Nvidia(US:NVDA) Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2026-02-19 09:57Market Overview - Major U.S. stock index futures are showing slight declines, with Dow futures down 0.12%, S&P 500 futures down 0.08%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.04% [1] Semiconductor Sector - Storage chip stocks are experiencing a pre-market rally, with SanDisk and Micron Technology both rising over 1% [2] Nvidia Developments - Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company has prepared several unprecedented new chips for GTC 2026, emphasizing the challenges of technological limits but expressing confidence in their engineering team [2] - Nvidia has sold its remaining 1.1 million shares of Arm Holdings, valued at approximately $156 million, while still holding a 20-year technology license from Arm [2][4] Meta Platforms - Meta has restarted its "Malibu 2" smartwatch project, which is expected to launch in 2026 with health tracking features and an integrated Meta AI assistant [2] OpenAI Financing - OpenAI is nearing the completion of a new funding round expected to exceed $100 billion, with a projected overall valuation surpassing $850 billion, up from an initial estimate of $830 billion [3] - The pre-funding valuation is expected to remain at $730 billion, with major strategic investors including Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft [3] Mining Sector - Rio Tinto's 2025 earnings report showed a basic profit of $10.87 billion, which is flat year-over-year but slightly below market expectations of $11.03 billion, leading to a decline of over 2% in its stock [3] eBay Performance - eBay's Q4 2025 earnings exceeded expectations, reporting revenue of $3 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase, and an adjusted EPS of $1.41, surpassing the anticipated $1.35 [4] - The company also announced the acquisition of the fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy for $1.2 billion [4] Silver Stocks - Silver stocks are showing strength, with Pan American Silver up over 4% and Hecla Mining rising nearly 2% [5] Google and Sea Partnership - Google and Sea have announced a strategic partnership to develop AI tools for Sea's e-commerce and gaming products, including exploring AI Agent shopping prototypes for Shopee [5]