Alphabet Secures Funding to Expand AI Infrastructure
Stocks have edged up from record levels despite continued uncertainty regarding energy supply from the Middle East. Oil prices remain higher on the week as reports indicate strikes between Israel and Lebanon persisted despite President Trump's signal of a ceasefire.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Alphabetisin equity offerings, including an investment from Berkshire Hathaway, to fund expansion of its AI infrastructureHP Enterpriseshares have surged after the company gave anthat topped estimates, citing massive growth in demand for its servers and networking productsDollar Generalreported better-than-expectedand raised its FY26 EPS viewMarvellis set to be theNvidiaCEO Jensen Huang saidCoca-Colaexploringin India for Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings, parent of its largest bottler in the country2. WALL STREET CALLS:Meta Platformsto Buy from Neutral at AreteWedbushTripAdvisorto Outperform on "underappreciated catalysts"Intuitto Sell at Goldman SachsNubankto Underperform at BofAPiper SandlerFulcrum to Underweight after sickle cell development stopped3. AROUND THE WEB:Tencentis close to launching an AI agent for WeChat, with the company currently testing a prototype of an agent that can help users complete tasks within the app, FT saysArmCEO Rene Haas said the U.S. will have difficulty blocking the export of CPUs to China because of their widespread use and it would be difficult to block only AI CPUs, Reuters reportsAccording to Estee Lauder CEO Stephane de La Faverie, a merger between Estee Lauderand Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puigfailed to go through due to the price tag of the transaction, but the company was still open to acquisitions if it made financial sense, Reuters saysGE Vernovawas denied its request for a Massachusetts court to reconsider its ruling blocking the company from ending its contract for the 806-MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project, Renewables Now reportsNvidiaCEO Jensen Huang told the Computex conference in Taiwan that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are among the first big users of its upcoming microprocessor, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:Legend Biotechhigher after presentingfor LB2501 at the EHA CongressSTMicroelectronicsrises in New York after increasing its FY26Verra Mobilitydeclines after announcing CEO Davidand Jon Keyser has been appointed interim CEOCelcuityfalls after reportingfrom its PIK3CA mutant cohort of the Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1 clinical trial of gedatolisibXometrylower after announcing apriced at $855. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Signet Jewelersand narrowed its guidance for FY27Donaldson, with EPS and revenue beating consensusVictoria's Secret, with CEO Hillary Super commenting on "a very strong start to 2026"Oddity, with EPS missing consensusAveannafor FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.24%, or 122.72, to 51,201.60, the Nasdaq was up 0.18%, or 49.56, to 27,136.37, and the S&P 500 was up 0.18%, or 13.91, to 7,613.87.