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Top Midday Stories: Marvell Next Trillion-Dollar Firm, Nvidia CEO Reportedly Says; Anthropic Expands Mythos Access to 150 New Partners

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Tuesday, as investors monitor developments between the US and Iran as well as oil price movements.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Marvell Technology (MRVL) is the next "trillion-dollar company," news outlets reported, citing Huang's appearance at a trade show in Taipei. Nvidia shares were up 0.9%, while Marvell shares were up 29.7%.Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic said Tuesday it is expanding its Project Glasswing program to about 150 new organizations based in over 15 countries, granting them access to Claude Mythos Preview. The partnering organizations use Mythos to scan their codebases for vulnerabilities. So far, the 50 initial partners have found over 10,000 high- or critical-severity security flaws, Anthropic said. Separately, Amazon Web Services will be integrated with Workday (WDAY) Data Cloud, allowing developers to access governed HR and finance data through AWS Ai and analytics tools, Workday said. Amazon shares were down 0.3%, while Workday shares were down 7.1%.Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Monday of $0.79 per diluted share, up from $0.38 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $0.53. Fiscal Q2 revenue was $10.7 billion, up from $7.63 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $9.78 billion. For fiscal Q3, the company expects adjusted EPS of $0.88 to $0.93 on revenue of $11.5 billion to $12.1 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expect $0.58 and $10.9 billion, respectively. For its full-year guidance, the company now expects adjusted EPS of $3.35 to $3.45, up from its prior forecast of $2.30 to $2.50 and above the FactSet consensus of $2.42. Hewlett Packard shares were up 21.5%.Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) said Monday it plans to raise $80 billion in equity to help fund investments in AI compute infrastructure, including a $10 billion private placement to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), split evenly between class A common stock at $351.81 per share and class C capital stock at $348.20 per share. Alphabet's class A shares were down 2.3%, while its class C shares were down 2.2%. Berkshire's class A shares were up 0.4%, while its class B shares were up 0.3%.President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday lowering the tariffs on agricultural equipment and certain other equipment to 15% from 25%, the White House said. In addition, the existing category of industrial equipment subject to a 15% tariff was expanded to include mobile industrial equipment, like bulldozers and forklifts, "when imported from trade deal countries that are entitled to such treatment," the White House said. The proclamation also allows foreign companies to qualify for a 10% duty rate if their capital equipment includes at least 85% US melted and poured or smelted and cast steel or aluminum by weight, the White House said. The tariff changes will last until Dec. 31, 2027, the White House said. Shares of Deere (DE), Agco (AGCO), CNH Industrial (CNH) and Caterpillar (CAT) were up 5.3%, 6.1%, 10.1% and 4.7%, respectively.IBM (IBM) said Tuesday it plans to invest over $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years. The investment will go toward research and development, capital expenditure, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships and M&A, the company said. IBM shares were up 1.1%.Price: $283.09, Change: $+63.66, Percent Change: +29.01%

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Akamai, Nvidia Expand Partnership to Bring Zero Trust Security to AI Factories

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is expanding its collaboration with Nvidia (NVDA) to bring Zero Trust security architecture to artificial intelligence factories, powering autonomous enterprise agents, the companies said Tuesday.The partnership will bring Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to the Nvidia Vera BlueField-4 STX storage architecture, which is powered by the Nvidia DOCA software platform, the companies said. The integration aims to protect data, context memory, and autonomous agents within enterprise AI infrastructure, the companies said.Akamai Guardicore Segmentation integrated with Nvidia BlueField and Nvidia DOCA is expected to be available in H2 to implement workload-aware segmentation, the companies said. The integration with the Nvidia Vera BlueField-4 STX platform is slated to launch on infrastructure partner platforms in H1 of 2027, according to a joint statement.Price: $161.86, Change: $+7.85, Percent Change: +5.10%

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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Tuesday as Traders Assess AI Momentum

