Apple(US:AAPL) Hua Er Jie Jian Wen·2026-02-17 23:39Market Overview - Concerns about AI persist, leading to significant fluctuations in the US stock market, with the S&P 500 dropping nearly 1% intraday before closing up 0.1% [2] - The software stock ETF fell by 2.2%, while Apple rose over 3% and Oracle dropped more than 3.8% [2] - US Treasury yields saw a slight increase, with the 10-year yield rising by 1 basis point and the 2-year yield up over 3 basis points [2] - The dollar exhibited a "V" shaped movement, rising nearly 0.5% intraday, while the British pound dropped about 1% due to a five-year high unemployment rate in the UK [2] - Gold prices fell 2.2%, dropping below $4900 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures declined over 5.7% [2] Key News - Apple is accelerating the development of three new wearable devices: AI glasses, a pendant, and a camera version of AirPods, with plans to integrate them with Siri [5] - Meta is increasing its investment in Nvidia, planning to deploy millions of chips over the coming years and will use Nvidia's Grace CPU for the first time [15] - Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its holdings in Apple and Bank of America while initiating a position in The New York Times [15] - Hillhouse Capital has increased its positions in Pinduoduo and Alibaba while reducing holdings in Baidu and Webull, indicating a more concentrated portfolio [16] International Developments - Iran's foreign minister announced an agreement on "guiding principles" for negotiations with the US, leading to a nearly 3% drop in Brent crude oil prices [13] - Former President Trump announced a $550 billion investment in Japan, focusing on oil, power generation, and critical minerals [13] - Anthropic has released the Sonnet 4.6 model, which operates computers nearly as well as flagship models but is priced at only one-fifth of the cost [14] - BHP reported a nearly 30% increase in profits, with copper business surpassing iron ore as the largest profit source for the first time [21]