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CrowdStrike and Perplexity announced a strategic partnership to integrate the CrowdStrike Falcon(R) platform with Comet Enterprise, giving enterprise administrators an additional layer of security and monitoring in Perplexity's AI-native browser. The Falcon platform will be available by opt-in, providing enhanced detection, governance, and data protection configurations that stop web threats, control data movement, and provide visibility and response on unmanaged devices. "The browser is no longer just where people access information - it's becoming the interaction layer for enterprise AI. As AI scales across the workforce, organizations expect it to operate within their existing security architecture and controls," said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. "Perplexity has led the way in secure AI browsing since launching Comet, and we're excited to partner with them to extend CrowdStrike's protections into AI-native workflows. CrowdStrike was built to secure the AI era, and together, we're securing AI where work happens - governing agentic risk within a single, AI-native platform."

The major averages closed little changed as markets traded with a more constructive tone in concert with oil prices pulling back. Oil prices, which had surged above $100 and briefly approached $120 per barrel during the escalation of the Iran conflict, are now coming back in after comments from Donald Trump suggesting the military operation could conclude sooner than previously expected. Meanwhile, CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs reported that there are indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz.In other commodity news, gold prices continue their surge amid market volatility. Despite having an up-and-down 2026, the commodity is climbing towards record highs once again.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Nvidiaand Thinking Machines Lab announced a gigawatt-scale strategic partnershipBioNTechannounced plans for anto be established and led by BioNTech co-founders Prof. Ugur Sahin, M.D., and Prof. Ozlem Tureci, M.D.HP Enterprisereportedand provided guidance for Q1 and FY26Kohl'sreportedbut guided for a decrease in Q1 comp salesVail Resortsreportedand cut its FY26 resort reported EBITDA view2. WALL STREET CALLS:Qualcommat Underperform at BofACrowdStriketo Overweight at Morgan StanleyRivianto Buy at TD Cowen into R2 launchNovo Nordiskto Hold at TD CowenB. RileyStrategywith Buy on "unmatched scale"3. AROUND THE WEB:Boeingwill delay deliveries of some e737 MAX planes amid wiring flaws, WSJ reportsExxon Mobilis planning to move its legal home to Texas from New Jersey in a move meant to protect the company from shareholder "abuse," WSJ saysRio Tintois in talks with Mongolia over financial terms at the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, with the government seeking lower loan interest costs and the removal of Rio's annual management fee, WSJ reportsAppleincreased its iPhone production in India by 53% last year and now makes a total of 25% of its devices there, Bloomberg saysAmazon'secommerce business has requested a large group of engineers to meet on Tuesday for a "deep dive" into the influx of outages, with the company stating there has been a "trend of incidents" characterized by a "high blast radius" and "Gen-AI assisted changes," FT reports4. MOVERS:Zevra Therapeuticsgains after, with EPS and revenue beating consensusCapricorincreases after announcing the establishment of a new PDUFANiohigher in New York afterand providing guidance for Q1Centenefalls afterand announcing its ACA enrollment is "still in line" with expectations"Crispr Therapeuticslower after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:ABM, with CEO Scott Salmirs commenting, "ABM is off to a solid start to FY26"Custom Truck One Source, with EPS beating consensusUnited Natural Foodsand provided guidance for FY26UWM Holdingsraised itsPriority Technologyand provided guidance for FY26INDEXES:The Dow fell 34.29, or 0.072%, to 47,706.51, the Nasdaq gained 1.16, or 0.0051%, to 22,697.10, and the S&P 500 advanced 14.51, or 0.21%, to 6,781.48.