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The major averages closed broadly higher in a rebound from the prior session's selloff after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but signaled that a rate hike later this year remains possible. Meanwhile, oil prices declined after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian to end the war and open the Straight of Hormuz.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:President Trump said Applehaswith Intelto design chipsApple CEO Tim Cookthe company will raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage costsAccenturereportedand narrowed its FY26 earnings guidanceKrogerreportedand reaffirmed its FY26 outlookRumbleannounced a2. WALL STREET CALLS:Aretecoverage of SpaceXwith a Buy rating and Street-high $401 price targetSalesforceto Buy at Monness CrespiIntuitto Hold at StifelenGeneto Underweight at Morgan StanleyBarclaysEnphaseto Equal Weight on data center opportunity3. AROUND THE WEB:SpaceXbankers are preparing a $20B bond offering, Bloomberg reportsVail Resortsis working with takeover-defense bankers, Semafor saysSamsungis seeing a rise in advanced chip production requests from BYD, Google, AMD, Tesla, and other companies as AI demand strains TSMC'scapacity, Nikkei Asia reportsThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has drafted a potential complaint against Amazonover claims the company misled advertisers, Bloomberg reportsCME Groupsued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the regulator allowing perpetual futures tied to the price of cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:Butterfly Networkgained after commenting on Midjourney'sSmith & Wesson Brandswas higher afterMarvellwas up after announcing it has shipped overwith Tower SemiconductorNovocurewas lower in New York after announcing its Phase 3 TRIDENT trialLegend Biotechfell after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Deluxereaffirmed itsGrace TherapeuticsreportedSagtecprovidedSteel DynamicsprovidedNucorprovided itsINDEXES:The Dow rose 72.15, or 0.14%, to 51,564.70, the Nasdaq gained 496.28, or 1.91%, to 26,517.93, and the S&P 500 advanced 80.48, or 1.08%, to 7,500.58.

The major averages were broadly higher near noon in a rebound from the prior session's selloff after the Federal Reserve held rates steady but signaled that a rate hike later this year remains possible, prompting renewed concern about inflation and the outlook for monetary policy. Meanwhile, oil prices have declined after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian to end the war. Since the signing of the MOU, three supertankers from Saudi Arabia carrying 6M oil barrels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:President Trump said Applewith Intelto design chipsApple CEO Tim Cookthe company will raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage costsAccenturereportedand narrowed its FY26 earnings guidanceKrogerreportedand reaffirmed its FY26 outlookRumbleannounced a2. WALL STREET CALLS:Areteof SpaceXwith a Buy rating and Street-high $401 price targetSalesforceto Buy at Monness CrespiIntuitto Hold at StifelenGeneto Underweight at Morgan StanleyBarclaysEnphaseto Equal Weight on data center opportunity3. AROUND THE WEB:Metahas shifted from opposing to supporting the Kids Online Safety Act after the bill was paired with provisions that would preempt state AI regulations and require app stores operated by Googleand Appleto verify users' ages, Politico saysSamsungis seeing a rise in advanced chip production requests from BYD, Google, AMD, Tesla, and other companies as AI demand strains TSMC'scapacity, Nikkei Asia reportsJPMorganChase has cut off its Hong Kong staff from accessing Anthropic's AI models, FT saysThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has drafted a potential complaint against Amazonover claims the company misled advertisers, Bloomberg reportsCME Groupsued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and its Chairman Michael Selig over the regulator allowing perpetual futures tied to the price of cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:Butterfly Networkgains after commenting onSmith & Wesson Brandshigher afterMarvellup after announcing it hascoherent photonic integrated circuits with Tower SemiconductorNovocurelower in New York after announcing itsdid not meet its primary endpointLegend Biotechfalls after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Deluxefor FY26Grace TherapeuticsSagtecSteel DynamicsNucorfor Q2INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.30%, or 154.10, to 51,646.65, the Nasdaq was up 1.28%, or 333.38, to 26,355.03, and the S&P 500 was up 0.96%, or 71.37, to 7,491.47.

Deluxe entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Celero Commerce for $625M, plus payment of certain seller transaction expenses and other adjustments. Celero is an integrated payment processing partner offering high-tech, high-touch merchant solutions for small to mid-sized businesses and strategic partners. Celero combines a comprehensive, all-in-one suite of omnichannel payment solutions with dedicated, localized customer support to help drive growth and increase profitability. The transaction advances the ongoing Deluxe transformation strategy to shift the revenue mix towards higher growth Payments and Data segments. Post-closing, the combined Payments and Data businesses are expected to increase to 57% of 2026 revenues on a proforma basis, compared to 31% in 2020. The combination will also further the ongoing modernization of the Deluxe payment technology infrastructure, bring together complementary go-to-market capabilities and expand customer reach through a broadened and diversified network of bank, software, independent partner and direct sales channels. Following close, Deluxe will go to market with greater scale and an expanded set of solutions to deliver for small and medium-sized businesses and merchants. The transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first year following closing, while also expanding revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin rates and generating strong cash flow, inclusive of over $15M in anticipated cost synergies to be realized fully across a 24-month period following the closing, and additional upside potential from revenue synergies. Celero has an attractive financial profile, having delivered over $200M in revenue in 2025 with a 28% adjusted EBITDA margin and 90% unlevered free cash flow conversion.At closing, Deluxe expects its combined net leverage ratio to be approximately 3.9x. Deluxe has a proven track record of prioritizing debt repayment and expects to reduce net leverage to below 3.0x during a 24-month period following the closing. Deluxe will acquire Celero in an all-cash transaction for approximately $625M plus payment of certain seller transaction expenses and other adjustments. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals in the U.S. and other customary closing conditions. The transaction will be funded through committed debt financing, consisting of an incremental Term Loan A financing of $375M from a five-bank syndicate led by BofA Securities, Inc. and drawing on Deluxe's existing revolving credit facility. Deluxe expects the transaction to close in the third quarter of 2026.

Deluxe is reaffirming its previously-issued 2026 full-year guidance, which does not include the impact of the pending Celero acquisition. Deluxe expects to provide updated guidance reflecting the acquisition of Celero following closing of the transaction.