zero-trust network
security, and secure access service edge solutions.
Elsewhere, there are earnings due from
the likes of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), Carvana
(NYSE:CVNA) and DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) on Wednesday.
Crude bounces after selloff
Oil prices edged up after tumbling
nearly 2% in the previous session, as signs of progress in U.S.-Iran nuclear
negotiations eased fears of supply disruptions and dampened risk premiums.
Brent Oil Futures expiring in April had
risen 4.4% to $70.36 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
futures gained 4.6% to $65.08 per barrel.
Brent contract slipped nearly 2% on
Tuesday, while WTI prices fell 1%.
Washington and Tehran reportedly reached
an understanding on key “guiding principles” during talks in Switzerland on
Tuesday, raising expectations of a potential deal that could eventually bring
more Iranian crude to global markets.
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