News Bulletin

Friday, February 20 2026
Morning Edition

 

Economic Numbers:

Time

Event

Forecast

Previous

Friday, February 20, 2026

 

8:30

Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec)

0.003

0.002

8:30

GDP (QoQ) (Q4)

0.028

4.40%

8:30

Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Dec)

0.029

2.80%

8:30

Personal Spending (MoM) (Dec)

0.004

0.005

8:30

PCE Price index (YoY) (Dec)

0.028

0.028

8:30

PCE price index (MoM) (Dec)

0.003

0.20%

8:30

Core PCE Prices (Q4)

0.026

2.90%

8:30

GDP Price Index (QoQ) (Q4)

0.028

0.037

8:30

Personal Income (MoM) (Dec)

0.003

0.003

8:30

Real Personal Consumption (MoM) (Dec)

 

0.30%

8:30

Real Consumer Spending (Q4)

 

3.50%

8:30

GDP Sales (Q4)

 

0.045

8:30

PCE Prices (Q4)

0.028

0.028

9:45

S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Feb)

52.4

5240.00%

9:45

S&P Global Services PMI (Feb)

53

5270.00%

9:45

S&P Global Composite PMI (Feb)

 

53

9:45

FOMC Member Bostic Speaks

 

 

10:00

New Home Sales (Dec)

732K

737K

10:00

New Home Sales (MoM) (Dec)

 

-0.10%

10:00

Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Feb)

57.3

56.4

10:00

Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (Feb)

0.035

0.04

10:00

Michigan Consumer Expectations (Feb)

56.6

5700.00%

10:00

Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (Feb)

0.034

3.30%

10:00

Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q1)

0.03

0.03

10:00

Michigan Current Conditions (Feb)

58.3

55.4

10:00

Dallas Fed PCE (Dec)

 

1.50%

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count

 

13:00

U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count

 

551

13:15

Fed Logan Speaks

 

 


Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

49,395.16

48,960.80

45,946.95

NASDAQ

22,682.73

23,306.67

21,853.15

S&P 500

6,861.89

6,894.59

6,523.30

Earnings Calendar:

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

Company

EPS

Consensus

Previous

Revenue

Consensus

Previous

MarketCap

Fiscal

Constellation Energy CEG:US

2.31

2.44

4.95B

5.38B

$91.97B

Q4

Warner Bros Discovery DISCA:US

-0.03

-20.00%

9.37B

10.02B

$55B

Q4

EchoStar SATS:US

-0.72

-44.00%

3.74B

3.97B

$31.07B

Q4

Cheniere Partners CQP:US

1.1

1.05

2.84B

2.46B

$28.72B

Q4

PPL PPL:US

0.41

0.34

2.4B

2.21B

$26.83B

Q4

Lamar Advertising LAMR:US

150.00%

1.58

-1.00%

595.93M

593.44M

579.6M

$12.24B

Q4

TXNM Energy PNM:US

0.61

30.00%

528.01M

476.96M

$5.34B

Q4

Balchem BCPC:US

1.18

1.13

260.69M

240M

$5.02B

Q4

Graham GHC:US

11.59

125.55

1.27B

1.25B

$4.98B

Q4

Telephone Data Systems TDS:US

0.09

-10.00%

320.01M

1.24B

$4.96B

Q4

Boston Beer SAM:US

-2.54

-168.00%

382.49M

402.3M

$2.81B

Q4

Western Union WU:US

0.43

0.4

1.05B

1.1B

$2.79B

Q4

NOW DNOW:US

15.00%

0.15

25.00%

959M

969.5M

571M

$1.73B

Q4

Cogent Communications CCOI:US

-64.00%

-1.03

-91.00%

240.52M

243.66M

252.3M

$1.22B

Q4

 

Market News:

U.S. stock index futures edged higher Friday as investors awaited key readings on inflation and economic growth. The main averages on Wall Street sank in the prior session, weighed down by anxiety over ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East as well as some underwhelming corporate earnings reports.

 

Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) ADRs fell 2.1% and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) dropped 3.4% after the two Chinese companies were briefly mentioned in a U.S. list of companies with ties to the Chinese military, drawn up by the Pentagon.

 

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) stock slumped 10% after the cloud computing company provided disappointing first-quarter guidance, even as its fourth-quarter sales results beat expectations.

 

Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) stock gained 4.2% after the entertainment company beat quarterly revenue estimates, helped by sustained demand for live experiences in arenas and amphitheaters, which continued to draw consumer spending.

 

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) stock fell 5.2% after the file hosting service reported a drop in fourth-quarter sales from a year ago and offered up disappointing 2026 guidance.

 

Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE:NEM) stock fell 3.5% after the world’s biggest gold miner said it expects to produce less bullion this year, due to planned upgrades at some of its managed mines.

 

Grail (NASDAQ:GRAL) stock slumped 45% after the early cancer detection test maker said Galleri, its multi-cancer screener, failed to meet its primary endpoint of statistically significant reduction in combined Stage III and IV cancer.

 

Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) stock jumped 18% after the online marketplace for residential real estate reported revenue for the fourth quarter that beat estimates.

 

AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) stock rose 0.1% after the chemicals company reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, with solid year-over-year sales growth and improved operating performance, but earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations.

 

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