By Liz Napolitano
Publication Date: 2026-02-18 12:38:00
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — The chipmaker ticked up 2% after Meta expanded its partnership with Nvidia to use millions of the company’s AI chips, including standalone central processing units, for its data center build-out. The New York Times Company — The stock rose 3% after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new position in The New York Times in a new securities filing showed. Palo Alto Networks — Shares of the cybersecurity company tumbled 6% after Palo Alto issued a weak earnings forecast for the current quarter. The company sees adjusted earnings for the fiscal third quarter ranging from 78 cents to 80 cents per share, while the LSEG consensus sought 92 cents per share. Cadence Design Systems — The computational software company’s shares advanced 7%. Cadence Design sees full-year adjusted earnings ranging from $8.05 to $8.15 per share, while the LSEG consensus called for $8.05 per share. The company also said its year-end backlog for 2025 was a record $7.8 billion, adding that it expects to recognize $3.8 billion in revenue in the next 12 months from remaining performance obligations. Caesars Entertainment — Shares rose 6% after the casino operator beat on its fourth-quarter financial results. Revenue for the three-month period came in at $2.92 billion, surpassing the LSEG consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Caesars Digital adjusted EBITDA for the period came in at $85 million, compared with $20 million a…
