StockMKTNewz Daily Recap 2/20

AMAZON TAKES WALMART'S THRONE

February 20, 2025

Daily Stock Market Recap: 2/20

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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9:45 am S&P flash U.S. services and manufacturing PMI
10:00 am Consumer sentiment (final)
10:00 am Existing home sales

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Amazon $AMZN just became the first company to surpass Walmart $WMT in quarterly revenue since 2012 taking over as the LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD based on quarterly revenue
$187.8 Billion - Amazon's Q4 Revenue
$180.6 Billion - Walmart's Q4 Revenue x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
2:27 PM • Feb 20, 2025

ENERGY DRINK MAKER CELSIUS $CELH IS PAYING $1.8 BILLION TO BUY RIVAL ALANI NU - WSJ x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
9:10 PM • Feb 20, 2025

RIVIAN $RIVN JUST SAID IT
CLOSED ITS JOINT VENTURE WITH VOLKSWAGEN GROUP AND LOAN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WHICH PROVIDES UP TO $10 BILLION OF INCREMENTAL CAPITAL
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
9:07 PM • Feb 20, 2025

WALMART JUST RAISED ITS DIVIDEND FOR THE 52ND YEAR IN A ROW
Walmart $WMT declared a quarterly dividend of $0.234 per share up from $0.2075 per share x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Blossom (@meetblossomapp)
4:52 PM • Feb 20, 2025

OpenAI now serves 400 Million users every week - Tech Crunch
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
4:45 PM • Feb 20, 2025

TESLA $TSLA REPORTEDLY AIMS TO START INDIA 🇮🇳 SALES AROUND Q3 OF THIS YEAR
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
2:04 PM • Feb 20, 2025

🇺🇸 IRS EXECUTIVES REPORTEDLY TOLD STAFF ON A CALL THAT ABOUT 6,000 WORKERS WILL BE FIRED TODAY
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
4:13 PM • Feb 20, 2025

Robinhood $HOOD now lets you create stock screeners
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
2:48 PM • Feb 20, 2025

$META MOVES TO COMMERCIALIZE OPEN-SOURCE AI, AIMS TO MAKE LLAMA INDUSTRY STANDARD - The Information
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
3:05 PM • Feb 20, 2025

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS $AMZN GAINS CREATIVE CONTROL OF JAMES BOND FRANCHISE FROM BROCCOLI FAMILY - WSJ
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
3:18 PM • Feb 20, 2025

Paramount $PARA owned Nickelodeon just started working on a new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ animated sequel series called "Avatar: Seven Havens" following the next Avatar after Korra - Variety
— Evan (@StockMKTNewz)
4:21 PM • Feb 20, 2025