Wall Street stocks edge higher as tech shares recover from earlier losses
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as tech and bank shares rebounded. Investors now await key inflation data to gauge the likelihood of future Federal Reserve rate cuts.
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U.S. stocks posted modest gains on February 17, 2026, as a rebound in technology shares helped major indices recover from a recent downturn. The upward movement in the United States 
US markets was primarily triggered by a resurgence in the information technology sector, which tempered a prior selloff that had resulted in Wall Street's largest weekly decline since mid-November.
US markets was primarily triggered by a resurgence in the information technology sector, which tempered a prior selloff that had resulted in Wall Street's largest weekly decline since mid-November.
