Stocks are lower at midday, putting in jeopardy the six-day winning streak for the S&P 500. Federal Reserve officials’ commentary is anticipated to provide insights into the central bank’s outlook on inflation and interest rates, while markets continue digesting the implications of Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating, which has heightened concerns about the nation’s fiscal health as lawmakers debate President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks straight to you inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Looking ahead, investors are awaiting earnings reports from major retailers such as Target, Lowe’s, and TJX, which are expected to provide further insights into consumer spending trends amid ongoing tariff impacts following this morning’s report from Home Depot and last week’s quarterly update from Walmart. Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists. 1. STOCK NEWS: Home Depot (HD) maintained its guidance for the fiscal year after comparable sales in the U.S. increased 0.2% in Q1 Intel (INTC) has considered divesting its network and edge businesses as the company looks to cut parts of the company its new CEO does not see as crucial, Reuters reports Pfizer (PFE) said it would license an experimental cancer treatment from China’s 3SBio Levi Strauss (LEVI) announced a deal to sell the Dockers brand to Authentic Brands Group Amer Sports (AS), the maker of Wilson tennis rackets and Salomon ski boots, boosted its adjusted profit forecast for the full year 2. WALL STREET CALLS: Air Lease (AL) upgraded at Citi, here’s why Asana (ASAN) downgraded to Underweight at Morgan Stanley HP Enterprise (HPE) upgraded to Outperform at Evercore ISI Loop downgraded MongoDB (MDB) on “lackluster” Atlas adoption AES Corp. (AES) downgraded to Underperform at Jefferies 3. AROUND THE WEB: The DOJ has opened a probe into a recent breach at Coinbase (COIN), involving criminals bribing employees and contractors in India to obtain client data, Bloomberg says An internal Google (GOOGL) document reveals that the company considered giving publishers more control over how their content is used to train AI models, but ultimately chose not to, Bloomberg reports Nintendo (NTDOY) is partnering with Samsung (SSNLF) to produce the main chips for the Switch 2, which may help Nintendo sell more than 20 million units by March next year, Bloomberg says Builder.ai, a U.K. technology start-up backed by Microsoft (MSFT), is entering bankruptcy proceedings after admitting “problems” under its past leadership and restating its revenues, FT reports General Motors (GM) has halted exports of a small number of U.S.-made vehicles to China as a result of tariffs, NY Post says Story Continues 4. MOVERS: D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) gains after announcing the availability of Advantage2 quantum computing system Amer Sports (AS) higher in New York after reporting quarterly results Atai Life Sciences (ATAI) increases in New York after announcing data from Part 2 of its Phase 2a study of BPL-003 IHS Holding (IHS) falls in New York after reporting quarterly results ASP Isotopes (ASPI) lower after entering an agreement related to a potential acquisition of Renergen 5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE: Viking Holdings (VIK) reported Q1 results, with EPS and revenue beating consensus Hovnanian (HOV) reported Q2 results, with EPS and revenue lower year-over-year Trip.com (TCOM) reported Q1 results, with CEO Jane Sun commenting, “The travel industry maintained strong momentum in the first quarter of 2025, supported by resilient consumer demand and favorable travel policies” Bilibili (BILI) reported Q1 results, with EPS and revenue beating consensus nCino (NCNO) reported preliminary Q1 results, with financial results expected to exceed the top end of its guidance INDEXES: Near midday, the Dow was down 0.24%, or 103.03, to 42,689.04, the Nasdaq was down 0.45%, or 87.41, to 19,128.05, and the S&P 500 was down 0.36%, or 21.50, to 5,942.10. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See the top stocks recommended by analysts >> Read More on COIN: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue Riot Platforms upsizes credit facility to $200M with Coinbase Circle’s IPO Plans Face Turbulence as Ripple and Coinbase Circle In Senate revives bill to regulate parts of cryptocurrency industry, NYT says Circle pursues IPO, talks with Coinbase, Ripple may mean sale, Fortune says DOJ opens probe into Coinbase breach, Bloomberg reports View Comments
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