Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2026-02-18 11:05Market Overview - Major U.S. stock index futures are down, with Dow futures down 0.10%, S&P 500 futures down 0.27%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.59% [1] Gold and Mining Stocks - Gold stocks are experiencing a pre-market rally, with Harmony Gold up approximately 1% and Coeur Mining up about 2% [2] Automotive and Technology Developments - Tesla's first production version of the autonomous taxi, Cybercab, has rolled off the assembly line at the Austin Gigafactory, with production expected to start in April pending regulatory approval. Tesla shares are up 0.63% [3] - Alphabet announced that the Google I/O developer conference will take place on May 19-20, with shares up 0.53% [4] - Nvidia has reached a chip agreement with Meta, which will use Nvidia's new standalone CPU in its AI data centers, marking the first large-scale independent deployment of the Grace CPU. Meta shares are up 0.92%, and Nvidia shares are up 1.38% [4] Corporate Actions - Western Digital plans to sell approximately $30.9 billion worth of SanDisk stock, with no shares being sold by SanDisk itself. This transaction involves a debt-for-equity swap with Morgan Stanley and Bank of America affiliates [5] - Berkshire Hathaway has significantly reduced its stake in Amazon by over 77% and has continued to decrease its holdings in Apple, while initiating a new position in The New York Times with over 5.06 million shares valued at approximately $352 million [5] - Segment's Q4 U.S. stock holdings report shows that investor Duan Yongping increased his stake in Nvidia and reduced his stake in Apple [5] AI Investments - Microsoft plans to invest $50 billion over the next decade in AI initiatives in the Global South, focusing on empowering schools and nonprofits, enhancing multilingual AI capabilities, and supporting local AI innovations [6]