Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. That’s what investors seem to be feeling. Technology stocks continue to be under pressure, and that money is flowing into traditionally defensive assets like gold, but there’s increased evidence that this rotation is expanding to include many blue-chip stocks. For example, The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) stock is up more than 10% in February.
The final trading week of February 2026 has laid bare a striking fracture in the U.S. equity markets. While the technology sector continues to feast on a relentless AI-driven "execution" cycle, the broader market indices are increasingly weighed down by deep-seated structural issues in the healthcare and industrial sectors.
Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, said on Friday in an interview with CNBC that the software stocks under pressure may be at a turning point.
Following a week of intense market turbulence, BofA Securities (NASDAQ: NVDA) analyst Vivek Arya has issued a major price target upgrade for Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) today, February 27, 2026. Raising the target from $275 to $300, Arya cited an "agentic AI inflection point" and overwhelming demand for the company’
As the final reports of the fourth-quarter earnings season trickled in through late February 2026, the S&P 500 demonstrated a resilient performance that caught many analysts by surprise. The benchmark index recorded an 8.2% year-over-year increase in earnings per share (EPS), marking a significant milestone in a market
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global financial markets, OpenAI has finalized a historic $110 billion funding round, the largest venture capital injection in history. This massive infusion of capital values the artificial intelligence pioneer at a staggering $840 billion post-money, a figure that reflects the industry's
NEW YORK — In a move that sent shockwaves through global trading floors on Friday, February 27, 2026, UBS (NYSE:UBS) officially downgraded its outlook on the U.S. stock market from “Overweight” to “Benchmark” (Neutral). The downgrade follows a staggering upside surprise in January’s Producer Price Index (PPI) data,
The optimism that defined the start of 2026 evaporated on Friday as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered their steepest single-day declines in months. A surprise surge in the January Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index—the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—shattered the
Shares of global airline Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) fell 6.4% in the afternoon session after a surge in crude oil prices sparked concerns about rising jet fuel costs, which could cut into the airline's profits.
Shares of non-lethal weapons company Byrna (NASDAQ:BYRN)
fell 5.5% in the afternoon session after the company's stock fell amid a broader market downturn triggered by hotter-than-expected inflation data.
Shares of financial services provider CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) fell 9.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak underlying organic growth and provided a modest financial outlook for 2026.
Shares of ultra low-cost airline Frontier Group Holdings (NASDAQ:ULCC) fell 7.5% in the afternoon session after a surge in jet fuel prices weighed on the airline sector, pressuring profit margins.
