Stocks Rise Amid New Tariff Uncertainty
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The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:33.5 | Here's your closing bell brief for Friday, February 20th. I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:40.5 | U.S. stocks climbed today as major indexes posted gains across the board. The NASDAQ rose 0.9%, the |
| 0:48.0 | S&P 500 rose 0.7%, and the Dow rose half a percent, despite news of new global tariffs. President Trump announced a 10 percent |
| 0:57.2 | tariff under the Trade Act of 1974. This move follows a Supreme Court ruling that threw out previous |
| 1:03.5 | trade measures. Investors seemed to anticipate the administration would find alternative ways to |
| 1:09.1 | implement these fees. Among individual companies, |
| 1:12.6 | Akamai Technologies' shares slid 14% today. The cybersecurity firm issued an earnings forecast that |
| 1:19.2 | fell short of analyst expectations. Open Door Technologies' stock jumped 7.5%. The home selling platform |
| 1:26.5 | reported quarterly revenue that beat market forecasts. |
| 1:30.2 | Live Nation shares rose 3%. The entertainment company saw higher sales driven by strong demand for |
| 1:36.0 | concert tickets. And Camor's stock dropped 16.5% after the chemicals company reported a wider |
| 1:43.3 | quarterly loss. This decline occurred |
| 1:45.6 | despite growth in its data center coolant business. Hence up, an artificial intelligence tool |
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