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The S&P closed lower and Nasdaq sunk amid a broad tech selloff that continued from yesterday. Markets in Asia took a hit overnight as chip names including Micron and Nvidia were in sharp decline. Investors appear increasingly focused on whether enormous capital spending commitments across AI infrastructure, data centers and chips can justify current valuations.Interest rates are also back in focus. Markets have become more sensitive to the possibility of tighter monetary policy expectations, which tends to hit long-duration growth assets the hardest. Higher rates reduce the present value of future earnings, making richly valued technology stocks especially vulnerable to sentiment shifts.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Major AI names Micronand Nvidiaare leading aCarnivalreportedand provided its outlook for Q3 and FY26Edgewell Personal Carehas rejected an unsolicited offer from Yellow Wood,Domino's Pizza, with the current Chief Operating Officer named as his successorAlibabaisto fight its designation as a "Chinese military company"2. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorganIBMto Overweight into software accelerationNikeat Evercore ISI on potential for another resetSusquehannaSpaceXat Neutral, says wait for lower priceWolfeTargetto Outperform, named as top-pick into year-endRoss Storesto Equal Weight at Wells Fargo on valuation3. AROUND THE WEB:Walmartis paying $1.4B to acquire Vibe.co, WSJ reportsMetahas tasked a team with creating a prediction markets mobile app, NY Times reportsChina is adding 10 U.S. companies, including MP Materialsand Teal Drones, to its export controls and is banning government purchases from 46 US companies, including Anduril, Nikkei Asia reportsWorkdaymust defend claims that its AI-powered hiring software unlawfully screened out job applicants, after a federal judge ruled that California anti-discrimination laws may apply even to applicants outside the state seeking jobs elsewhere, Reuters reportsShopifyplans to ban vapes from its platform following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to reduce the sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, Reuters says4. MOVERS:Blackblazeincreased after entering awith CoreWeaveBed Bath & Beyondgained after Wedbushcoverage with an Outperform ratingInfleqtionwas higher after President Trump signedAMCwas lower after announcing the pricing of aQualcommfell after Bloombergthe company is in advanced discussions to acquire Modular5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Primoris, citing "additional challenges and cost overruns" identified as a result of projects in the company's renewables businessSunbelt Rentalsand provided guidance for FY27Interactive Strengthreaffirmed itsKorn Ferry, with CEO Gary Burnison "very pleased" with the quarterly performanceKeurig Dr Pepperreaffirmed itsINDEXES:The Dow fell 45.87, or 0.089%, to 51,666.84, the Nasdaq lost 579.56, or 2.21%, to 25,587.04, and the S&P 500 declined 107.33, or 1.44%, to 7,365.46.

Alibaba sues Defense Department over military blacklist, Bloomberg says

Plaintiff Alibaba Group brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against defendants including the United States Department of Defense and Pete Hegseth, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the United States Department of Defense, alleging that the determinations that Alibaba is "indirectly affiliated with" China's State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and that Alibaba is a "military-civil fusion contributor to the Chinese defense industrial base because it is affiliated with" the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology "have no basis in fact or law." "Nor did the Department reach its conclusion through any fair process," Alibaba claims in its lawsuit, which asks the court to declare that the designation of Alibaba as a "Chinese military company" is "null, void, and with no force and effect."