Shares of eToro (ETOR) stock rallied nearly 20% today after the online trading platform posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings on a more than 9% increase in funded accounts to 3.81 million. ETOR earned $0.71 per share in the fourth quarter, handily beating the $0.69 consensus, helping the stock price soar past its 20-day moving average (MA). More News from Barchart Technical analysts often read this setup as indicating continued bullish momentum ahead. Versus its year-to-date high, eToro shares are st ...

In the quarter, the U.S. Navy granted a contract worth up to $448 million to modernize shipbuilding supply chains and speed up naval vessel deliveries. Management stated that lessons acquired from commercial supply chains are now being applied to national security concerns. The company’s “Rule of 40” score (a key metric combining growth and profitability) reached 127%. With the help of AI, the company has managed for rapid expansion and strong profitability to coexist. Palantir has adopted a smart strategy ...

Fast-food chain Wendy's will shutter 5% to 6% of its stores nationwide in the first half of 2026 as part of an ongoing downsizing plan. Interim CEO Ken Cook first told investors in a Nov. 7 quarterly earnings call that the company would be closing a "mid single-digit percentage" of its nearly 6,000 locations nationwide. On a Feb. 13 earnings call, Cook said the company had already closed 28 restaurants in the last quarter of 2025 as part of a planned 5% to 6% reduction. Fast food chain Wendy's will shut ...

Snap is hoping to snap up another revenue stream in its quest to reduce its dependency on advertising. The social media company announced on Tuesday that it will begin offering subscriptions to select creators so they can earn income from their most engaged fans. Most Read from Fast Company In a move that supports both creators and its bottom line, Snap will begin testing a Creator Subscriptions feature next week with a group of 15 Snapchat creators, including Jeremiah Brown, Harry Jowsey, and Skai Jacks ...

HIVE Digital Technologies (Nasdaq: HIVE), the Bitcoin mining giant, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025, on Feb. 17. The company registered a record revenue of $93.1 million in the third quarter of 2025, a growth of 219% year-over-year (YoY). Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) stood at $5.7 million. It generated a digital currency hashrate revenue of $88.2 million during the quarter. The hashrate revenue was achieved at ...

Quick Read Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) Q4 revenue rose 18% to $113.8B. Net income increased 30% to $34.5B. Google Cloud revenue surged 48% to $17.7B driven by AI infrastructure demand. Alphabet stock dropped 11% following 2026 capex guidance ranging from $175B to $185B. A recent study identified one single habit that doubled Americans’ retirement savings and moved retirement from dream, to reality. Read more here. Terry Smith, the founder and CEO of Fundsmith, is often dubbed the "English Warren Buffe ...

Technology giants like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are investing heavily to build new data centers to support their cloud computing and AI growth strategies. Alphabet is nearly doubling its capex plans for 2026 to $175 billion-$185 billion, while Meta is hiking its capex by 73% this year to $115 billion-$135 billion. That's part of the more than $500 billion that large tech companies expect to invest this year. However, tech companies aren't the only ones capit ...

Institutional interest in MicroStrategy, now known as Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) appears to be intensifying despite Bitcoin crash. Charles Schwab has reportedly increased its position in Michael Saylor's firm by purchasing an additional 91,859 shares, as per BitcoinTreasuries.NET. The move brings the banking and brokerage giant’s total holdings to approximately 1.27 million shares, valued at roughly $168 million. Related: Charles Schwab next in line for bitcoin ETF, analysts predict Schwab expands exposur ...

Walmart (WMT) will release its fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Thursday, Feb. 19. Despite macro and tariff-related headwinds, the world’s largest retailer has consistently delivered solid financial results, which have boosted its share price. Walmart shares have climbed more than 16% since the start of the year and are up roughly 26% over the past three months. The rally reflects the company’s ability to drive traffic, protect earnings, and leverage its scale across both brick-and-mortar and e-comme ...

The US stock market opened lower on February 17, 2026. It is the first session after Presidents’ Day, with the S&P 500 trading around 6,840 at press time. The Index is down approximately 0.65% (around 44 points) from Friday's high, but up almost 0.58% since today's open. This hints at buyers stepping in across sectors. Persistent "SaaSpocalypse" fears that AI will disrupt traditional software and tech models continue to pressure the market. This makes Information Technology the weakest sector, down 1.5% i ...