SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is quickly making a name for itself in the competitive financial services industry. Its growth has been eye-opening, and management continues to innovate in an effort to better serve customers. Should you buy this fintech stock , which is down 34% from its peak (as of Feb. 10), with $1,000 right now? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

【有線新聞】政府建議修訂《教育條例》，引入有效期三年的執業證書。教育局局長蔡若蓮認為措施有助做好教師和學科管理，她又說當局有需要時會再檢討大專院校非本地學生上限。 註冊教師名單共有約16萬人，當中約7萬人正在執業。教育局局長蔡若蓮指社會對老師期望高，加上教育專業進修培訓的進度理想，認為修訂《教育條例》引入教師執業證書符合現時需要。蔡若蓮：「入校教書引入執業證書的安排，其實是與時並進的舉措，期望在老師管理做得更好，老師數據庫更加準確去反映，對各個學科情況更加了解，做教師培訓規劃時能夠更加清楚。」 修例後，教師同時須聲明遵守憲法、基本法和國安法，蔡若蓮指措施並非等同要求教師宣誓，又認為所有行業都要守法，教師態度必須更鮮明。蔡若蓮預計局方6至7月會將修例草案提交立法會審議，期望下個學年生效，最快兩年後全面實施。 另外，大專院校非本地學生上限今個學年由原本相等於本地資助學額的兩成增加至四成，目前非本地學生人數超過3萬，政府有需要時會再檢視上限。蔡若蓮：「見到百分之四十非本地生學額，各間大學使用學額的速度不一，部份差不多額滿。我們依然有1.5萬個本科學位予本地學生，所以是沒有影響。」 政府去年年中推出城中學舍計劃，鼓勵市場把商廈改裝為學生宿舍，現已收到二十多宗申請，蔡若蓮透露多數都合資格，預計可供應多達6,000個宿位。

【有線新聞】被日本拘捕的中國漁船船長獲釋。 日本周四於長崎縣外海扣押一艘闖入專屬經濟區的中國漁船，拘捕中國籍船長，指他拒絕服從命令停船，並試圖離開。船上還有10人，水產廳聲稱中方提交書面保證，承諾支付擔保費，於是在周五晚釋放船長。中方要求日本公正執法，保障中方船員安全和合法權益。

【有線新聞】美國在加勒比海打擊懷疑運毒船，擊斃3人。 南方司令部發放片段，貨船被擊中爆炸，美軍聲稱情報確認貨船正運毒，行動擊斃3名販毒的恐怖分子。這次是美軍一周內第二次打擊懷疑販毒船，美軍自去年行動以來已造成124人死亡。聲稱情報顯示船隻由被美軍認定的恐怖組織運營，正沿加勒比海販毒路線運送毒品，「南方之矛」部隊於是進行打擊。

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Two federal immigration officers have been placed on administrative leave after a joint review by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice found sworn testimony in a Minneapolis shooting case contradicted video evidence, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said in a statement. The development comes nearly a month after a federal officer shot a Venezuelan national in the leg during a confrontation in Minneapolis on Jan. 14, an incident that fell between two high-profile shootings that intensified tensions between state leaders and the Trump administration over immigration enforcement operations. “A joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements,” Lyons said in the statement. Earlier this week, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota moved to dismiss with prejudice the criminal complaint against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, two individuals charged in connection with the shooting incident. In the motion, federal prosecutors said “newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit” and the preliminary hearing testimony. The officers could face termination and potential criminal prosecution for lying under oath, a serious federal offense, Lyons said. The Jan. 14 incident occurred against a backdrop of heightened tension in Minneapolis, where thousands of federal agents had surged into the city as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The shooting came one week after the fatal shooting of Renée Good, a local woman, by an ICE agent, which touched off angry protests. Federal agents began arriving in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in early December under what ICE called “Operation Metro Surge.” White House border czar Tom Homan said this week that the surge of agents would end.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to board Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump 's iron grip on the Republican Party might be starting to loosen, just a bit. The few elected Republicans who regularly cross him — including Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina — are more vocal than ever. And in recent days, daylight has emerged between the president and a handful of his top supporters in Congress. The apparent shift is underway as Trump, the Republican Party's undisputed leader, grapples with stubbornly low approval ratings — especially on the economy , a perennial issue on which he was elected that has only grown more important to Americans chafing under high prices. Six U.S. House Republicans voted this week to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada. Tillis remained resolute in holding up the president's Fed chair nomination in protest over a Justice Department investigation of the current one. The administration pulled back the sustained anti-immigration law enforcement push in Minnesota. And fallout from the Epstein files — in which Trump and allies are mentioned — is roiling the world and its most powerful players. Democrats are jumping on the opening, with some pushing a narrative that " the tide is turning " on Trump. Their perceived momentum follows big wins in last fall's off-year elections after hammering an affordability message, and as prediction markets favor them to win control of the House in the midterms. "Trump's grip on power is slipping," Rep. Jim McGovern , D-Mass., said Thursday in a gloating social media post. "Nobody is taking his bulls--- that somehow he's lowering prices for families." The administration's efforts this week to wrest the affordability narrative — by drawing attention to Trump's drug-pricing initiatives , or to gains in the stock market , or t...

