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My Top 10 Things to Watch Wednesday, February 18th 1. Meta commits to buy millions of Nvidia chips for AI data centers. It’s like the old days when every hyperscaler wanted an Nvidia chip. Nvidia has had a tough time, but its stock is up about 2% this morning. The meta was flat. We own both for the club. 2. Palo Alto Networks, the club’s name, had strong quarterly results, but its stock price fell more than 6% anyway after the company lowered its full-year profit forecast. CEO Nikesh Arora said the EPS reduction was due to an increase in…
door dash’s stock rose 14% during extended trading Wednesday, recovering from an initial decline after the food delivery platform announced disappointing fourth-quarter results and guidance.The stock price fell 10% after the company announced its financial results.Here’s how the company performed against LSEG’s estimates:Earnings per share: 48 cents vs. expected 59 cents Estimate $0.59 Earnings: $3.96 billion expected vs. $3.96 billionSales for the same period increased 38% from approximately $2.87 billion in the same period last year.The company said total order value increased 32% year-over-year to $903 million, while total marketplace order value, which tracks total order value, increased 39% to…
President Donald Trump pauses to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington.Tasos Katopodis | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is escalating his push for voter identification requirements after pledging an executive order last week to implement such requirements before November’s midterm elections.White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said in a briefing Wednesday that Trump is “discussing and exploring legal options for a potential executive order regarding voter identification,” days after Trump said he would find a way to require voters nationwide to show identification “with or…
White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said it would be “prudent” for Iran to enter into a deal as the US further surges military assets to the Middle East.Her statement came a day after U.S. and Iranian representatives held their second round of indirect talks this month, as part of a series of veiled threats by officials from President Donald Trump’s administration.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBoth sides appear to have different explanations for the meeting. Iranian officials said the two countries had agreed on “guiding principles,” but U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran had not yet…
Leicester have appointed Gary Rowett as manager until the end of the season, with the club chairman saying the Foxes are “in a fight for survival” in the Championship.Former Foxes midfielder Rowett, who has been out of work since leaving Oxford United in December, joins Leicester, who are mired in the relegation zone of the Championship after receiving a six-point deduction for breaching PSR regulations. The former Premier League champions have had a disastrous run of just two wins from their last 11 games in the Championship, including eight consecutive defeats, leaving them two points from the bottom of the…
Startup founders are being asked to leverage AI to move faster than ever before, in the face of tight cash, rising infrastructure costs, and added pressure to show serious traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and underlying models have made it easy to get started, but as startups move beyond free credits to actual cloud billing, early infrastructure choices can have unintended consequences. In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan speaks with Darren Mowry, VP of Global Startups at Google Cloud, who is at the center of these tradeoffs. Together, they discuss what Mowry sees across the…
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty McCulley told CNBC that he believes “everything should be over-the-counter” unless it’s unsafe, addictive or requires monitoring. McCurry said in an interview Wednesday in Washington, D.C., that the FDA aims to reform this year to allow more companies to offer prescription drugs over-the-counter (OTC). He said the agency is updating the OTC monograph, the rulebook that determines which medicines can be sold without a prescription, through “appropriate regulatory processes.” McCurry said the FDA is considering “basic and safe” prescription drugs such as anti-nausea drugs and vaginal estrogens used to treat menopausal symptoms such as…
Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg will host the Pax Silica Summit, the first high-level civilian gathering focused on creating a new group of partners for economic security and the AI economy, on December 12, 2025 at the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute in Washington, DC.Tasos Katopodis | Getty ImagesIndia is joining the US-led Pax Silica initiative, delivering the US government’s biggest victory yet in the race to shape and influence who has access to supply chains for advanced semiconductors and AI infrastructure. Pax Silica is a Trump administration initiative aimed at securing a global supply chain for silicon-based technologies.…
Donald Trump Jr. (left) and Eric Trump speak in a squawk on the street on February 18, 2026.CNBCSince the dollar’s creation in 1792, U.S. presidents and their families have generally been content with a status quo that effectively gives the national government a monopoly on issuing currency and forbids the use of foreign currencies.Consider the start of initial coin issuance in dollars in this country. At a time when the U.S. government was eager to surpass the superiority of the Spanish-made 8-disc set, which was commonly distributed throughout the United States at the time.When the president said something about the…
Michael van Gerwen is in doubt whether he will take part in Thursday night’s Premier League Darts in Glasgow (live on Sky Sports) due to a “medical issue”.League leader Van Gerwen will take on world champion Luke Littler in Scotland. The Dutchman boasted a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League in back-to-back appearances in the nightly finals for the start of the 2026 season, but lost 6-3 to the intimidating Gerwyn Price in Antwerp last week. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Watch the moment Michael van Gerwen beat Jan van Veen to win…