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) retreated by 0.1% in Tuesday's premarket activity, as investors assessed whether recent AI-driven gains can be sustained.US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures losing 0.1% before the start of regular trading.The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, for April will be released at 10:00 am ET.In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 2.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.9% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 1.2%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) fell by 3%.Power Play:IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) was flat, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 0.1% and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.Generac (GNRC) stock was up more than 9% before the opening bell after the company signed a global supply agreement with an unnamed hyperscale data center operator to supply backup power generators.Winners and Losers:FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) was little changed. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.4%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.7% higher.UP Fintech (TIGR) shares were down more than 2% pre-bell after the company swung to a Q1 non-GAAP net loss.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was down 2%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was 0.3% lower.BW LPG (BWLP) stock was up 0.7% before market open after the company reported higher Q1 earnings.HealthcareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) and iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) were little changed. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was inactive.Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) stock was up 3% premarket after the company said it had completed its acquisition of Eucalyptus, expanding its consumer health platform across Australia, Canada, Germany, and other international markets.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained slightly, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was marginally down, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.4%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) increased 3%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 2.5%.Nvidia (NVDA) shares were up more than 1% in premarket activity after Reuters reported, citing CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex event in Taipei, that the company has enough supply to support strong growth in its central processing units and graphics processing units.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.2%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was 0.4% lower. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.5%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.5% higher.Amazon.com (AMZN) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell, extending a 3.5% fall at Monday's close. The company said Tuesday its Prime Day shopping event will take place from June 23 through June 26.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated by 0.8% to $91.41 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1.8% to $3.12 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down by 1.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2% lower.Gold futures for July retreated by 1.2% to $4,558.30 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures rose by 2% to $76.73 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up by 1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.9%.

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Sector Update: Tech

Technology stocks were advancing premarket Tuesday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.1% higher and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advancing by 3%.Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares were up more than 18% after multiple news outlets reported that Nvidia (NVDA) chief executive officer Jensen Huang called the chipmaker the next "trillion-dollar company."

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US Equity Indexes Recover After Trump Claims Israel, Hezbollah Agreed to De-escalate Fighting in Lebanon

US equity indexes rose after President Donald Trump claimed Israel and Hezbollah agreed to dial back attacks on each other in Lebanon, and as technology topped sectors.The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.4% to 27,086.81, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% to 7,599.96 on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned the corner, trading up less than 0.1% to 51,078.88.Technology, which jumped more than 5% last week, and energy were the only gainers. Utilities, consumer discretionary, and communication services led the decliners.President Donald Trump spoke separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives, multiple media reports cited the US president as saying. The president said Hezbollah had "agreed that all shooting will stop - That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel."The US informed Qatar that strikes threatened by Israel on Beirut's southern suburbs have been cancelled following a call between Trump and Netanyahu, a Qatari diplomatic source told Al Jazeera. Qatar had initiated contact with the US last Sunday to push for de-escalation, and since then, its officials have engaged in mediation efforts to reinforce the US-Iran ceasefire."The (Israel Defense Forces) will continue to operate in southern Lebanon as planned," CNN reported late Monday, citing Netanyahu as saying in a short statement. "There is no ceasefire in Lebanon," Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday evening, according to CNN.Brent futures remained elevated, up 4.5% to $95.22. West Texas Intermediate futures were up 5.6% to $92.25. But, both crude oil types were off their respective session highs in the final leg of trading for the commodities.US Treasury yields were mixed after trading higher earlier in the session across the term structure. The 10-year yield was unchanged at 4.45%, retreating from over 4.5% intraday. The two-year rose 2.1 basis points to 4.04%, also off highs from earlier in the session.Gold futures were down 1.7% to $4,514.20, and silver futures declined 1% to $75.13, with both precious metals clawing back declines.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will be used in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktops. Nvidia's shares jumped 6.3%, and Microsoft rose 2.3%, among the top gainers on the Dow.Salesforce (CRM) surged 9.7%, among the Dow and S&P 500's biggest outperformers, after the company said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud operations.In economic news, the Institute for Supply Management's US manufacturing index rose to 54.0 in May, the highest since May 2022, from 52.7 in April, compared with expectations for a 53.0 reading in a Bloomberg-compiled poll.However, the S&P Global US manufacturing index for May was revised down to 55.1 from the flash 55.3, compared with expectations of no revision in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. The May index is above the 54.5 reading reported in April, indicating expansion.US construction spending rose by 0.4% in April, versus a 0.3% increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in March.

