Major Averages Close Broadly Higher as Oil Prices Slip Below $100
The major averages closed broadly higher, cutting into this week's previous losses as oil prices slipped to below $100 per barrel. Semiconductor stocks rebounded after several sessions dominated by rising yields and inflation fears, with the market fully focused on tonight's highly anticipated Nvidia earnings report.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Targetreportedand reiterated its FY26 outlookLowe'sreportedand backed its FY26 guidanceTJXprovided areport for Q1Hasbroreportedand provided its outlook for FY26Intuitwill streamline operations, including laying off 17% of its staff,2. WALL STREET CALLS:Etsyto Buy from Neutral at AreteNorthlandXponential Fitnesson potential for near-term dealOppenheimerRubrikto Outperform on sector, product strengthPhreesiato Equal Weight at Wells FargoCignato Hold at Deutsche Bank3. AROUND THE WEB:Paramount Skydanceis aiming to finalize its takeover of Warner Bros. Discoveryas soon as July, NY Post reportsPepsiCoplans to increase to increase prices on some of its smaller bags of chips by 10c-20c, Bloomberg saysGoogleDeepMind has agreed to hire more than 20 researchers from AI startup Contextual AI and license its technology in a deal valued at approximately $100M, including the addition of co-founder and CEO Douwe Kiela to the DeepMind team, Bloomberg reportsIntelis asking its leading PC partners, including those in the U.S., China, and Taiwan, to use more 18A CPUs, citing better supply than chips on older nodes, Nikkei Asia saysNvidiahas committed $90B to dealmaking in the AI industry over the past 16 months, FT says4. MOVERS:Roivant Scienceshigher after, with EPS beating consensusImmunityBioincreases after the FDA accepted aMedlinefalls afterMayville Envineeringlower after announcing aGDS Holdingsand Kanzhundecline after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:VF Corp., with EPS and revenue beating consensusAnalog Devices, with CEO Vincent Roche commenting, "ADI's second quarter revenue and earnings were above the high end of our outlook"James Hardie, with CEO James Hardie commenting, "We delivered Adjusted EBITDA above our guidance range in the fourth quarter, reflecting disciplined execution and the strength of our business model"Red Robinand reaffirmed guidance for FY26Cava Group, with EPS and revenue beating consensusINDEXES:The Dow rose 645.47, or 1.31%, to 50,009.35, the Nasdaq gained 399.65, or 1.54%, to 26,270.36, and the S&P 500 advanced 79.36, or 1.08%, to 7,432.97.
