FINANCIAL SEL (XLF)

The financial markets experienced a sharp correction in mid-February 2026, as the narrative surrounding Artificial Intelligence shifted from "growth engine" to "margin killer." The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) tumbled 2% during a pivotal trading session on Thursday, February 12, capping a week that saw the sector lose

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said Coinbase was already expected to adjust its agreement with Circle under the GENIUS Act.

While Jack Dorsey defends the move to lay off people as a necessity of the current times, users on Stocktwits and X are raising concerns about the job cuts.

The firm has been working for months with bankers to prepare itself for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid, Semafor reported on Thursday.

Sezzle’s revenue growth has soared, mainly driven by higher consumer engagement during the peak holiday season.

The move comes after the SEC in January clarified that tokenized securities fall under existing federal laws regardless of being on-chain.

“It's a bank, guys, and it has a federal charter. It's not going to get replaced by Claude or OpenAI,” Cramer said.

COIN’s stock fell in overnight trade amid weakness in the crypto market and an investor note from Moness Crespi asking investors to short shares.

After a brutal 12-month slide, PYPL jumps on reports of buyout interest, with analysts floating mega-cap tech as potential suitors.

The analyst attributed the selloff in Coinbase to President Donald Trump's tariff moves, continued exchange traded fund outflows, and "signs of whales moving HODLs onto exchanges," as per TheFly.

Citigroup is discussing the offloading of stakes smaller than 5% each to a group of companies and Mexican family offices, including Blackstone Inc., General Atlantic among others, according to a Bloomberg News report.

At least one large rival is looking at the whole company, while some other suitors are only interested in certain PayPal assets, Bloomberg News reported.

Lemonade’s stock has declined over the last few days due to its core profit growth target being, in hindsight, missed, even as the company delivers on revenue.

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Crypto weakness weighs on HOOD, yet margin balances, assets, and options trading show fresh momentum.

In a post on X, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that the market structure bill is “making great progress.”

Coinbase’s stock has been stretching its post-earnings rally since Friday, despite bearish calls from Wall Street after the company reported revenue and earnings below analyst estimates.

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Barclays, Clear Street, BTIG and Citizens lowered their price targets on Coinbase shares after the company’s fourth-quarter results.

Coinbase shares rose in pre-market trading despite the company’s fourth-quarter earnings results falling short of Wall Street’s expectations.

Toast’s profit miss has got investors worried, even as revenue growth seems to be better than Wall Street’s expectations.

HOOD is seeing a significant dip, but Wall Street and retail traders remain optimistic that the non-crypto business will continue to grow.

Block is reportedly weighing job cuts of up to 10%, a move investors see as part of a broader reset after weeks of stock pressure.