Nvidia Sells Final Arm Shares, Ending Equity Link to Once-Targeted Company

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

NVIDIA made an unsuccessful attempt to purchase Arm Holdings Plc, a chip technology company, and sold off the remaining portion of its ownership. According to a regulatory filing, Nvidia unloaded 11.1 million shares, which, at Tuesday’s closing price, would have been worth roughly $140 million.

NVIDIA’s stake is now worth zero after the disposal, sometime in the fourth quarter of last year. The action ends a turbulent journey for both businesses. In 2020, Nvidia agreed to pay $40 billion to acquire Arm, which was anticipated to be the biggest transaction in the history of the chip industry.

However, regulators and consumers opposed the deal almost immediately. The majority of the world’s cutting-edge semiconductors are based on ARM’s technology, and its independence was viewed as a vital advantage.

The termination was announced by both parties in February 2022. SoftBank Group Corporation is the primary owner of Arm. then proceeded with its intention to sell shares to the general public.

NVIDIA has grown to be a significant investor in the entire technology sector. It has stock in Intel Corporation. , CoreWeave Inc., Nokia Oyj., and Synopsys have committed to using their funds to accelerate the uptake of AI computing.

China’s Silver Vaults Emptying Fast Amid Global Price Consolidation

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Global silver prices have stabilized after an incredible period of volatility, but China’s supply is constrained as investment and industrial demand deplete stockpiles.

A backlog of orders is making it difficult for domestic producers and traders to fulfill, which is driving up short-term prices and severely backwardating the market.

The market’s overwhelming preference for timely delivery of the metal is evident in the front-month contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which has reached a record premium.

The depletion of deliverable material and an inventory crisis are the main causes of this significant backwardation, according to Zhang Ting, senior analyst at Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co. Institutions are still motivated to keep controlling the market to make money.

Short sellers on the Shanghai Gold Exchange who wagered that silver prices would decline have been paying deferral fees to long-holders to avoid having to make deliveries, underscoring the lack of metal to close positions.

The 61 percent gain in the first few weeks of the year has been largely erased by the silver market’s historic selloff since the end of January.

The independence of the Federal Reserve as the white metal momentarily surpassed gold as a reserve asset, amid anxieties over the dollar and escalating geopolitical conflicts, fueled by a surge of speculative buying in China and other countries.

Extreme movements, like a global supply squeeze in the fall, are nothing new to the relatively illiquid silver market. Chinese inventories were already exhausted when demand for investments surged. Stockpiles at SHFE and SGE-affiliated warehouses have since decreased to levels not seen in over ten years.

Gold Bounces Above $4,900 as Buyers Pile In After Recent Pullback

Posted on February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Gold rebounded above $4,900 an ounce as dip-buyers seized the metal following a two-day decline. Wednesday’s thin trading saw a 2.7 percent increase in gold, while the Lunar New Year holiday kept much of Asia offline. The metal had lost over 3 percent over the preceding two sessions.

Investors “can reasonably expect a soft patch” in precious metals over the holiday season, according to a note from BMO Capital Markets analysts, creating an opportunity for bargain pricing.

January was an extraordinary month for gold, with prices rising to consecutive peaks and hitting $5,500 an ounce for the first time.

that fierce run came to an abrupt stop was the day that bullion fell the most in more than ten years in January. According to Ewa Manthey, a commodity strategist at ING Bank, the historic decline has reset the volatility, and gold has been trading in a wider range for the past few weeks.

Numerous financial institutions, such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank AG, and BNP Paribas SA, predict that the factors that supported gold’s previous steady rise will remain in place and that prices will start to rise again.

These include worries about the independence of the Federal Reserve and increased geopolitical tensions. Investors will be watching Fed officials’ remarks for hints about US monetary policy in the near future. Non-yielding precious metals would benefit from an appetite for rate cuts; gold briefly increased on Friday as the argument for lower borrowing costs was strengthened by modest inflation data.

Nvidia Sells Off Stake in Arm, a Company It Once Tried to Buy

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

The termination was announced by both parties in February 2022. SoftBank Group Corporation is the primary owner of Arm. then proceeded with its intention to sell shares to the general public.

NVIDIA has grown to be a significant investor in the entire technology sector. It has stock in Intel Corporation. , CoreWeave Inc., Nokia Oyj., and Synopsys, and has committed to using its funds to accelerate the uptake of AI computing.

Berkshire Hathaway Cuts Amazon Holding Over 75%, Makes New $352M Play

Posted on February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Berkshire Hathaway, owned by Warren Buffett, cut its ownership of Amazon.com Inc. by over 75% in the fourth quarter, while increasing its ownership of the New York Times Co. This was his final new wager while serving as the company’s CEO.

According to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire purchased 51.1 million shares of the media publishing company during the three months ending in December, for a total stake of $351.7 million at year’s end. Berkshire made its initial investment in Amazon in 2019.

Buffett claimed at the time that he had been “an idiot for not buying” the online retail behemoth’s shares sooner despite his past distaste for technology stocks.

It currently holds about 2.3 million shares of the business. Berkshire also reduced its holdings in Bank of America Corp. during the fourth quarter. and Apple Inc., so that they are now 7 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Buffett began reducing those positions in 2024. The conglomerate announced its first investment in the company in May 2024 after building Chubb in secret the year before. After a trade publication revealed that Chubb had made an informal approach to purchase American International Group Inc., the company’s shares increased by about 11% during the fourth quarter.

