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Carvana’s Earnings Hit a Speed Bump: Record Sales, Market Throws On the Parking Brake -( $CVNA $SPY )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 19, 2026 492Views 0Likes

Carvana’s (CVNA) latest earnings report delivered record sales and solid profits, but Wall Street still sent the stock to the repair bay for a valuation realignment. Headline: Carvana’s Record Quarter Meets Wall Street’s Moodiness Carvana closed 2025 with a quarter that many…

February 18, 2026 – Stock Market Update: Tech Rebounds, AI Leaders and Small‑Cap Biotechs Move -( $DV $MCD $NOK $NVDA $OPEN $SER Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 18, 2026 873Views 0Likes

U.S. stocks extended their rebound on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, with the major indexes logging another day of gains as investors grew more comfortable that AI‑related disruption fears and higher‑for‑longer interest rates are manageable for corporate earnings. Indexes and overall tone The…

GeoVax Expands Gedeptin Strategy: Riding Merck’s Keytruda Wave in a $200 Billion IO Market -( $GOVX $MRK $IBB $XBI )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 18, 2026 650Views 0Likes

GeoVax’s (NASDAQ: GOVX) latest move to lock down combination rights for its Gedeptin cancer platform reads less like a routine licensing notice and more like an oncology strategy upgrade—complete with optionality, IP leverage, and a quietly ambitious grab for front-line real estate…

Critical Minerals, Critical Money: How Japan and M2i–Volato Aim to Cash In on a $320 Billion Market -( $MTWO $SOAR )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 18, 2026 751Views 0Likes

Japan is about to become one of America’s biggest energy backers, wiring in a $36 billion down payment on oil, gas and critical-minerals projects that doubles as foreign policy, industrial strategy and a not‑so‑subtle advert for tariffs as a negotiating tool. At…

Meta Bets the House on Nvidia GPUs: When Your “Like” Button Runs on a Supercomputer -( $NVDA $META $SPY )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 17, 2026 454Views 0Likes

Nvidia and Meta just turned their long-running AI flirtation into something closer to a multiyear marriage contract, with millions of chips as the dowry and a data‑center empire as the venue. For investors, it is less a love story than a statement:…

Wall Street Walks a Tightrope: Apple Balances AI Angst as Indices Inch Higher – February 17, 2026 -( $AAPL $GE $MCD $MODD $MTWO $NOK $NVDA $PH Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 17, 2026 884Views 0Likes

US stocks eked out modest gains in choppy trade on Tuesday as investors faded early-session weakness tied to ongoing AI jitters, with Apple’s (AAPL, $263.88, +3.17%) rebound helping pull the major averages back into the green by the close. Market overview The…

GeoVax Tries on Its 2026 “Breakout Year” Jacket — And It Might Just Fit -( $GOVX $IBB $XBI )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 17, 2026 701Views 0Likes

GeoVax Labs (NASDAQ: GOVX) is stepping into 2026 talking like an inflection‑year story—and, unusually for biotech, it has the clinical, regulatory and manufacturing pieces to at least justify the wardrobe change. While capital remains tight, the company is pairing late‑stage Mpox vaccine…

From Benicia to the Bahamas: The Surprising Supply Chain Behind California’s Gas Spike -( $PSX $VLO )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 16, 2026 660Views 0Likes

California drivers are discovering that “California premium” at the pump comes with a 40‑cent surprise this February, as refinery shutdowns tighten supply and push the statewide average to roughly the mid‑4‑dollar range per gallon. In true Golden State fashion, the market is…

AI Disruption Fears Drive Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Lower This Week, But Russell 2000 Pops Higher – February 13, 2026 -( $FSLY $MRNA $RIVN Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 13, 2026 775Views 0Likes

U.S. stocks limped into the long weekend with a mixed close on Friday, February 13, 2026, wrapping up a volatile, AI‑driven risk‑off week that left all three major indices firmly in the red. Index recap for the week The S&P 500 slipped…

Market Rally Playbook: Lower Inflation, 2.4% CPI, and Today’s Top 10 Gainers -( $CGNX $DDOG $FSLY $GCMP $IPGP $SPHR $SPOT $UNF )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. February 13, 2026 508Views 0Likes

Inflation’s cool start to 2026 is giving Wall Street something it hasn’t had in a while: room to breathe — and, judging by today’s biggest movers, a little swagger, too .Inflation Cools, Nerves EaseThe latest Consumer Price Index report showed prices rising…

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