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Dow Jones holds near 49,500 after cooler CPI; Fed minutes and GDP/PCE loom after Presidents Day

Dow Jones holds near 49,500 after cooler CPI; Fed minutes and GDP/PCE loom after Presidents Day

New York, Feb 15, 2026, 12:05 EST — Market closed The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 48.95 points, or 0.1%, to close at 49,500.93 on Friday, with a milder inflation reading helping to calm Wall Street after a steep AI-driven selloff. U.S. stock and bond markets will be shut on Monday, Feb. 16, for Presidents Day. “It’s still too high, but only for now, not forever,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economic strategist at Annex Wealth Management, referring to inflation.
AGNC stock price slips after soft U.S. CPI; dividend and Fed minutes loom

AGNC stock price slips after soft U.S. CPI; dividend and Fed minutes loom

New York, Feb 14, 2026, 18:47 EST — The session has ended. AGNC Investment Corp closed out Friday at $11.36, slipping roughly 0.2%. The stock moved in a band from $11.23 to $11.54 as traders gravitated toward rate-sensitive stocks on the back of falling Treasury yields. Annaly Capital Management picked up about 0.5%. Dynex Capital was down around 0.4%. The VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF added about 0.6%.
Gold price jumps back above $5,000 after softer U.S. inflation — what traders watch next

Gold price jumps back above $5,000 after softer U.S. inflation — what traders watch next

London, February 14, 2026, 17:04 — The market is closed. Gold surged more than 2% Friday, lifted by a weaker U.S. inflation print that reignited hopes for rate cuts and pulled bullion out of its slump for a weekly advance. Spot gold traded up 2.1% at $5,022.06 an ounce, marking a 1.2% rise for the week. U.S. gold futures for April settled at $5,046.30, up 2%. Silver didn’t lag, climbing 3.4% to $77.70. “Relief rally,” said independent metals trader Tai Wong, reacting to the CPI numbers.
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Oil prices hold near $68 as OPEC+ April supply talk meets softer U.S. inflation

Oil prices hold near $68 as OPEC+ April supply talk meets softer U.S. inflation

Houston, Feb 13, 2026, 13:29 — Regular session Oil held firm Friday, regaining ground after a softer U.S. inflation print blunted an earlier slide triggered by fresh OPEC+ supply chatter. By 12:22 p.m. ET, Brent crude inched up 11 cents to $67.63 a barrel, while U.S. WTI stuck at $62.84. Both contracts, though, remained on course for weekly declines, still reeling from Thursday’s nearly 3% plunge. “Looks like inflation is stabilizing,” said Dennis Kissler, senior VP of trading at BOK Financial. He pointed out crude’s persistent $5-to-$7-a-barrel “geopolitical premium”—a nod to ongoing disruption risks.
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Stock Market Today

  • Intuitive Surgical Jumps $6.9 Billion Ahead of Q2, Still 30% Off January High
    July 2, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT. Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) rallied 4.7% to $421.42, picking up about $6.9 billion in market cap on July 2 and narrowing some of the losses from its Jan. 7 top. But shares are still about 30% below the January $603.88 high, keeping the valuation gap at $65.6 billion. ISRG trades at 51 times trailing earnings and a forward P/E of 37.3. Consensus price target is $565, suggesting 34% upside. Q2 results land July 16, with focus on procedure volumes and da Vinci 5 installs. Sector names Boston Scientific, Stryker, and Medtronic all posted gains even as tech-heavy Nasdaq QQQ lost 2.3%.
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