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Stock Market 20 February 2026

U.S. stock markets closed higher on June 18, 2026, with the Nasdaq up 1.91%, S&P 500 up 1.08%, and the Dow gaining 0.14%. Markets will be closed Friday for the Juneteenth holiday. Intel shares surged 10.6% after President Trump announced Apple plans to collaborate with Intel on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, though no commercial details were provided. Kardigan, a biotech company, debuted on Nasdaq at $22, up 37.5% from its IPO price, raising $400 million. Tenon Medical fell 41.9% to $0.35 on unusually high volume, despite broader market gains. Cisco rose 1.88% to $119.54, breaking a four-day losing streak. Rocket Lab slipped 0.7% to $107.24 ahead of its entry into the Nasdaq-100. Wolfspeed jumped 17.91% to $57.41 and filed to register 24.07 million shares for resale by stockholders. Bloom Energy climbed 15.4% to a new high as investors focused on AI power infrastructure, while FuelCell Energy rose 20% on expectations of securing data-center power contracts. SoFi gained 2.8% after CEO Anthony Noto bought shares. Flex rose nearly 3% and will join the S&P 500. American Airlines advanced 3.7% as oil prices fell. Take-Two gained 4.93% after announcing Grand Theft Auto VI preorders. Nvidia rose 2.8% to a $5.1 trillion valuation. SpaceX fell 3.5% but remains well above its IPO price. AT&T declined for a fourth session, while Marvell Technology jumped 7.27% on news of AWS chip talks and a price target hike. Transocean dropped 5.9% despite securing new contracts, and Lockheed Martin fell 4.1% amid sector weakness.
Palantir (PLTR) stock price slips as DHS $1 billion deal report collides with Rackspace tie-up, Mizuho upgrade

Palantir (PLTR) stock price slips as DHS $1 billion deal report collides with Rackspace tie-up, Mizuho upgrade

Palantir shares fell 1.5% to $132.89 Friday after the company won a five-year U.S. Homeland Security contract worth up to $1 billion, according to SiliconANGLE. The stock traded on heavy volume and lagged sector peers despite a new Rackspace partnership and an analyst upgrade. Palantir forecast 2026 revenue of up to $7.2 billion earlier this month.
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Tesla stock slips after cheaper Cybertruck launch as Autopilot legal risk returns

Tesla stock slips after cheaper Cybertruck launch as Autopilot legal risk returns

Tesla shares fell about 1% Friday after the company cut Cybertruck prices and introduced a new $59,990 model. A federal judge upheld a $243 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal Autopilot crash. The price cuts raised concerns about profit margins as traders weighed upcoming March data. Tesla stock traded at $407.67, down $4.04 in mid-morning.
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Microsoft (MSFT) stock price dips as $2 million insider buy surfaces; traders eye Nvidia on Feb 25

Microsoft (MSFT) stock price dips as $2 million insider buy surfaces; traders eye Nvidia on Feb 25

Microsoft shares fell 0.3% to $397.29 Friday morning, trailing the Nasdaq 100 as investors weighed rising costs for AI and cloud growth. Director John W. Stanton bought 5,000 shares at $397.35 each on Feb. 18, according to a securities filing. The stock is down over 17% in 2026. Nvidia’s earnings report next Wednesday is seen as the next key event for tech sentiment.
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OXY stock price wobbles after earnings jump as debt move and dividend hike come into view

OXY stock price wobbles after earnings jump as debt move and dividend hike come into view

Occidental Petroleum shares fell 0.3% to $51.39 in early New York trading after the company issued new 2026 spending guidance and announced a $700 million debt tender offer. The oil producer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and raised its quarterly dividend by over 8%. Brent crude hovered near $71.33 a barrel on U.S.-Iran tensions. Chevron and Exxon Mobil also slipped in early trade.
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Etsy stock rises again as Depop sale and outlook keep traders in the name

Etsy stock rises again as Depop sale and outlook keep traders in the name

Etsy shares rose 3.6% to $49.85 early Friday, extending gains after announcing a $1.2 billion cash sale of Depop to eBay and reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $881.6 million. The company guided first-quarter gross merchandise sales between $2.38 billion and $2.43 billion. Investors are watching demand trends and the Depop deal timeline. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter, pending regulatory approval.
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Sandisk stock jumps as Western Digital unloads shares — what traders are watching next

