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Stocks closed higher on Friday amid strong earnings and cautious signs of progress toward ending the U.S. conflict with Iran. The Dow advanced to a record high, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 posted their eighth week of gains ahead of the long holiday weekend.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Estee Lauderand Puigannounced that the parties haveregarding a potential business combinationImaxis exploring a sale, according toWorkdayreportedand reiterated its FY27 revenue guidanceZoom Communicationsprovided areport for Q1Deckers Outdoorreportedand provided its outlook for FY272. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorganSweetgreenon ramping brand transformationViking Holdingsto Buy at Truist on strong demand trendsJefferiesGeneracon data center contract potentialSummit Therapeuticsto Neutral at H.C. WainwrightInspire Medicalto Underperform at BofA on coding overhang3. AROUND THE WEB:Nintendoaims to make about 20M Switch 2 consoles in the year through March, Bloomberg reportsMicrosoftagreed to pay $250M to settle investor litigation over its massive takeover Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg saysSony'sBungie plans to lay off a significant number of workers as it concludes active development on "Destiny 2," Bloomberg saysStarbucksshut down an AI program for automating inventory counts, nine months after deploying it, after it frequently miscounted and mislabeled items, Reuters saysSamsungis set to distribute about $26.6B to its 78,000 chip employees, or a $340,000 bonus to each, in early 2027 as part of a last-minute labor union deal, Bloomberg reports4. MOVERS:Pelotongained afterEnviriin the S&P 600Rocket Labsincreased after completing its ninthGileadwas higher after the FDA approved the company'sFutu Holdingsand UP Fintechfell in New York afterhas launched a broad crackdown on unauthorized cross-border investingImmunityBiodeclined after reportingand presenting preliminary results from a new health economic analysis on that ANKTIVA plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerin5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:BJ's Wholesaleand backed its guidance for FY26 after what CEO Bob Eddy called "a strong first quarter"Take-Two, with EPS missing consensusBooz Allenand provided guidance for FY27Ross Stores, with EPS and revenue beating consensusGlobal Ship Lease, with EPS lower year-over-yearINDEXES:The Dow rose 294.04, or 0.58%, to 50,579.70, the Nasdaq gained 50.87, or 0.19%, to 26,343.97, and the S&P 500 advanced 27.75, or 0.37%, to 7,473.47.

The major averages were broadly higher near noon as markets head toward a weekly gain despite continued volatility. Treasury yields have eased, lifting megacaps and chip stocks, though markets continue to be on watch for signs of a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war in Iran.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Estee Lauderand Puigannounced that the partiesregarding a potential business combinationImaxis exploring a sale, according toWorkdayreportedand reiterated its FY27 revenue guidanceZoom Communicationsprovided areport for Q1Deckers Outdoorreportedand provided its outlook for FY272. WALL STREET CALLS:JPMorganSweetgreenon ramping brand transformationViking Holdingsto Buy at Truist on strong demand trendsJefferiesGeneracon data center contract potentialSummit Therapeuticsto Neutral at H.C. WainwrightInspire Medicalto Underperform at BofA on coding overhang3. AROUND THE WEB:Nintendo's"Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream" was the top-selling physical video game in Japan for the week of May 11-17 with 98,092 copies sold during the week, bringing the game's lifetime sales in Japan to 1.14M, Famitsu reportsSony'sBungie plans to lay off a significant number of workers as it concludes active development on "Destiny 2," Bloomberg saysMicrosoftcommercial chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi, a 35-year company veteran, is set to depart after the next fiscal year according to an internal memo, Business Insider reportsStarbucksshut down an AI program for automating inventory counts, nine months after deploying it, after it frequently miscounted and mislabeled items, Reuters saysSamsungis set to distribute about $26.6B to its 78,000 chip employees, or a $340,000 bonus to each, in early 2027 as part of a last-minute labor union deal, Bloomberg reports4. MOVERS:Pelotongains after beingin the S&P 600Rocket Labsincreases after completing itsfor SynspectiveFutu Holdingsand UP Fintechfall in New York afterChina has launched a broad crackdown on unauthorized cross-border investingCAElower in New York afterand setting long-term financial targets for FY30ImmunityBiodeclines afteron NMIBC and presenting preliminary results from a new health economic analysis on that ANKTIVA plus Bacillus Calmette-Guerin5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:BJ's Wholesaleand backed its guidance for FY26 after what CEO Bob Eddy called "a strong first quarter"Take-Two, with EPS missing consensusBooz Allenand provided guidance for FY27Ross Stores, with EPS and revenue beating consensusGlobal Ship Lease (GSL), with EPS lower year-over-yearINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.81%, or 408.71, to 50,694.37, the Nasdaq was up 0.63%, or 164.99, to 26,458.08, and the S&P 500 was up 0.66%, or 49.08, to 7,494.80.