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Wall Street Extends Record Run as Nvidia Rally Boosts Tech Sector
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Wall Street Extends Record Run as Nvidia Rally Boosts Tech Sector

Wall Street's equity benchmarks hit fresh peaks on Monday, buoyed by gains in the technology sector as Nvidia's (NVDA) shares rallied, while traders monitored mixed US-Iran peace talks signals.The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4% to 27,086.8, while the S&P 500 added 0.3% to 7,600. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% to settle at 51,078.9. All three indexes logged new closing highs on the first trading day of June.Barring tech and energy, all sectors were in the red, led by utilities.In company news, Nvidia shares jumped 6.3%, among the top gainers on the Dow. On Sunday, the tech bellwether announced a new artificial intelligence chip to power Microsoft (MSFT) Windows personal computers, called RTX Spark, entering the consumer PC processor market.Microsoft shares rose 2.3%, also one of the Dow's best performers.Dell (DELL) shares advanced nearly 11%, extending its rally into the eight day in a row. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the computer maker's stock to equal-weight from underweight and raised its price target to $448 from $170. Dell is outperforming peers in navigating semiconductor supply shortages, the brokerage said.Salesforce (CRM) climbed 9.7% after the company said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030. Separately, Salesforce said it agreed to buy Contentful, a "composable" content platform.S&P 500 companies' quarterly earnings growth held steady at nearly 28%, compared with financials reported up until a week ago, putting the index on track to close out the most recent cycle well above estimates, Oppenheimer Asset Management said in a note.West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 5.7% at $92.35 a barrel in Monday late-afternoon trade, while Brent rose 4.5% to $95.25.Iran suspended talks with the US in retaliation to Israel's military action in Lebanon, CNBC reported Monday, citing Iranian state-affiliated outlet Tasnim. However, US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were continuing at "a rapid pace."In a separate social media post, Trump said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran-backed Hezbollah, with both agreeing to stop the fighting."It unfortunately feels like we have moved further away from a conclusion, with Iran commenting mid-Friday that no agreement has been reached, and reports over the weekend indicating that (Trump) has asked to amend the prior framework," Tudor Pickering Holt said in a note. "These shifting conditions alongside continued kinetic skirmishes between the parties are likely to further erode Iranian trust as officials have already cited the fluidity of priorities as a point of friction with Iran making clear that nuclear dialogue is contingent on successful negotiations to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz."US Treasury yields were higher, with the 10-year rate up two basis points at 4.46%, and the two-year rate rising 3.3 basis points to 4.04%.In economic news, the US manufacturing sector expanded to its highest level in four years last month amid strength in demand and production, though price pressures remained elevated, two separate surveys by the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global (SPGI) showed."Even with improving activity, the persistence of elevated cost pressures is likely to constrain the pace of expansion and keep policymakers cautious, limiting the scope for near-term monetary-policy easing," TD Economics said in a note.Gold was last down 1.8% at $4,512.30 per troy ounce, while silver fell 1% to $75.13 per ounce.

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Sector Update: Tech Stocks Mixed Late Afternoon

Tech stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.5% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 1.7%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.2%.In corporate news, Dell (DELL) shares jumped past 10%. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the company's stock to equalweight from underweight and raised its price target to $448 from $170. Dell is outperforming peers in navigating semiconductor supply shortages, the brokerage said.Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said Monday. The number of shares to be offered and the price have not yet been set, Anthropic said. Amazon shares were down 3.1%.Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will be used in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktops. Nvidia's shares climbed 6%, and Microsoft added 2.9%.Apple (AAPL) is planning a new service that will let iPhone users split joint bills, expanding its push into everyday financial tools, Bloomberg reported. Apple shares fell 1.4%.