The business denied receiving an offer. Having reached an agreement to acquire Occidental Petroleum Corp., Buffett, who resigned as CEO last year, seemed to be back on the market in recent quarters. Post-market trading saw a more than 10% increase in New York Times shares.

Silver Supply Tightens in Shanghai as Global Markets Cool

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Global silver prices have stabilized after an incredible period of volatility, but China’s supply is constrained as investment and industrial demand deplete stockpiles.

A backlog of orders is making it difficult for domestic producers and traders to fulfill, which is driving up short-term prices and severely backwardating the market.

The market’s overwhelming preference for timely delivery of the metal is evident in the front-month contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which has reached a record premium.

The 61 percent gain in the first few weeks of the year has been largely erased by the silver market’s historic selloff since the end of January.

The independence of the Federal Reserve as the white metal momentarily surpassed gold as a reserve asset of anxieties over the dollar and escalating geopolitical conflicts, which were fueled by a surge of speculative buying in China and other countries. Extreme movements, like a global supply squeeze in the fall, are nothing new to the relatively illiquid silver market.

Chinese inventories were already exhausted when demand for investments surged. Stockpiles at SHFE and SGE-affiliated warehouses have since decreased to levels not seen in over ten years.

XRP Surges to Multi-Week Peak as Ripple ETF Interest Lags

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

XRP reached a multi-week high of just over $1.5 earlier today, as bulls’ offensive over the last 48 hours.

However, XRP was turned down there once more, and it is currently trading at about $1.48. XRP’s market capitalization is still above $90 billion even after the retracement, putting it ahead of BNB in the fourth place.

The price of the underlying asset experienced significant volatility, particularly over the weekend, despite the lack of interest in the ETFs.

The token bounced back after plunging to $1.11 last week, but it was rejected at $1.55 and has been hovering around $1.40 for the majority of the last few days.

Canary Capital’s XRPC set a record for debut-day trading volume in 2025 and continues to lead the market even after the introduction of four more funds. It currently has over $410 million in total net inflows, with Bitwise’s XRP ($360 million) and Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ ($328 million) coming in second and third, respectively.

The products swiftly passed the $1 billion milestone and went more than a month without any negative net flows.

The green streak ended on January 7, though, and the following days were even worse: January 20 and, worst of all, January 29. However, with total net inflows stabilizing above $1.20 billion, the majority of full trading weeks have been positive. However, despite three days in the green, the previous week showed little interest.

The net inflows were $6.31 million on Monday, $3.26 million on Tuesday, and $4.05 million on Friday.

Gold Dips Under $5,000 Mark in Thin Trade Amid Lunar New Year Break

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Gold fell further below $5,000 an ounce in thin trading after a US holiday on Monday and with much of Asia closed for the Lunar New Year.

Bullion dropped as much as 1.4 percent on Tuesday after losing 1 percent the day before. Friday saw a brief increase in the metal as the Federal Reserve’s case for lowering interest rates was strengthened by weak US inflation data.

Non-yielding precious metals benefit from lower borrowing costs. Gold reached a record high of $5,595 an ounce in late January after a multiyear rally was pushed to its breaking point by a wave of speculative buying.

The metal has since recovered about half of its losses after a sudden, two-day meltdown at the beginning of the month, bringing it back near $4,400.

Numerous banks, such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank AG, and BNP Paribas SA., have predicted that prices will start to rise again, with the same factors that supported gold’s continuous rise expected to continue.

Analysts at Jefferies, including Fahad Tariq, increased their 2026 price prediction to $5,000 an ounce from $4,200, writing in a note that “we continue to see two main supportive macro factors for gold: inflation and dollar debasement.”

They stated that central banks and investors who are worried about these factors “have only really one option: hard assets.” However, the longer bullion stays below $5,000 in the near future, the greater the downside risk, as this “would discourage bullish traders further in light of the recent volatility,” according to a note from City Index analyst Fawad Razaqzada.

Big Squeeze Lingers — China’s Silver Crunch Persists as Prices Steady

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Global silver prices have stabilized after an incredible period of volatility, but China’s supply is constrained as investment and industrial demand deplete stockpiles.

A backlog of orders is making it difficult for domestic producers and traders to fulfill, which is driving up short-term prices and severely backwardating the market.

The market’s overwhelming preference for timely delivery of the metal is evident in the front-month contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which has reached a record premium.

The 61 percent gain in the first few weeks of the year has been largely erased by the silver market’s historic selloff since the end of January.

Chinese inventories were already exhausted when demand for investments surged. Stockpiles at SHFE and SGE-affiliated warehouses have since decreased to levels not seen in over ten years.

Big Squeeze Lingers in China’s Silver Market Despite Price Calm

Posted on February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Global silver prices have stabilized after an incredible period of volatility, but China’s supply is constrained as investment and industrial demand deplete stockpiles.

A backlog of orders is making it difficult for domestic producers and traders to fulfill, which is driving up short-term prices and severely backwardating the market.

The market’s overwhelming preference for timely delivery of the metal is evident in the front-month contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, which has reached a record premium.

The 61 percent gain in the first few weeks of the year has been largely erased by the silver market’s historic selloff since the end of January.

Chinese inventories were already exhausted when demand for investments surged. Stockpiles at SHFE and SGE-affiliated warehouses have since decreased to levels not seen in over ten years.