StockMKTNewz Daily Recap 2/18

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February 18, 2025

Daily Stock Market Recap: 2/18

Hey everyone! It’s @StockMKTNewz - Evan!

Let's dive into the key headlines of the day and what you should keep an eye on as we move through the week.

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The Daily Recap

$META just announced plans to build the longest underwater cable in the world to help connect the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other key regions
Once complete the cable will be longer than the Earth’s circumference
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
2:56 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Nike $NKE just unveiled a new brand with Kim Kardashian’s Skims
NikeSKIMS
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
1:58 PM • Feb 18, 2025

JUST IN:
$VOO is now the largest ETFs in the world and the first ETF to surpass $SPY in assets under management since 2011 according to @EricBalchunas
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
1:13 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Coca-Cola $KO just announced a new prebiotic soda brand called Simply Pop, taking on upstarts Olipop and Poppi - CNBC
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
1:48 PM • Feb 18, 2025

BILL ACKMAN RAISES BID FOR HOWARD HUGHES, SAYS HE WILL TURN IT INTO ‘MODERN-DAY BERKSHIRE’ - CNBC
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
9:15 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Shift4 Payments $FOUR has struck a deal for Global Blue Group, a tax-free shopping services provider - WSJ
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
9:02 PM • Feb 18, 2025

TESLA HAS WON. LEGACY AUTO IS FINISHED!
Episode #3 of the Gigacast starring @SawyerMerritt@farzyness@WholeMarsBlog@WOLF_Financial
— The Gigacast (@TheGigaCast)
9:28 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg and $META just announced plans to host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI called “LlamaCon” on April 29th
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
4:39 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Ford $F is eliminating stock award bonuses for ~50% of its middle managers - Bloomberg
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
6:41 PM • Feb 18, 2025

JUST IN: Amazon $AMZN shuts down its TikTok-like video shopping feed.
— LuxAlgo (@LuxAlgo)
4:31 PM • Feb 18, 2025

Palantir $PLTR CEO Alex Karp just said:
"We are in a software-defined world, and the nation that leads software is the USA 🇺🇸"
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
4:15 PM • Feb 18, 2025