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Equities Mostly Rise Intraday Amid Nvidia Rally; Oil Jumps
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Equities Mostly Rise Intraday Amid Nvidia Rally; Oil Jumps

US benchmark equity indexes were mostly higher intraday as Nvidia (NVDA) helped lift the technology sector, while oil prices jumped as markets tracked the latest developments in the Middle East.The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.7% at 27,169.1 after midday Monday, while the S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 7,612.6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed at 51,017.1. All three benchmarks notched fresh closing highs in the previous session.Barring tech and energy, all sectors were in the red intraday Monday, led by utilities.In company news, Nvidia shares jumped 5.6%, among the top gainers on the Dow. On Sunday, the tech bellwether announced a new artificial intelligence chip to power Microsoft (MSFT) Windows personal computers, called RTX Spark, entering the consumer PC processor market.Microsoft shares were up 1.8% intraday Monday.Salesforce (CRM) was the best performer on the S&P 500, up 9.5%, after it said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030. Separately, Salesforce said it agreed to buy Contentful, a "composable" content platform.Dell (DELL) shares were up 8.9% intraday, extending its rally. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating on the computer maker's stock to equal-weight from underweight and raised its price target to $448 from $170. Dell is outperforming peers in navigating semiconductor supply shortages, the brokerage said.S&P 500 companies' quarterly earnings growth held steady at nearly 28%, compared with financials reported up until a week ago, putting the index on track to close out the most recent cycle well above estimates, Oppenheimer Asset Management said in a note.Hewlett Packard (HPE), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Broadcom (AVGO) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) are scheduled to release quarterly results this week.West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 4.8% at $91.54 a barrel, while Brent rose 3.9% to $94.70.Talks with Iran are continuing at "a rapid pace," US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Monday.Iran will suspend talks through intermediaries with the US and will move to completely shut the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to alleged ceasefire violations, CNBC reported, citing Iran's state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim.In a separate social media post, Trump said he had a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that no troops will be going to Beirut, while any troops that are on their way have already been turned back."Likewise, through highly placed representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop -- that Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel," Trump said.US Treasury yields were higher intraday, with the 10-year rate up 1.6 basis points at 4.47%, and the two-year rate rising 3.5 basis points to 4.05%.In economic news, the US manufacturing sector expanded to its highest level in four years last month amid strength in demand and production, though price pressures remained elevated, two separate surveys by the Institute for Supply Management and S&P Global (SPGI) showed."Even with improving activity, the persistence of elevated cost pressures is likely to constrain the pace of expansion and keep policymakers cautious, limiting the scope for near-term monetary-policy easing," TD Economics said in a note.Gold was down 1.5% at $4,523.30 per troy ounce, while silver fell 0.4% to $75.59 per ounce.

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Top Midday Decliners

Constellation Energy (CEG) priced an underwritten secondary offering of 11 million shares at $281 apiece, it said Monday.Shares were down 6%, with intraday trading volume rising to nearly 6.7 million from the stock's daily average of about 3.1 million.Deutsche Bank downgraded AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) to hold from buy while cutting its price target to $106 from $117.Shares of AST were down 6%, with intraday trading volume rising to over 20 million from a daily average of about 18.6 million.Nvidia (NVDA) has unveiled an artificial intelligence chip, RTX Spark, to power Microsoft (MSFT) Windows personal computers. RTX Spark marks Nvidia's formal entry into the consumer PC processor market, a Wedbush Securities note said on Monday. The foray could hurt Intel (INTC) in particular, Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson wrote in the note.Shares of Intel slipped 3.3%, with intraday trading volume rising to over 95.1 million from a daily average of about 120.6 million.Price: $106.55, Change: $-6.86, Percent Change: -6.05%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Mixed Monday Afternoon

Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.4% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 1.2%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.5%.In corporate news, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said Monday. Amazon shares were down 3.2%.Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will be used in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktops. Nvidia's shares climbed 5%, and Microsoft added 2.2%.Salesforce (CRM) shares gained 9.6% after the company said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030 to expand its AI and cloud operations.

