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Here's your closing bell brief for Wednesday, February 18th.

I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks finished higher today as technology shares led the market.

The NASDAQ climbed 0.8% for its second straight winning session.

The S&P 500 added 0.6% while the Dow rose 0.3%. Minutes from the Federal Reserve showed little appetite for interest rate cuts. Oil futures rose as traders watched tensions between

the U.S. and Iran. Among individual companies,

Nvidia shares rose more than one and a half percent following an artificial intelligence

chip deal with meta. Analog devices stock climbed nearly 3 percent after the chip company reported

stronger than forecast quarterly results and guidance.

Caesar's entertainment shares searched 13% after revenue topped forecasts and the casino operators' CEO forecast a stable year.

Moderna stock jumped 6% as the FDA agreed to review the company's flu shot after previously declining to do so.

Kenview shares rose 2.5% after the Tylenol maker posted stronger than expected results

and announced layoffs. And Cadence Design System stock rose nearly 8% after the maker of

chip design software posted better than expected annual guidance. Heads up, an artificial

intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries that were based on

WSJ reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor. We'll have a lot more coverage of the

day's news on the WSJ's What's News podcast. You can add it to your playlist on your smart

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