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Strong earnings out of the Tech sector and receding Middle East tension remained the overarching theme in Wednesday's trading, with Basic Materials, Industrials, and Technology sectors helping the S&P 500 to fresh record highs, while Energy was a significant laggard.  Oil prices falling sharply below $90 reduced the geopolitical premium as Exxon Mobiland Chevronboth fell about 4%.  Treasuries were also bid as yields on 10-year slipped 6bps to 4.36% and 30-year slipped 4bps to 4.94%, with fixed income remaining the direct beneficiary of U.S.-Iran de-escalation via reduced inflation expectations.In the opening hours of the evening session, S&P e-minis and Nasdaq 100 contracts are down about 0.2% each and WTI Crude is back above $95 per barrel.  Afterhours earnings session saw a mixed bag of reports from Consumer Cyclical space - DoorDashwas up double-digits on surprisingly strong results as Total Orders increased 27% y/y in Q1 while Whirlpoolwas down sharply.  In Internet Services, Zillowwas sharply lower despite beating on top and bottom line as Q2 revenue guide was softer than expected while Snapslipped 8%.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Noodles & Companyup 21.1%Fortinetup 16.7%Kulicke and Soffa Industriesup 15.7%Cognexup 14.3%Array Technologiesup 12.6%DoorDashup 12.0%EZCORPup 10.7%Envista Holdingsup 9.0%PTC Inc.up 8.2%Ormat Technologiesup 8.0%AppLovinup 0.8%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Fastlydown 24.7%Whirlpooldown 16.2%Tutor Perinidown 11.6%Core Scientificdown 8.4%Amprius Technologiesdown 8.1%Snapdown 7.9%Coherentdown 7.8%Armdown 7.3%IonQdown 6.5%Zillowdown 4.4%

Noodles & Company sees FY26 revenue $483M-$498M, one estimate $478M

Reports Q1 revenue $123.8M, one estimate $121.5M. Comparable restaurant sales increased 9.1% system-wide, comprised of a 9.4% increase at company-owned restaurants and an 8.0% increase at franchise restaurants. Joe Christina, CEO, remarked, "We are very pleased with our first quarter results, which exceeded our first quarter outlook, with comparable restaurant sales up over 9% and more than tripling our Adjusted EBITDA from a year ago, reflecting continued strong momentum at Noodles & Company. This momentum has continued into April with second quarter to date system-wide comparable restaurant sales up in excess of 9%. We now have delivered positive same store sales for the last consecutive 16 months. Our significantly improved performance is due to a combination of our much improved menu, our value oriented Delicious Duos offering, our strong LTO offers including returning seasonal favorite Steak Stroganoff, stronger execution by our team members and more connected and effective marketing. All of this has translated into a better overall guest experience as evidenced by a sequential improvement in our guest satisfaction scores, sustained traffic growth, increased engagement with new guests and existing guests, and more profitable in-restaurant performance."

Stock futures are pointing lower ahead of the open, signaling a weaker start to the session. The decline follows a sharp move higher in oil, with Brent crude pushing back above $105 per barrel after Iran rejected ceasefire proposals and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz intensified. Markets are firmly back in risk-off mode as the brief relief trade from earlier in the week gives way to renewed escalation in the Middle East and a fresh surge in energy prices.Global equities are lower across Asia and Europe, reversing the recent rebound, while the dollar is strengthening and gold is failing to attract consistent safe-haven demand. This combination points to tightening financial conditions rather than a typical defensive rotation. Bond markets also are showing signs of stress, with rising volatility and weaker liquidity conditions, indicating that the impact is no longer isolated to equities.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.93%, Nasdaq futures fell 1.13% and Dow futures fell 0.83%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Kodiak Sciencesup 50% after reporting its GLOW2 Phase 3 superiority study of Zenkuda for the treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy met its primary and secondary endpointsCorebridgeand Equitable Holdingsboth up 1% after the companies announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, valuing the combined company at approximately $22BUP AFTER EARNINGS -Noodles & Companyup 19%Navanup 19%Lovesacup 12%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -MillerKnolldown 21%Worthington Steeldown 14%Designer Brandsdown 9%Commercial Metalsdown 3%