UP Fintech said in a regulatory filing: "On May 22, 2026, certain subsidiaries of UP Fintech Holding Limited received notices from the China Securities Regulatory Commission Beijing Bureau indicating that the CSRC Beijing Bureau had initiated an investigation into their suspected illegal operations of securities, fund and futures business, and found that these subsidiaries had conducted unlicensed cross-border securities business and illegal activities relating to the fund and futures business in mainland China. Based on its findings, the CSRC Beijing Bureau has imposed administrative penalties in the aggregate amount of approximately RMB308.1 million and confiscation of illegal income in the aggregate amount of approximately RMB103.1 million. Mr. Tianhua Wu, a director and the CEO and controlling person of the Company, has also received a warning and penalty of RMB1.25 million. As of the end of 2025, retail client assets in mainland China under the Company's consolidated accounts constituted approximately 10% of the Company's total client assets. The Company accepts the penalty with sincerity. The Company is fully cooperating with the regulatory authorities, and will strictly implement the rectification measures required by the authorities. The Company remains committed to fulfilling its obligations as an online brokerage firm and complying with applicable laws and regulations."

Shares of certain online brokerages are lower in early trading after China's securities regulator launched a broad crackdown on unauthorized cross-border investing, targeting online brokerages including Tiger, Futu Holdings, and Longbridge Securities. Reuters' Samuel Shen, Ryan Woo, Summer Zhen and Selena Li report that China has intensified enforcement on cross-border investing by targeting unlicensed online brokers, stating that Tiger Brokers, Futu Holdings, and Longbridge Securities will be penalized for soliciting business without onshore licenses. The Chinese regulatory agency also stated that unauthorized securities operations breach domestic law, undermine market stability, and harm investors. In late 2022, Chinese regulators stated that Futu Holding (FUTU) and UP Fintech Holding (TIGR) were illegally conducting securities businesses and would be banned from opening new accounts from mainland Chinese investors, Reuters noted. Futu Holdings operates a digital brokerage and wealth management product built around its Futubull and Moomoo platforms, while Tiger Brokers parent UP Fintech provides online brokerage services to Singapore, the U.S., and other international markets. Futu Holdings confirmed that it received a formal investigation notice and penalty pre-notification from China's securities regulator over alleged unlicensed securities, fund, and futures activities in mainland China, with proposed penalties totaling about RMB 1.85 billion and an additional personal fine for its CEO, though the company said the outcome remains subject to further proceedings and emphasized that mainland China accounts for about 13% of funded accounts while overseas operations continue to grow and remain unaffected. Futu Holdings was downgraded by JPMorgan to Neutral from Overweight as the firm flagged increased regulatory risk from China and Hong Kong's crackdown on illegal cross-border securities activity. The firm estimates a potential 20% revenue and 30% earnings hit if mainland clients are exited, though it notes markets may already be pricing in a severe downside scenario. In early trading, shares of Futu Holdings are down 29.3% to $87.79, while shares of UP Fintech are down 27.1% to $4.28.