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Colombian equities close slightly higher as select sectors lead gains

Colombian equities close slightly higher as select sectors lead gains

Colombian stocks finished marginally higher on Tuesday, with the COLCAP index rising 0.04%. Gains in Industrials, Services and Agriculture supported the market, while notable declines in several large-cap names and weakness in key commodities were recorded. Currency pairs were mixed and the US Dollar Index Futures ticked up.

Nvidia and Meta Share Gains After Expanded AI Infrastructure Deal; AMD and Arista Slide

Nvidia and Meta Share Gains After Expanded AI Infrastructure Deal; AMD and Arista Slide

Shares of Nvidia and Meta rose in after-hours trading following news of a multiyear strategic partnership to scale Meta’s AI infrastructure with Nvidia technology. The collaboration calls for hyperscale data centers optimized for AI training and inference, deployment of millions of Nvidia Blackwell and Rubin GPUs and Nvidia CPUs, and integration of…

CS Disco Shares Drop 20% After Legora Funding Talks Send Legal AI Stir

CS Disco Shares Drop 20% After Legora Funding Talks Send Legal AI Stir

CS Disco (LAW) shares fell roughly 20% on Tuesday after reports that legal AI startup Legora is in discussions to raise $400 million at a valuation exceeding $5 billion. The move underscores a broader pattern of market volatility as well-funded AI startups attract private capital and prompt re-evaluation of established companies in adjacent sectors…

Goldman Stake and Board Timing Put Sunrun in Activist Crosshairs

Goldman Stake and Board Timing Put Sunrun in Activist Crosshairs

Goldman Sachs disclosed a concentrated position of nearly 15 million shares in Sunrun, a move that coincides with the opening of the board nomination window and follows governance changes that make the full board vulnerable to a slate challenge. Management transactions and the company’s recent operational progress add context as investors await Sun…

Stocks See Mixed Momentum Tuesday as Apple, GE Outperform While Retail and Software Names Slip

Stocks See Mixed Momentum Tuesday as Apple, GE Outperform While Retail and Software Names Slip

Tuesday's trading session produced notable divergences across market-cap segments. Large technology and industrial names such as Apple and General Electric recorded gains, while select retailers and enterprise software firms moved lower. Market activity spanned mega-caps down to small-caps, with individual stock moves driven by earnings updates, an…

Broad Set of Companies, Including Priceline and Carvana, Schedule Quarterly Results Wednesday

Broad Set of Companies, Including Priceline and Carvana, Schedule Quarterly Results Wednesday

Earnings season continues with a high-volume slate of quarterly reports due in the next trading session. Notable names expected to report include Priceline.com (BKNG), Carvana (CVNA), DoorDash (DASH), Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and CRH PLC (CRH). The calendar is split between results due before the open and an extensive list slated after the close,…

Permits, Durable Goods and FOMC Minutes Set to Shape Markets on Wednesday

Permits, Durable Goods and FOMC Minutes Set to Shape Markets on Wednesday

Investors face a packed economic calendar on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, led by January building permits and housing starts, January durable goods orders and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes. The data and policy notes are expected to shed light on housing-market momentum, manufacturing demand and the Federal Reserve’s recent disc…

Berkshire unit PacifiCorp to sell Washington generation and grid assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

Berkshire unit PacifiCorp to sell Washington generation and grid assets to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway, is selling a portfolio of natural gas, wind generation and transmission and distribution assets in central and southern Washington to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion. The deal, which includes a 49% investment by Manulife Investment Management in the Washington utility business, is being …

Adani Pledges $100 Billion for Renewable-Powered AI Data Centers by 2035

Adani Pledges $100 Billion for Renewable-Powered AI Data Centers by 2035

Adani Group announced a plan to invest $100 billion to develop renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centers by 2035, seeking to establish the world’s largest integrated data center platform. The company projects the program will contribute to a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India and stimulate an additional $150 billion in related …

Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II Raises $143.8 Million in IPO

Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II Raises $143.8 Million in IPO

Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II completed a $143.75 million initial public offering on February 13, 2026, selling 14,375,000 units at $10.00 apiece, including the full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment. Units trade on Nasdaq under WLIIU and, when separated, the Class A shares and warrants are expected to list as WLII and WLIIW. Managemen…

Apple Expedites Work on Three AI-Enabled Wearables

Apple Expedites Work on Three AI-Enabled Wearables

Apple has accelerated development of three wearable products - smart glasses, a wearable pendant, and upgraded AirPods - centering their functionality on Siri using visual context. Each device will pair with the iPhone and include camera systems with differing capabilities; the AirPods and pendant will employ lower-resolution cameras for AI feature…

TSX Retreats Ahead of Canadian Inflation Reading; Precious Metals Slip

TSX Retreats Ahead of Canadian Inflation Reading; Precious Metals Slip

Canada’s main equity gauge moved lower on Tuesday as declines in precious metals and thin trading volumes amid Lunar New Year holidays added to caution ahead of January consumer inflation data. Global markets also digested a quieter U.S. session after a holiday, with Fed minutes, PCE data and several corporate reports set to provide guidance on int…