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The major averages were broadly higher near noon, building on yesterday's strong session. Markets are staging a sharp relief rally to kick off April as the dominant narrative is de-escalation. Comments suggesting a potential wind-down of U.S. military activity in Iran have triggered a broad risk-on move across equities, bonds and currencies. Of note, President Trump said in a social media post that Iran's president has requested a ceasefire, though Trump noted the U.S. will consider the offer when the Strait of Hormuz is "open, free, and clear."Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Nikereportedbut guided for a decline in Q3 revenueRHreportedand revenue and provided FY26 and FY27 revenue growth guidanceConagra Brandsreportedand narrowed its FY26 earnings outlookIntelwill repurchase ain its Ireland Fab joint venture with Apollo GlobalAn Iranian strike damaged an Amazoncloud computing operation in Bahrain a day after Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to target U.S. companies operating in the Middle East, including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, and others,2. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorgan, BofA and Goldman SachsNike after fiscal Q3 reportDisneyto Outperform at Raymond JamesRaymond James alsoUnitedHealthto OutperformDA DavidsonRivianto Neutral on valuation post selloffPPGto Neutral at Citi on raw material costs3. AROUND THE WEB:Appleis testing letting Siri process multiple requests in a single query in iOS 27, Bloomberg saysTesla'sQ1 deliveries are expected to be lower than December's quarter due to uneven demand and intensifying competition in key markets, Reuters reportsShellis in advanced discussions with Venezuela's government to develop four areas near Trinidad and Tobago, in two areas that are the country's largest offshore natural gas fields, Reuters saysAmazon's"sponsored prompts" for its Rufus AI assistant are yielding significantly lower traffic than traditional ads, but are more cost-effective, The Information reportsMicrosoftis in exclusive discussions with Chevronand investment fund Engine No. 1 over a long-term agreement that would underpin a major energy complex in West Texas that would provide power to a large data center campus, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:Target Hospitalityincreases after securing an over $550MDave & Buster'sgains afterand providing guidance for FY26Oric Pharmaceuticalslower after announcing aGevofalls afteras Chief Commercial Officer and Dave Kettner as General CounselFermideclines after securing a $156.25M5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:PVH, with CEO Stefan Larsson commenting, "We delivered a strong fourth quarter and finish to the year, driven by the strength of our two iconic global brands"Lamb Westonand narrowed its guidance for FY26FitLife, with EPS lower year-over-yearUniFirst, with EPS missing consensusSES AIand provided guidance for FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.93%, or 429.21, to 46,770.72, the Nasdaq was up 1.71%, or 369.46, to 21,960.08, and the S&P 500 was up 1.14%, or 74.50, to 6,603.02.

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The major averages closed mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ending lower despite earlier gains, as oil prices keep rising amid continued conflict in the Middle East. Of note, President Trump said the U.S. is in "serious discussions" with Iran to end its military operations. However, he added that if a peace deal is not reached "shortly" and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, the U.S. will "conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet 'touched.'" The comments came after the president stated that Tehran had accepted most of the U.S.'s 15-point plan to end the war.Additionally, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said during a discussion at Harvard University that even with rising energy prices, he views inflation expectations as "well anchored beyond the short term." Powell added that he is "optimistic" about the medium- and long-run outlook for the U.S. economy and that the Fed is watching private credit "super carefully."Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:SyscoJetro Restaurant Depot for a total enterprise value of $29.1BUberglobal chauffeur service leader BlacklaneAuriniaKezar Life Sciencesfor $6.955 per share in cash plus a non-transferable contingent value rightTJX'sboard raised itsand said it plans $2.5B-$2.75B of share repurchases for FY27Apollois near a deal to acquire Atlantic Aviation from KKR,2. WALL STREET CALLS:CrowdStriketo Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe ResearchExpediato Buy from Hold at JefferiesInstacartto Buy from Hold at JefferiesDole, Nomad Foodsto Hold at Deutsche BankStarbuckswith an Underperform at BNP Paribas3. AROUND THE WEB:JetBluetold CNBC it is increasing bag fees amid soaring fuel pricesGeneral Motorsis moving to a six days per week production schedule at its Flint plant, Reuters saysBanks led by JPMorganare dealing with pushback related to the terms of a $7.2B debt deal to fund Clayton, Dubilier & Rice's takeover of Sealed Air, Bloomberg reportsYouTubeemployees have admitted their goal was "viewer addiction" and shut down proposed safety tools for kids since they did not provide a sufficient return on investment, NY Post saysAn analysis of billions of anonymized credit card transactions by consumer transaction analysis company Indagari indicates that Claude is seeing record growth in paid subscribers, with subscriptions more than doubling this year according to Anthropic, TechCrunch says4. MOVERS:Compass Diversifiedadvanced after announcing it willto Archer for $292.5MiQiyigained in New York afteron HKEXViridiandeclined after announcing results from itsFermiclosed lower afterBoston Scientificfell after Raymond Jamesits rating on the stock5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Alaska AirprovidedUSA Rare Earth, with CEO Barbara Humpton commenting, "2025 was the year that USA Rare Earth set the foundation to execute our integrated rare earth growth strategy"Spirecut itsNeumora Therapeutics, with EPS missing consensusCBAK Energy Technology, with revenue higher year-over-yearINDEXES:The Dow rose 49.50, or 0.11%, to 45,216.14, the Nasdaq lost 153.72, or 0.73%, to 20,794.64, and the S&P 500 declined 25.13, or 0.39%, to 6,343.72.