Sandisk stock jumps as Western Digital unloads shares — what traders are watching next

Sandisk shares rose 3.3% to $641.87 Friday after Western Digital raised $3.17 billion by selling part of its Sandisk stake at $545 per share. The sale, tied to debt reduction, increased trading volatility and shifted focus to whether Western Digital will offload its remaining 1.7 million shares. Sandisk does not receive proceeds from the offering. Western Digital shares also gained 3.3%.
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Medical Properties Trust stock holds near $6 after earnings pop — here’s what matters before the open

Medical Properties Trust stock holds near $6 after earnings pop — here’s what matters before the open

Medical Properties Trust shares edged up 0.1% premarket Friday after a 12.1% jump Thursday, following Q4 net income of $0.03 per share and a new 15-year lease for six California hospitals. Revenue rose to $270.3 million. The company reported $9.7 billion in net debt and said it has nearly resolved its exposure to Prospect Medical Holdings’ bankruptcy.
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NICE stock price rises again premarket as $600 million buyback and AI metrics grab attention

NICE stock price rises again premarket as $600 million buyback and AI metrics grab attention

NICE Ltd shares rose 1.8% to $113.59 in premarket trading after reporting fourth-quarter profit of $150.6 million, up from $99.5 million a year earlier. Cloud revenue grew 14% in Q4, with AI annual recurring revenue up 66% to $328 million. The company forecast 2026 revenue of $3.17–$3.19 billion and announced a new $600 million share repurchase program pending its 2025 audited report.
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UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) stock jumps after 2025 results, dividend hike and 2026 margin target

UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) stock jumps after 2025 results, dividend hike and 2026 margin target

UL Solutions shares surged nearly 16% to $82.64 after the company raised its dividend 11.5% and posted higher fourth-quarter revenue and margins. UL expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA margins of 26.5%–27% and signed a deal to sell its employee health and safety software unit, with closing expected in Q2. Net income fell to $71 million due to restructuring costs.
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Omnicom stock wobbles premarket after a 15% surge on buyback plan — what’s next

Omnicom stock wobbles premarket after a 15% surge on buyback plan — what’s next

Omnicom shares slipped 0.3% premarket Friday after surging 15.4% on Thursday, closing at $80.94. The company reported Q4 revenue of $5.53 billion, beating estimates, but adjusted earnings of $2.59 per share missed forecasts. Omnicom announced a $5 billion buyback and flagged $1.12 billion in integration costs tied to its Interpublic acquisition. An Investor Day is set for March 12.
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Opendoor stock jumps 17% premarket after Q4 results — what traders watch next for OPEN

Opendoor stock jumps 17% premarket after Q4 results — what traders watch next for OPEN

Opendoor shares jumped 17% to $5.46 in premarket trading Friday after reporting a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.096 billion, including a $933 million debt charge. Revenue fell to $736 million from $1.084 billion a year earlier. The company said homes purchased rose 46% from the prior quarter. Opendoor expects first-quarter revenue to decline about 10% from Q4.
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  • JPMorgan European Discovery Trust Declares Final Dividend for 2026
    June 19, 2026, 3:16 AM EDT. JPMorgan European Discovery Trust plc announced a final dividend of 13.0 pence per share, pending shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. The dividend will be paid on August 3, 2026, to shareholders on record as of July 3, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of July 2, 2026. A dividend reinvestment plan is available, with the last election date set for July 13, 2026. The announcement was made by JPMorgan Funds Limited, the company's secretary, reflecting the trust's commitment to returning value to shareholders.

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Kardigan pops in first Nasdaq trading after $400 million IPO

Kardigan pops in first Nasdaq trading after $400 million IPO

19 June 2026
Kardigan surged 37.5% above its $16 IPO price to close at $22 after raising $400 million in an upsized Nasdaq debut, signaling renewed investor appetite for large biotech IPOs as the company advances three late-stage cardiovascular drug candidates.
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