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Nvidia Discloses New AI Chip to Power Windows PCs
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Nvidia Discloses New AI Chip to Power Windows PCs

Nvidia (NVDA) has announced a new artificial intelligence chip to power Microsoft (MSFT) Windows personal computers, called RTX Spark, entering the consumer PC processor market.RTX Spark delivers the full Nvidia AI and graphics technology stack to creators, AI developers and gamers, according to a joint statement on Sunday.RTX Spark will be available this fall from manufacturers including ASUS, Dell (DELL), HP (HPQ), Lenovo, Microsoft Surface and MSI, to be followed by models from Acer and GIGABYTE."The PC is being reinvented," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said. "For forty years, you launched apps. Click. Type. With RTX Spark and Microsoft Windows, you ask -- and the PC does the work."These new PCs are designed for the era of personal AI agents, Nvidia said."This marks a key milestone in the rich, full-stack collaboration between Microsoft and Nvidia spanning gaming, AI and cloud -- from DirectX and RTX to Nvidia-accelerated AI workloads on Azure -- driving end-to-end innovation for our shared customers," Pavan Davuluri, executive vice president, Windows + Devices, said in a blogpost on Sunday. "These next-generation Windows PCs represent the next step on that journey."RTX Spark marks Nvidia's formal entry into the consumer PC processor market, Wedbush Securities said in a report on Monday."We believe (Nvidia's) previous work around using (graphics processing units) to enable AI workloads in PCs should benefit (its) push to define the agentic PC," Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson wrote. "But we also wonder how much even a successful implementation might mean for (Nvidia), given the ultimately small size of the PC market (vs. NVDA's accelerator business)."Nvidia's foray into the AI-enhanced consumer PC business could hurt Intel (INTC) in particular, Bryson said.Bryson sees "limited near-term competitive implications" from the Nvidia-Microsoft collaboration.Nvidia said it is collaborating with Adobe (ADBE) to "rearchitect" Adobe Premiere and Photoshop for RTX Spark.Shares of Nvidia were up 5% in Monday trading and Microsoft rose 2.6%. Adobe jumped 5.9%, while Intel fell 3.2%. Dell and HP gained 8.3% each.Price: $221.79, Change: $+10.65, Percent Change: +5.04%

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Nvidia, Fluence, Siemens Develop Vera Rubin AI Data Center Reference Architecture

Siemens, together with Nvidia (NVDA) and Fluence Energy (FLNC), developed a reference architecture for Nvidia's DSX Vera Rubin AI data center platform, designed to translate Nvidia's AI factory vision into a deployable electrical, power and controls system for hyperscalers, colocation providers and cloud infrastructure operators, Siemens said Monday.The solution is built on repeatable, scalable electrical building blocks aligned with Nvidia DSX Vera Rubin deployment units, allowing capacity to be added in phases. It can support initial deployments of tens of megawatts and scale to hundreds of megawatts without requiring a fundamental redesign.Fluence's battery energy storage provides flexibility and resilience for AI factories operating in power-constrained environments, according to the statement.Shares of Nvidia rose 4.9% in Monday trading, while Fluence shares climbed more than 42%.Price: $221.43, Change: $+10.29, Percent Change: +4.87%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 2.4% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 1.4%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.4%.In corporate news, Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will be used in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktops. Nvidia's shares climbed 4.8%, and Microsoft added 2.6%.

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US Equity Indexes Mixed, Crude Oil Surges Amid Reports Iran Halting Peace Process

