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The economic calendar is lighter this week, with markets closed on Monday for Presidents’ Day (officially Washington’s Birthday still and observed as such by the NYSE).

The majority of the important economic data is concentrated in the latter half of the holiday-shortened week, with the FOMC’s minutes of the last meeting and initial jobless claims out Thursday. Preliminary Q4 GDP numbers, along with December spending and income numbers, are due on Friday.

On the earnings front, Walmart (WMT), Alibaba (BABA) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) are among the big names.

And the Chinese New Year holiday during the week could impact the consumer sector.

Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, February 17: Palo Alto Networks, Medtronic (MDT). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, February 18: DoorDash (DASH), Occidental (OXY). See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Thursday, February 19: Walmart. See the full earnings calendar.

Earnings spotlight: Friday, February 20: Alibaba. See the full earnings calendar.

Insider Watch

Check out the week’s top insider trades, highlighting significant purchases and sales by investors, directors, and executives. Notable transactions took place at Oracle (ORCL), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Reddit (RDDT).

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