Solid Reports This Morning for Jobless Claims & Earnings

Key Takeaways New Jobless Claims Sink to Early 2026 LevelsTrade Deficit Sinks to -$70B, Inventories FlatWalmart, Deere & Etsy All Beat Earnings Ahead of the OpenThursday, February 19th, 2026We have a decent amount of grist for the stock market mill this morning, with key earnings reports joining key economic news. Pre-market indexes have slid into the red from early-morning highs, but are leveling off currently: the Dow is -133 points, -0.27%, the S&P 500 -19, -0.28%, the Nasdaq -92, -0.37% and the small-ca ...