US equity indexes traded mixed after Iran's reported threats to halt the indirect peace talks with Washington sent crude oil futures sharply higher, and as technology extended gains.The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.2% to 27,019.1, with the S&P 500 up less than 0.1% to 7,581.9, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by 0.3% to 50,858.1 after midday on Monday.Energy and technology, which jumped more than 5% last week, were the only sectors in positive territory. Utilities, consumer discretionary, and communication services led the decliners.Iranian negotiators will stop exchanging messages with the US through intermediaries, and Tehran will fully close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation against ongoing ceasefire violations, CNBC reported, citing Iran's state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim on Monday. The report, in a translated post on the social media site Telegram, homed in on Israel's military operations in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, CNBC reported."No dialogue will take place" until Israel fully withdraws from occupied areas in Lebanon and stops all attacks in both Lebanon and Gaza, Tasnim was cited as saying.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, who last week received a framework for a peace agreement with Iran, sent back changes to the proposed deal, officials said, insisting on tougher language about Tehran's nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported.Brent crude futures soared 6.6% to $97.12, and West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures surged 7.7% to $94.07. The rise follows US attacks on Iranian military sites, Tehran targeting a US military base, and Israel's advances in Lebanon, according to media reports.US Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year up 5.3 basis points to 4.51%. The two-year jumped 6.8 basis points to 4.08%.In precious metals, gold futures slumped 2.1% to $4,496.5, while silver futures dropped 1.3% to $74.97.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will be used in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktops. Nvidia's shares jumped 5.1%, and Microsoft rose 2.6%, among the top gainers on the Dow.Salesforce (CRM) surged 9.6%, among the Dow and S&P 500's biggest outperformers, after the company said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud operations.In economic news, the Institute for Supply Management's US manufacturing index rose to 54.0 in May from 52.7 in April, compared with expectations for a smaller increase to a 53.0 reading in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The index indicates faster expansion, and the print is the highest since May 2022.However, the S&P Global US manufacturing index for May was revised down to 55.1 from the flash 55.3, compared with expectations of no revision in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. The May index is above the 54.5 reading reported in April, indicating expansion.US construction spending rose by 0.4% in April, versus a 0.3% increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in March.

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US Equity Indexes Mixed After Iran Halts Peace Process, Technology Marches Higher

US equity indexes traded mixed after Iran's move to halt indirect peace talks with the US sent crude oil futures sharply higher and as technology extended gains.The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.2% to 27,030.4, with the S&P 500 up less than 0.1% to 7,583.9, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by 0.2% to 50,912.6 after midday on Monday.Energy and technology, which last week jumped more than 5%, were the only sectors in positive territory intraday. Utilities, consumer staples, health care led the decliners.Iran will halt talks with the US in protest of Israel's military operations in Lebanon, media outlets reported Monday, citing Iran's state-affiliated news outlet Tasnim. President Donald Trump, who last week received a framework for a peace agreement with Iran, had sent back changes to the proposed deal, officials said, insisting on tougher language about Tehran's nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported.Brent crude futures soared 7.2% to $97.71, and West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures surged 8.3% to $94.62. The rise follows US attacks on Iranian military sites and Tehran targeting a US military base, according to media reports.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will feature in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktop personal computers. Nvidia's shares jumped 3.9% and Microsoft rose 2.3%, among the top gainers on the Dow.

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Top Midday Stories: Oil Rises After Iran Reportedly Says It's Halting Messages With US; Nvidia Launches New AI Chip for Laptops

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down, while the S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite were roughly flat in late-morning trading Monday, as oil prices rose after Iranian state media disclosed that Iran would halt messages with the US over Israel's military operations in Lebanon.In company news, Nvidia (NVDA) said Monday it has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will feature in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktop personal computers. The chip features an Nvidia Blackwell RTX graphics processing unit, 1 petaflop of AI compute and 128gb of unified memory, Nvidia said. RTX Spark will power its Windows laptops, including Microsoft Surface, and those of its PC partners ASUS, Dell (DELL), HP (HPQ), Lenovo and MSI, Microsoft said in a blogpost. Nvidia shares were up 3.9%, while those of Microsoft, Dell and HP were up 2.0%, 8.5% and 7.2%, respectively.People Inc. said Monday it has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding MGM Resorts International (MGM) shares it doesn't already own for $48.30 per share in cash. The proposal represents a 24.1% premium to the volume-weighted average price of MGM common stock for the 30 trading days ending on May 29, People said. MGM shares were up 16.5%.Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC) has agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) for $6.8 billion in cash and a total enterprise value of about $8.5 billion, the companies said Sunday. Berkshire will pay $72.50 per share, a 24% premium to Taylor Morrison's latest closing price of $58.50 on May 29, the companies said. The deal is expected to close in H2, at which point Taylor Morrison will continue to be managed by its existing management team, the companies said. Taylor Morrison shares were up 22.6%, while Berkshire's Class A and Class B shares were down 0.7% and 0.8%, respectively.Constellation Energy (CEG) has priced an underwritten secondary offering of 11 million shares at $281 apiece, the company said Monday. Underwriters have a 30-day option to buy an extra 1.35 million shares, and Constellation said it will repurchase 2 million shares from the underwriters at the offering price under its existing buyback program. Constellation shares were down 5.8%.Salesforce (CRM) said Monday it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030, including the launch of an AI Innovation Hub in Paris for developing, testing and deploying AI applications. Salesforce shares were up 10.2%.Price: $219.23, Change: $+8.09, Percent Change: +3.83%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Mixed Premarket Monday

