As the financial world braces for the 2026 spring deal-making season, all eyes are on Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) as it prepares to release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings tomorrow, February 17, 2026. The company, which has spent the last five years aggressively pivoting from a legacy printing
The era of post-2025 market complacency officially came to a grinding halt this week. In a swift and decisive move that caught many retail traders off-guard, the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: ^VIX), widely known as the market's "fear gauge," surged 18% to close at 20.82. This move marks the
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — February 16, 2026 — As the first quarter of 2026 unfolds, the semiconductor industry finds itself at a dizzying crossroads. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to command a staggering 80% to 90% share of the global AI accelerator market, yet a shadow of "valuation fatigue" has begun to creep
In a bold proclamation that has sent ripples through global financial markets, David Solomon, CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), has signaled that 2026 is on track to become one of the most prolific years for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in history. Speaking at the UBS
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Houston energy corridor and solidified the 2026 "merger mania" trend, Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) officially announced a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at $26 billion. The deal, revealed earlier this month on
NEW YORK — The exuberant AI-driven rally that defined the middle of the decade has hit a formidable wall in February 2026. In a dramatic shift of market leadership, institutional capital is staging a massive "defensive rotation," abandoning high-growth technology stocks in favor of the reliable, if unglamorous, bastions of the
In a move that has recalibrated expectations for the corporate credit market, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) successfully executed a massive $32 billion multi-currency debt sale in mid-February 2026. The offering, which was significantly upsized from initial targets, highlights a staggering divergence between the cautious sentiment currently seen in global equity
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global battery metals sector, Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) officially announced on February 11, 2026, that it will idle the remaining operations at its flagship Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia. This decision marks the final chapter in a multi-year restructuring
The United States labor market has entered a definitive cooling phase as of February 2026, signaling a major shift from the post-pandemic hiring frenzy. Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that job openings (JOLTS) plummeted to 6.5 million in December 2025—the lowest level since late
NEW YORK — In a resounding signal that the American industrial heartland has finally shaken off its post-pandemic lethargy, the U.S. manufacturing sector roared back into expansion territory in January 2026. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported on February 2nd that its Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.6 last
A sudden and violent shift in investor sentiment has sent shockwaves through the financial markets this week, as the "AI Scare Trade" moved beyond the software sector to target traditional, human-centric service industries. In a staggering two-session rout ending February 13, 2026, pillars of the old-guard economy saw their valuations
The long-standing dominance of human-centric logistics giants faced its "reckoning moment" this week as a wave of panic regarding artificial intelligence disruption swept through the trucking and freight sectors. On Thursday, February 12, 2026, investors staged an aggressive retreat from established industry leaders, triggered by evidence that autonomous AI agents
The managed-care sector faced a brutal reckoning this month as Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) unveiled its financial guidance for 2026, signaling a much slower and more painful recovery than investors had initially priced in. The healthcare giant’s projections have sent ripples across the industry, highlighting a "perfect storm" of
