Rivian Automotive, Inc.

After a tough year for the electric car industry, electric car maker Rivian Automotive <a href="https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/rivian-releases-fourth-quarter-full-year-2025-financial-results">reported</a> results for the fourth quarter of 2025 that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company also recorded an annual gross profit for the first time in its history - an important milestone after several years of steady losses, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/rivian-warns-losses-to-persist-ahead-of-next-generation-ev-debut">notes</a>.

Competitor Tesla has hit its first annual gross profit for the first time. Shares jumped 25%

Apple Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

The U.S. and Taiwan have struck a sweeping trade deal with duty reductions and multi-billion dollar purchases of U.S. goods amid disputes over shifting semiconductor supply chains. In China, Xiaomi surpassed Tesla in sales for the first time. Apple shares suffered the second biggest collapse in its history after the publication of the delay of Siri update. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of February 13.

ASML Holding N.V.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

The move coincided with a period of significant outflows from ESG funds

The Vatican has launched Catholic indices for Europe and the US. Which stocks are included in them?

Visa Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Only 12 companies in the U.S. have a market capitalization greater than Musk's fortune

Musk's fortune surpasses $850 billion for the first time since the deal between SpaceX and xAI - Forbes

A full consolidation of assets such as SpaceX and Tesla faces the problem of the companies' value mismatch, analysts say

Wedbush has allowed SpaceX and Tesla to merge within 12-18 months. Why would Musk want to do that?

The option of merging SpaceX with Tesla was also considered, Bloomberg wrote

Musk is in advanced talks to merge SpaceX and xAI. Tesla shares fell

Existing suppliers are unable to supply Tesla with the volumes it needs, Musk claims

Musk announced Tesla's plans to get into chip manufacturing. How will this affect the market?

Caterpillar Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Mastercard Incorporated

Microsoft Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

ServiceNow, Inc.

Joby Aviation, Inc.

Stride, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Intel Corporation

Textron Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: giants' reports in the spotlight

BYD Company Limited

Gold and silver are hitting all-time highs amid geopolitical risks, debt and liquidity flow. The Fed is taking a pause in rate cuts, recognizing stronger economic growth and persistent inflation around 3%. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 29.

Highlights of the morning: Fed kept rates on hold, gold and silver hit records

In addition to the results, Tesla named a production timeline for Optimus robots and announced an investment in xAI

Tesla's annual revenue fell for the first time in 2025. What made investors happy in the report?

SpaceX IPO has the potential to be the largest in history. The company expects to raise up to $50 bln

Musk proposed timing SpaceX IPO to coincide with start of planetary parade - Financial Times

Tesla shares are the most expensive in the "Magnificent Seven" in terms of price to projected earnings ratio