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02/19/2026

Jenny Horne takes a look at Walmart's (WMT) sales growth in its latest quarter as it continued to attract more shoppers across all income groups to its groceries and online delivery.

Executives, wary of the uncertain U.S. economy, issued a relatively tepid profit forecast amid a fragile job market, unpredictable trade policies, and cautious consumers.

With Walmart's $713.2 billion in sales for 2025, Amazon (AMZN) edged ahead by about $4 billion to become the world’s biggest company by revenue.

$WMT is up slightly in premarket trading.

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02/19/2026

Phillip Securities upgraded Shopify (SHOP) to buy.

Charles Schwab’s Ben Watson shares his technical takeaways for SHOP and notes the key levels to watch on its chart.

Starting with a five-day timeframe, he sees a bullish momentum divergence with its MACD study and underlines $128 as a near-term upward resistance level.

On a one-year chart, he adds the 50-day simple moving average and shows how shares remain well under that indicator.

Shopify (SHOP) shares are in focus following an upgrade from Phillip Securities. Ben Watson drops in to provide his technical takeaways on the chart, starting with a 5-day timeframe. He sees a bullish momentum divergence with its MACD study and underlines $128 as a near-term upward resistance level....

02/19/2026

Danielle DiMartino Booth breaks down the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, including her key takeaways from the commentary.

She also talks to AI impact on financial services and trickle-down effects on the workforce.

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02/19/2026

Jenny Horne shares what to watch in markets today, including the latest on Walmart (WMT), eBay (EBAY), Etsy (ETSY) and Carvana (CVNA).

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02/19/2026

Markets are lower this morning with S&P futures (/ES) down about -0.14% as concerns about a possible U.S. military attack on Iran weighed on stocks and sent WTI crude oil futures (/CL) up +1.5%.

Rick Ducat shares what to watch this morning.

Markets are lower this morning with S&P futures (/ES) down about -0.14% as concerns about a possible U.S. military attack on Iran weighed on stocks and sent WTI crude oil futures (/CL) up +1.5%.

02/19/2026

For the first time since 2006, Apple (AAPL) is moving to its own rhythm.

As Bloomberg points out, the stock is decoupling from the Nasdaq 100 (NDX). This has been especially noticeable this month, as Apple shares gained while big tech names fell under pressure.

And it all has to do with the iPhone-maker's AI spending – or lack thereof.

Jenny Horne breaks down the details, explaining what this shift in correlation means.

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02/18/2026

Earnings from Walmart (WMT), along with weekly jobless claims and trade data, will be in focus on Thursday.

Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas break down what they're watching in the markets.

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02/18/2026

Marley Kayden, Sam Vadas, and George Tsilis break down DoorDash’s (DASH) fourth-quarter results, which missed on both the top and bottom lines.

"Our results are a reflection of our prior investments, hard work, and ex*****on, and our effort to build products that provide value for our merchants, consumers, and Dashers," the company said.

$DASH is trading more than 7% lower in extended trading.

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02/18/2026

Mortgage applications increased 2.8% last week from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

During the timeframe, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to an average of 6.17%, the MBA says. That was the lowest level in four weeks.

The decline “helped to revive some refinance activity,” said Joel Kan, deputy chief economist at the MBA.

“Refinance applications increased across all loan types, marking the strongest week for refinancing since mid-January.”

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02/18/2026

Jack Lynch, Chief Strategy Officer of Ridgeline, shares how the company approaches AI use cases for its clients.

He also talks to the recent software sector sell-off, noting how winners and laggards will form in the space as AI evolves.

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02/18/2026

The S&P 500 closed higher thanks to gains in tech stocks

02/18/2026

Ron Westfall and Mitch Ashley share the bullish case for Palo Alto Networks (PANW) despite its post-earnings sell-off.

Zooming out, both also talk to the cybersecurity space as a whole and note the stocks to watch.

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