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Equity futures have reopened slightly higher, with S&P e-minis and Nasdaq 100 contracts both trading up a decimal, following headlines that Iranian negotiators have submitted another proposal to regional mediators, offering a halt on attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a full end to the war.  Energy markets are not budging in preserving a geopolitical premium to start the week however, with WTI Crude Oil still trading north of $95 per barrel.  In precious metals, Gold and Silver prices continue to trade sideways above $4,700 and $75 per ounce respectively.With earnings season ramping up this week, investors remain focused on the broadbased rally in the Tech space of late.  Semiconductors in particular have outperformed, with the VanEck  Semiconductor ETFnow up a whopping 40% from its late-March lows.  Nvidiaset new record highs today above $215  per share, while Alphabet'srecord high above $350 propelled Communication Services to the top of S&P 500 sectors for the day.  Consumer Defensive sector - one of the worst performers over recent weeks and months - remained under pressure, with outsized losses seen among the "dollar-store" names Dollar Treeand Dollar General.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Bed Bath & Beyondup 27.2%Kforceup 21.1%Sanmina (up 13.8%LendingClubup 13.8%Solaris Energy Infrastructureup 13.0%Craneup 6.6%Nucorup 3.8%Cadenceup 1.0%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Rambusdown 11.2%Celesticadown 8.5%Ranger Energy Servicesdown 6.0%Amkor Technologydown 3.1%ALSO LOWER -Erascadown 37.1% after disclosing preliminary dose escalation data for ERAS-0015Qiagen N.V.down 5.5% after Q1 pre-announcement

Reports Q1 revenue $330.4M, consensus $329.38M. Joseph J. Liberatore, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are extremely pleased to have successfully driven results in the first quarter that again exceeded our expectations from both a revenue and profitability perspective. The momentum that we carried into the beginning of the year has continued to increase, resulting in year-over-year revenue growth for the first time in several years. We are encouraged that our revenue trajectory has continued to improve in the first month of the second quarter, which we expect will lead to year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2026 in the mid-single digits. I could not be prouder of the tenacity of our people or more appreciative of the trust that our world class clients are increasingly placing in Kforce to drive more meaningful and valuable engagements with them. Our go-to-market approach, which was born out of our integrated strategy efforts, appears to be paying dividends. Our people continue to operate more fully as One Kforce leveraging the Firm's capabilities across all service offerings."