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TODAY IN CANADA

Earnings:

Alamos Gold

B2Gold Corp.

Bausch + Lomb

Bausch Health

Equinox Gold

Firan Tech Grp

Fortuna Mining

goeasy Ltd.

Ivanhoe Mines A

Kinross Gold

KP Tissue Inc

N. Amer. Const.

Nutrien Ltd.

OceanaGold

OR Royalties

Pan Amer Silver

Teck Res. (TECK.A.T)

Teck Res. (TECK.B.T)

Torex Gold Res

Trican Well

Triple Flag

Economic Indicators (ET):

Nothing major scheduled

Stocks to Watch:

Agnico-Eagle Mines Acquired 662,780 Common Shares of Maple Gold Mines at C$2.45 Per Common Share

Canfor Corp. and Canfor Pulp Announce Asset Write-Downs and Impairment Charges; Canfor Corp.: Lumber Segment Impairment Is Associated With European Ops and Reflects Log Supply Pressures; Pulp Segment Impairment Reflects Factors Including Sustained Declines in Global US-Dollar Pulp List Prices; Sees C$321M Asset Write-Down and Impairment Charge for 4Q

CT REIT 4Q FFO C$0.34/Shr; 4Q Adj FFO C$0.32; 4Q EPS C$0.64; 4Q Net C$191.3M

Crown Capital Partners 4Q EPS C$0.29; 4Q Rev C$35.5M; 4Q Adj EBITDA C$7.85M

Dream Industrial REIT 4Q Net Income CAD 30.2M; 4Q FFO CAD 79.3M; 4Q Rental Income CAD 100.2M

Expected Major Events for Wednesday

07:00/UK: Jan Producer Price Index

07:00/UK: Jan CPI

07:45/FRA: Jan CPI

09:30/UK: Dec UK House Price Index

12:00/US: 02/13 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey

13:30/US: Dec New Residential Construction - Housing Starts and Building Permits

13:30/US: Dec Advance Report on Durable Goods

13:55/US: 02/14 Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index

14:15/US: Jan Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

15:00/US: 4Q Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales - To Be Rescheduled

21:00/US: Dec Treasury International Capital Data

21:30/US: API Weekly Statistical Bulletin

23:50/JPN: Dec Orders Received for Machinery

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Expected Earnings for Wednesday

Amicus Therapeutics Inc (FOLD) is expected to report $0.07 for 4Q.

Analog Devices Inc (ADI) is expected to report $1.58 for 1Q.

Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR) is expected to report $-0.22 for 4Q.

Bausch + Lomb Corp (BLCO.T) is expected to report $0.14 for 4Q.

Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY) is expected to report $-0.10 for 4Q.

Carver Bancorp Inc (CARV) is expected to report for 3Q.

Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL) is expected to report $1.35 for 4Q.

Cinemark Holdings Inc (CNK) is expected to report $0.30 for 4Q.

Clean Harbors Inc (CLH) is expected to report $1.58 for 4Q.

Dana Inc (DAN) is expected to report $0.34 for 4Q.

DoorDash Inc (DASH) is expected to report $0.59 for 4Q.

Enpro Inc (NPO) is expected to report $1.27 for 4Q.

Global Payments Inc (GPN) is expected to report $1.66 for 4Q.

Global-E Online Ltd (GLBE) is expected to report $0.31 for 4Q.

HF Sinclair Corp (DINO) is expected to report $0.64 for 4Q.

Insulet Corp (PODD) is expected to report $1.47 for 4Q.

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (JLL) is expected to report $7.21 for 4Q.

KP Tissue Inc (KPT.T) is expected to report for 4Q.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc (KALV) is expected to report $-1.00 for 4Q.

LCI Industries (LCII) is expected to report $2.60 for 4Q.

Legence Corp (LGN) is expected to report for 4Q.

MFA Financial Inc (MFA) is expected to report $0.24 for 4Q.

Medallion Financial Corp (MFIN) is expected to report $0.06 for 4Q.

Mineralys Therapeutics Inc (MLYS) is expected to report $-0.58 for 4Q.

Moody's Corp (MCO) is expected to report $3.15 for 4Q.

OGE Energy Corp (OGE) is expected to report $0.32 for 4Q.

OPENLANE Inc (OPLN) is expected to report $0.20 for 4Q.

Omnicom Group Inc (OMC) is expected to report $2.55 for 4Q.

PROG Holdings Inc (PRG) is expected to report $0.54 for 4Q.

ProPetro Holding Corp (PUMP) is expected to report $-0.08 for 4Q.

Progressive Corp (PGR) is expected to report.

Radian Group Inc (RDN) is expected to report $1.03 for 4Q.

Sabre Corp (SABR) is expected to report $-0.18 for 4Q.

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A (SAH) is expected to report $1.54 for 4Q.

Travel + Leisure Co (TNL) is expected to report $1.77 for 4Q.

Trinseo PLC (TSE) is expected to report $-2.60 for 4Q.

Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK) is expected to report $1.51 for 4Q.

Vita Coco Co (COCO) is expected to report $0.12 for 4Q.

Wingstop Inc (WING) is expected to report $0.83 for 4Q.

Winmark Corp (WINA) is expected to report $2.78 for 4Q.

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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS

Albemarle Raised to Buy From Neutral by B of A Securities

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Raised to Buy From Hold by Freedom Capital Markets

Bath & Body Works Cut to Neutral From Buy by Citigroup

Cognex Raised to Buy From Hold by HSBC

ConocoPhillips Cut to Neutral From Buy by Roth Capital

Eversource Energy Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo

Itron Cut to Neutral From Buy by Guggenheim

Jack Henry & Associates Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Wells Fargo

Korro Bio Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by William Blair

Marsh Raised to Strong Buy From Outperform by Raymond James

Neumora Therapeutics Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by William Blair

Onto Innovation Raised to Overweight From Neutral by Cantor Fitzgerald

Rivian Automotive Cut to Underperform From Neutral by DA Davidson

Southwest Airlines Raised to Buy From Neutral by UBS

Sphere Entertainment Raised to Hold From Sell by Benchmark

Truist Financial Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley

Upstart Holdings Raised to Neutral From Sell by Compass Point

Veeva Systems Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Morgan Stanley

Visa Raised to Buy From Hold by Freedom Capital Markets

Workday Raised to Buy From Neutral by Rosenblatt

This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.

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February 18, 2026 06:17 ET (11:17 GMT)

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