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Monthly report · February 2026

Finance news in February 2026

Finance coverage in February 2026: 274 news events, drawn from 567 outlet reports. The most covered name was Federal Reserve, in 48 events.

How many events, day by day?

Finance desk: news events homed on the desk per day, February 2026 (UTC days). Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Who was in the news most?

  1. Federal Reserve 48
  2. NVIDIA 40
  3. Bitcoin 31
  4. Microsoft 20
  5. Donald Trump 19
  6. Nasdaq 15
  7. Amazon 15
  8. Ethereum 12
  9. United States 11
  10. AMD 9
  11. Securities and Exchange Commission 8
  12. Iran 8
  13. Anthropic 8
  14. Bloomberg 7
  15. Alphabet 7

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in February 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

The week of February 9 to 15, 2026: 0 events

A quiet week on the desk, so its events are kept here in full rather than in a week brief.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

  1. Feb 17 Watchdogs demand budget shake-up, reports say 13
  2. Feb 15 Presidents Day 2026: U.S. Markets and Banks Pause for Federal Holiday 11
  3. Feb 25 US stocks rise ahead of Nvidia profit report 11
  4. Feb 17 independent.co.uk: “Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets” 10
  5. Feb 17 DHS Shutdown Persists as Democrats Pivot with ICE Reform Counteroffer 9
  6. Feb 17 Adani Group Pledges $100 Billion for Renewable-Powered AI Data Infrastructure 9
  7. Feb 24 thehindu.com: “Paramount submits higher offer for Warner Bros Discovery in bid to block Netflix, source says” 8
  8. Feb 18 CNBC: “Nvidia is partnering with major Indian VC firms in search of the country's next AI start-ups” 7
  9. Feb 18 therural.com.au: “Gas producer to cut jobs, review assets as profit falls” 7
  10. Feb 23 Markets Retreat as Trump Escalates Tariffs and AI Sentiment Shifts 7
  11. Feb 18 ACES releases Q3 2025 mortgage QC industry trends report 6
  12. Feb 17 DWP full list of benefit and pension increases April 2026 5
  13. Feb 17 yakimaherald.com: “US stocks edge higher after swinging through worries about AI and the economy” 5
  14. Feb 17 Nationwide, Co-op and NatWest paying up to £175 to switch 5
  15. Feb 24 Stock markets hit record highs as AI concerns ease 5

What kind of news was it?

  1. Markets 224
  2. Earnings 58
  3. Economy 24
  4. Regulation 19
  5. Banking 9
  6. The Fed 8
  7. Real estate 8
  8. IPOs 5
  9. Commodities 4

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

  1. Feb 9The week of February 9 to 15, 20262
  2. Feb 16The week of February 16 to 22, 2026148
  3. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 2026124

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).