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Figma gave an annual revenue outlook that topped estimates, easing Wall Street anxiety that the business is threatened by the emergence of rival artificial intelligence products. Sales will be about $1.37 billion in 2026, the San Francisco-based company said Wednesday in a statement. Analysts, on average, projected $1.29 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Figma is known for making software used to design applications and website interfaces. It has worked to expand its suite of software, including a generative AI tool called Figma Make, which creates app interfaces and code from prompts. Weekly users of the tool grew 70% in the fourth quarter, the company said in the statement. Figma CEO Dylan Field joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Wayfair shares slump as much as 16%, hitting a four-month low intraday, after the home goods retailer said it expects mid-single-digit topline growth year-over-year for the first quarter, which Jefferies considers to be conservative and attributable to colder weather to start the year. The company also said during the conference call that it sees 1Q gross margins "likely at the low end" of the 30% to 31% guidance range. Wayfair Chief Financial Officer Kate Gulliver joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. She speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Draper Associates founder and Managing Partner Tim Draper says Bitcoin is "the greatest thing to happen to humanity" while discussing the recent selloff in crypto with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg The Close."

Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about a prostitution scandal that engulfed the US Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama. In a dozen or so exchanges that were sent months after Ruemmler left her White House position in 2014, she complained to Epstein about "this secret service crap" and forwarded to him a draft email that contained detailed, nonpublic information about the behind-the-scenes role the White House Counsel's office played in investigating the 2012 prostitution scandal. Bloomberg News Senior Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Lilya Tessler, head of global fintech and blockchain at Sidley Austin, discusses Bitcoin's recent softness and the broader crypto outlook. She tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close" that stalled legislative progress on cryptocurrency regulation is adding uncertainty to the market.

Pierre Yared, acting chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, expresses cautious optimism about sustaining economic growth into 2026 and addresses recent studies claiming that over 90% of tariff costs are passed on to consumers, explaining that these pass-through regressions only measure changes in relative prices and do not identify who ultimately bears the tariff burden. He speaks on "Bloomberg The Close."

Crude oil rises on fears of a US conflict with Iran. Prices settled at their highest level since August. Mike McGlone reports.

From Warren Buffett to Bill Ackman, Bloomberg's Hema Parmar breaks down what the latest 13F filings reveal about where big money managers are placing their bets and what it means for Big Tech. Interview occurred on February 18, 2026.

Meta says it no longer focuses on how much time users spend on Instagram, but Minda Smiley, senior analyst at EMARKETER, says the metric is still crucial for social networks and their bottom lines. She says any changes Meta or other companies are forced to make because of ongoing litigation could have a financial impact. Smiley joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."