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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.

Shares of Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) surged on Thursday after the company's Q4 results were better than an analyst expected. For the fourth quarter, adjusted EPS was 36c, above the 23c estimate, while sales of $178.39M surpassed the $155.27M estimate. President and CEO Mark Smith said: "Our excellent fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2026 results showcase our team's remarkable execution on our strategic priorities and the enduring power of our iconic brand. We delivered strong results across every dimension of our business - from revenue to profitability, and from cash flow to debt reduction. We outperformed our competitors in our core categories and achieved meaningful progress in segments that we hadn't historically competed in. The combined strength of our brand, our team, our disciplined strategic focus, and our strong balance sheet put us in an excellent position to continue creating long-term value for our stockholders." Following the earnings report, Lake Street raised the firm's price target on Smith & Wesson Brands to $16.50 from $14 and kept a Buy rating on the shares. The firm, which notes that management expects firearm industry demand in FY27 to remain healthy and guided to mid-single-digit revenue growth for the year, says the quarter "underscores the market share story we have been highlighting all year." In morning trading, shares of Smith & Wesson Brands are up 22.3% to $16.78. Meanwhile, shares of Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) are up 5.3% and Sturm Ruger & Company (RGR) are up 5%.

Stock futures edged higher Thursday as investors looked for 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.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures increased 0.81%, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.56% and Dow futures gained 0.44%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly. Also, subscribe to theif you want to know how the markets will open, which stocks will be moving and why.HIGHER -Appleup fractionally after CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal said the company plans to raise prices on its products to offset the increasing costs of memory and storage chipsIntelup 9% after President Donald Trump says the company will work with Apple to design chipsRumbleup 16% after announcing realignment into two core business unitsCarnival, Royal Carbibbean, and Norwegianup between 2% to 3% each amid falling crude oil pricesIrenup 5% after Jefferies initiated coverage of the Bitcoin miner and data center operator with a Buy recommendationEnphase Energyup 6% after Barclays upgraded the stock to Equal WeightUP AFTER EARNINGS -Smith & Wesson Brandsup 13%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Accenturedown 15%Krogerdown 4%LOWER -SpaceXdown 3% as it wraps up its first week as a public company