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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.

While no activist investors have made a play for Vail Resorts, whose shares are down 14% over the last year, the ski resort operator has been working with takeover-defense bankers to help it assess its vulnerabilities, according to Semafor's Rohan Goswami, citing people familiar with the matter.

The major averages were broadly lower near noon despite oil prices pulling back, as yesterday's surge in chip stocks failed to build on its momentum. The fresh pressure on companies in the AI space reflects the lingering skepticism that part of the rally for chips and datacenter suppliers in recent quarters may have been overblown. Oil prices have pulled back after reports of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, easing concerns about a major supply disruption, though investors are largely in wait-and-see mode ahead of tomorrow's CPI inflation report, which could influence expectations for the Fed's path through the second half of the year.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO with the SEC,GSKNuvalentfor $10.6B, or $124 per shareJ.M. Smuckerreportedand provided FY27 guidanceBroadcom, Apollo Global, and BlackstoneVail Resortsreportedand lowered its FY26 Resort Reported EBITDA guidance2. WALL STREET CALLS:FuelCellto Buy at CanaccordKeefe BruyetteToll Brothersto OutperformKeefe paired the upgrade of Toll with aof Lennarto UnderperformPrudentialto Hold at Argus on Japan issuesMagnitewith a Buy at BTIG3. AROUND THE WEB:The U.K. is conducting a review of its National Health contract with Palantiramid growing pressure for the government to use a break clause at the end of the contract's initial term in 2027, Reuters reportsNuvei in talks to acquire Payoneer Global, Reuters reportsVodafoneThree, formed by the merger between Vodafone UKand Three last year, has tabled a bid for the consumer operations of struggling rival TalkTalk, which has 1.75M customers, FT saysWalmartplans to announce the departure of Diana Marshall, the chief experience officer at Sam's Club, WSJ reportsA group of eight aerospace and defense companies led by Airbusis planning a collaboration to develop a German-led European alternative to the doomed Franco-German fighter jet, FT reports4. MOVERS:Veecogains after announcing a follow-on order for itsMission Produceincreases after, providing guidance for Q3, and announcing a new $100M share repurchase programVNetand GDS Holdingshigher in New York afterChina is preparing to spend $295B on building data centers across the countryUnited Natural Foodslower afterand narrowing its guidance for FY26Universal Technicalfalls after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:SailPoint, with CEO Mark McClain saying "robust top- and bottom-line growth, underscores the critical market demand for comprehensive identity security"Land's Endand provided guidance for Q2 and FY26Titan Machinery, with EPS missing consensusDesigner Brandsand backed its guidance for FY26Academy Sportsand raised its guidance for FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 0.46%, or 235.06, to 50,550.95, the Nasdaq was down 1.79%, or 463.17, to 25,466.50, and the S&P 500 was down 1.06%, or 78.74, to 7,326.99.