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss earnings from Rivian, Coinbase, Instacart, and Airbnb. Plus, the US Defense Department added Alibaba, Baidu and others to a list of firms it says are connected to the Chinese military and then pulled the list from its website. And Anthropic raises $30 billion in funding, doubling its valuation to $380 billion. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Key PointsFirst Sabrepoint Capital Management sold 90,000 shares of Walker & Dunlop; the estimated trade size was $6.39 million (based on quarterly average pricing).

A series of consumer-facing companies announced their quarterly results this week, giving executives from these titans a chance to give their perspectives about consumers, the economy, inflation and ongoing concerns about affordability. The commentary included officials from McDonald's ( MCD ), Coca-Cola ( KO ), Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD ), Hilton Worldwide Holdings ( HLT ), Airbnb ( ABNB ) and Ford Motor Co. ( F ). Executives from many companies, including McDonald's and Coca-Cola, highlighted a continued focus on affordability among their customers. Meanwhile, Hilton's boss gave an extremely upbeat assessment, saying that inflation is lower than has been reported and middle-class consumers are seeing real wage growth. Here's a breakdown of what these executives had to say about the consumer and affordability: McDonald’s ( MCD ) General T one: McDonald’s executives expressed cautious optimism about their value strategy while acknowledging continued pressure on lower-income consumers. They emphasized that value and affordability are “core to our DNA” and highlighted their success in gaining market share with low-income consumers through their Extra Value Meals , or EVM, program. The company sees the need to appeal to both price-sensitive and premium-seeking customers simultaneously. Key Quotes: “Industry-wide, we’ve seen traffic hold up pretty well with upper income consumers and traffic has been pressured with lower income consumers. And of course, lower income consumers are more value and affordability sensitive.”— Christopher Kempczinski, Chairman, President & CEO “The expectation for the balance of '26 is that, that low-income consumer is going to continue to be under pressure, and there should be, call it, mid-single-digit growth available with the upper income consumer. And so how do we make sure we’re winning with both of them.”— Christopher Kempczinski, Chairman, President & CEO The Coca-Cola C o. ( KO ) General Tone: Coca-Cola executives acknowledged macro...

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On February 13, 2026, Neo Ivy Capital Management disclosed a new position in TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) , acquiring 100,879 shares in an estimated $6.96 million trade. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 13, 2026, Neo Ivy Capital Management initiated a new position in TTM Technologies by purchasing 100,879 shares. The position’s value at the end of the quarter was $6.96 million. TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global supplier of advanced printed circuit boards and RF components, supporting high-complexity and mission-critical applications. The company leverages scale, engineering expertise, and a diversified product mix to address demanding customer requirements in technology-driven industries. Its broad market reach and integrated manufacturing capabilities provide a competitive edge in serving customers with stringent quality and performance needs. Continue reading

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Key PointsArista Networks beat Wall Street's Q4 sales and earnings targets and issued strong guidance.

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Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Best Buy Inc (Symbol: BBY), where a total of 17,689 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.5% o

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Tri Pointe Homes Inc (Symbol: TPH), where a total of 7,468 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 746,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 96.7

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Southern Company (Symbol: SO), where a total volume of 33,610 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel