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The major averages were mixed following another slate of up-and-down earnings results. AMD shares were dropping after its quarterly report underwhelmed some analysts, while software names like Oracle and CrowdStrike were also seeing pressure.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he had an "excellent telephone conversation" with China's President Xi Jinping. The supposedly positive sentiment from the White House follows news yesterday that the House of Representatives voted 217-214 to pass legislation funding major parts of the government, including an extension of DHS funding, and ending a partial shutdown. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced revised news release dates for the January employment situation report and the Consumer Price Index report.Looking to commodities, gold edged higher amid a continued period of volatility for the so-called "safe haven" asset. Oil prices, meanwhile, rose sharply after yesterday's API crude data and this morning's DOE inventory report.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:AMDreportedand provided upbeat Q1 revenue guidanceTexas InstrumentsSilicon Labsfor $231 per share in cashEli Lillyreportedand provided its outlook for FY26Chipotlereported, though comparable restaurant sales fell 2.5%Uberreportedand provided its guidance for Q12. WALL STREET CALLS:BofAFive Belowto Buy as results improve under new managementBooking Holdingsto Outperform at Mizuho and downgraded to Market Perform at CitizensPayPalat Citizens, HSBC and CanaccordAirbnbto Outperform at CitizensGE Vernovato Outperform at Baird3. AROUND THE WEB:Rio Tintois pushing for its chair and chief executive to keep their roles following any merger with rival Glencoreas significant differences remain between the two sides ahead of a deadline to strike their $260B deal, FT reportsIBMis joining Japanese companies like SoftBankand Sonyin investing in Japanese chipmaker Rapidus, Nikkei reportsNvidiais close to a deal to invest $20B in OpenAI as part of its latest funding round seeking to raise up to $100B, Bloomberg saysFordand China's Geelyare in advanced discussions about a potential partnership, including using Ford's European factories for Geely vehicle production and possibly sharing vehicle and automated-driving technologies, Reuters saysBarclaysand NatWestwill both submit formal offers for Evelyn on Thursday, Sky News reports4. MOVERS:8x8gains afterand raising its guidance for FY25Super Microand Enphaseincrease afterBetMGMhigher after providingLumenfalls afterand naming Jeff Sharritts as Chief Revenue OfficerIntapplower afterand providing guidance for Q3 and FY265. EARNINGS/GUIDANCEBoston Scientific, with CEO Mike Mahoney commenting, "2025 was another exceptional year for Boston Scientific"Fox Corp., with EPS and revenue beating consensusAbbVieand provided guidance for Q1 and FY26Fortive, with EPS and revenue beating consensusPerformance Food Group, with CEO Scott McPherson commenting, "Solid second quarter results positioned the organization well for the remainder of the fiscal year"INDEXES:The Dow rose 260.31, or 0.53%, to 49,501.30, the Nasdaq lost 350.61, or 1.51%, to 22,904.58, and the S&P 500 declined 35.09, or 0.51%, to 6,882.72.

The major averages were mixed near noon after following another slate of up-and-down earnings results. AMD shares were dropping after its quarterly report underwhelmed some analysts, while software names like Oracle and CrowdStrike were also seeing pressure.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he had an "excellent telephone conversation" with China's President Xi Jinping. The supposedly positive sentiment from the White House follows news yesterday that the House of Representatives voted 217-214 to pass legislation funding major parts of the government, including an extension of DHS funding, and ending a partial shutdown.Looking to commodities, gold edged higher amid a continued period of volatility for the so-called "safe haven" asset. Oil prices were fractionally lower after yesterday's API crude data and this morning's DOE inventory report.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:AMDreportedand provided upbeat Q1 revenue guidanceTexas InstrumentsSilicon Labsfor $231 per share in cashEli Lillyreportedand provided its outlook for FY26Chipotlereported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue, thoughUberreportedand provided its guidance for Q12. WALL STREET CALLS:BofAFive Belowto Buy as results improve under new managementBooking Holdingsto Outperform at Mizuho and downgraded to Market Perform at CitizensPayPalat Citizens, HSBC and CanaccordAirbnbto Outperform at CitizensGE Vernovato Outperform at Baird3. AROUND THE WEB:Nvidiais close to a deal to invest $20B in OpenAI as part of its latest funding round seeking to raise up to $100B, Bloomberg saysFordand China's Geelyare in advanced discussions about a potential partnership, including using Ford's European factories for Geely vehicle production and possibly sharing vehicle and automated-driving technologies, Reuters saysAlphabetis planning to expand its presence in India, possibly taking millions of square feet in new office space in Bangalore, Bloomberg reportsThe joint owners of Virgin Media O2, Telefonicaand Liberty Global, intend to lead a EUR 2B acquisition of Netomnia, U.K.'s fourth-largest broadband network, FT saysBarclaysand NatWestwill both submit formal offers for Evelyn on Thursday, Sky News reports4. MOVERS:8x8gains afterand raising its guidance for FY25Super Microand Enphaseincrease afterBetMGMhigher afterLumenfalls afterand naming Jeff Sharritts as Chief Revenue OfficerIntapp (INTA) lower afterand providing guidance for Q3 and FY265. EARNINGS/GUIDANCEBoston Scientific, with CEO Mike Mahoney commenting, "2025 was another exceptional year for Boston Scientific"Fox Corp., with EPS and revenue beating consensusAbbVieand provided guidance for Q1 and FY26Fortive, with EPS and revenue beating consensusPerformance Food Group, with CEO Scott McPherson commenting, "Solid second quarter results positioned the organization well for the remainder of the fiscal year"INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.45%, or 219.72, to 49,460.71, the Nasdaq was down 1.75%, or 407.12, to 22,848.06, and the S&P 500 was down 0.67%, or 46.49, to 6,871.32.

Sees Q4 revenue $178.5M-$183.5M, consensus $175.47M.

The company states: "Enterprises are doubling down on AI to improve responsiveness and streamline customer engagement. As a result, 8x8, Inc. is experiencing strong momentum in platform-wide adoption of intelligent automation and API-driven communications. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, organizations chose the 8x8 Platform for CX to unify their customer journeys, reduce service friction, and operationalize AI at scale. Demand for AI-driven customer experience tools continued to accelerate in Q3 FY26, with significant growth in both adoption and usage across 8x8 Intelligent Customer Assistant solutions: Customer contracts for 8x8 Intelligent Customer Assistant for digital and voice self-service and AI auto attendants increased 70% year-over-year and 20% quarter-over-quarter, helping to drive the overall growth in AI-based customer experience solutions; 8x8 Intelligent Customer Assistant digital, voice and auto attendant AI interactions grew nearly 110% year-over-year; Voice AI interactions increased 212% year-over-year, representing more than 86% of all AI interactions in FY26 Q3; 8x8 saw strong growth in communications API usage in Q3 FY26 as organizations increasingly turned to messaging and voice APIs to power seamless."