Technology stocks were mixed premarket Monday, with the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.2% and the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advancing by 1%.Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will feature in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktop personal computers. Nvidia stock rose past 2% and Microsoft shares were up more than 3% pre-bell.Intel (INTC) plans to begin shipping a new artificial intelligence chip in limited volumes by the end of 2026, the Financial Times reported, citing a senior company executive. Intel stock was down more than 5% premarket.Salesforce (CRM) shares were up more than 4% after the company said it will invest $2 billion in France through 2030, expanding its AI and cloud operations.

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Research

Research Alert: CFRA Maintains Strong Buy Opinion On Shares Of Nvidia Corporation

CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:Jensen Huang held his keynote speech at Computex where he reiterated his vision for the Agentic AI ecosystem. NVDA unveiled RTX Spark, a new Windows on Arm platform that will power over 30 laptops and 10 desktop systems launching this fall from all the major PC manufacturers, with the goal of running autonomous assistants locally (128GB of unified memory). NVDA also announced Agent Toolkit, a full-stack aimed at optimizing its entire physical AI stack into agent-callable tools (Cosmos for physical world reasoning, Omniverse for simulation/digital twins, Isaac for robotics simulation/robot learning, Metropolis for vision AI, Alpamayo for autonomous driving, and Jetson for edge AI). We think that these announcements, among others, position NVDA to benefit from the changing AI narrative shift toward inference workloads and edge devices. We expect x86 providers (INTC/AMD) and emerging player QCOM to be viewed negatively on NVDA competitive concerns but see the market large enough for all these players to succeed.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech

Technology stocks were flat to higher premarket Monday, with the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) inactive and the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advancing by 1.2%.Nvidia (NVDA) has launched RTX Spark, a new AI chip that will feature in Microsoft (MSFT) Windows laptops and desktop personal computers. Nvidia stock rose past 2% and Microsoft shares were up more than 3% pre-bell.

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Asia Markets

US Equity Futures Rise Pre-Bell Despite Renewed US-Iran Clashes

US equity futures were edging higher pre-bell Monday despite the shaky Middle East ceasefire being tested once again by a new exchange of attacks, even as President Donald Trump stated that Iran wants to come to an agreement.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.21% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.2% higher.The US said that it struck radar and drone sites in Iran after an American drone was shot down over the weekend. Iran then said it launched its own strike, while Kuwait reported that it intercepted incoming drone and missile fire."Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. He has not yet decided on whether to move forward on an agreement to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Among the companies reporting financial results this week are Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Broadcom (AVGO), and CrowdStrike (CRWD).Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 2.3% at $93.24 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 2.9% higher at $89.92 per barrel.The final S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers index for May, due at 9:45 am ET, is seen coming in at 55.3, unchanged from its prior value, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.The May Institute for Supply Management's services index, due at 10 am ET, is projected at 53.0, versus 52.7 previously. The April construction spending report is also due at 10 am ET.In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 0.9% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.9% higher, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.3% lower. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was down 0.3%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.6% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.In equities, Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) shares were up 2.4% and 3.6%, respectively, after Nvidia said it launched RTX Spark, a new chip for Microsoft Windows PC personal AI agents. Dell Technologies (DELL) stock was up 1.2% after the company said it launched its XPS 13 compact laptop. Salesforce (CRM) shares rose nearly 5% after the company said it plans to invest $2 billion in France through 2030 and expand its AI and cloud operations.On the losing side, Toyota Motor (TM) stock was down 3% after a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration is expected to propose a tweak to the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement that would require half of all automobile components and materials to come from sources in the US. Constellation Energy (CEG) stock was down 2.7% after the company said certain shareholders launched a public offering of 11 million of its common shares.

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