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• Alphabet (GOOGL) shares gained after the company said it will offer “AI mode” in search to all US users, showing its commitment to redesigning its core business to keep pace with new rivals in the artificial intelligence age. “We want to get our best models into your hands,” Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said Tuesday at the company’s developer conference in Mountain View, California. “So we are shipping faster than ever.” Alphabet’s stock rose much as 5.6% on Wednesday after some analysts expressed confidence that the company can reorient its search product.
• Apple (AAPL) shares slumped on the news that OpenAI will acquire an AI device startup co-founded by former Apple veteran Jony Ive in a nearly $6.5 billion all-stock deal, joining forces with the legendary designer to make a push into hardware. The purchase — the largest in OpenAI’s history — will provide the company with a dedicated unit for developing AI-powered devices. Acquiring the secretive startup, named io, also will secure the services of Ive and other former Apple designers who were behind iconic products such as the iPhone. For the British-born designer, the move marks a high-profile return to a consumer technology industry he helped pioneer. Working for years alongside Steve Jobs, he crafted the look and feel of the modern smartphone, in addition to the iPod, iPad and Apple Watch. He left Apple in 2019.
• Target (TGT) shares fell today after it cut its sales forecast following a sharp pullback in consumer spending and a hit from tariffs and boycotts. The report raised questions over CEO Brian Cornell’s ability to recapture growth after two years of choppy results — especially as economic turbulence is growing. “It’s a great brand. It’s actually a great company. It just looks to us like it needs a new leadership,” said Bill Smead, chief investment officer of Smead Capital Management, which has owned the stock since 2017.Target’s current management has struggled to navigate through cultural and political landscapes, Smead said, referring to the backlash around its Pride collection in 2023 and boycott calls after the company decided to halt diversity initiatives this year.

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- UnitedHealth (UNH) shares plunged today after the Guardian reported that the health insurer secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for ailing residents. Nursing home residents who needed immediate hospital care under the program failed to receive it, after interventions from UnitedHealth staffers, the Guardian reported. In the report, UnitedHealth told the Guardian that the suggestion that its employees have prevented hospital transfers “is verifiably false” and that its bonus payments to nursing homes help prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.

- Canada Goose (GOOS) shares are up after the outerwear maker reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share that beat analyst estimates. The company said it would not provide an outlook for fiscal 2026, citing “ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and dynamic consumer spending patterns brought on by the unpredictable global trade environment.”

- Target (TGT) shares fell as the company missed its first quarter revenue estimates. Now the pressure is growing on Target's chief executive officer after the retailer cut its sales forecast following a sharp pullback in consumer spending and a hit from tariffs and boycotts. The report sent shares falling and raised questions over Brian Cornell’s ability to recapture growth after two years of choppy results — especially as economic turbulence is growing. “It’s a great brand. It’s actually a great company. It just looks to us like it needs a new leadership,” said Bill Smead, chief investment officer of Smead Capital Management, which has owned the stock since 2017.

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- Target (TGT) shares fall after the company cut its sales forecast due to a sharp pullback in spending, tariffs, boycotts, and consumer confidence, with net sales expected to decline by a low single digit this year.

- Palo Alto Networks (PANW) shares drop after the infrastructure software company reported its fiscal third-quarter results and gave an outlook that failed to fully ease growth concerns. However, analysts remain broadly positive on its long-term potential.

- Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) shares are lower after the company announced plans to sell $1 billion of new stock to investors. The New York-based video-game maker plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt and future acquisitions, according to a statement Tuesday. The company declined to comment further on the sale.

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- UnitedHealth (UNH) shares sink after the Guardian reported that the health insurer secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for ailing residents. Nursing home residents who needed immediate hospital care under the program failed to receive it, after interventions from UnitedHealth staffers, the Guardian reported.

- Canada Goose (GOOS) shares jump after the outerwear maker reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share that beat analyst estimates. The company said it would not provide an outlook for fiscal 2026, citing “ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and dynamic consumer spending patterns brought on by the unpredictable global trade environment.”

- Lowe's (LOW) shares rise after comparable sales beat expectations in the latest quarter, despite a 1.7% dip. The results suggest that US consumers have maintained home spending despite economic turbulence, with many deferring big projects due to high interest rates but pursuing smaller ones.

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- Target (TGT) shares are lower this morning after the company cut its sales forecast due to a weaker-than-expected quarter, with comparable sales dropping 3.8% and net sales expected to decline by a low single digit this year. he company is taking steps to drive traffic back into its stores and website, including management reshuffles, a new "multiyear acceleration office", and a focus on offering new items and key products at a good value.
- Lowe's (LOW) moved upwards this morning after comparable sales beat expectations in the latest quarter, despite a 1.7% dip, and the company expects the key sales metric to be flat to up 1% this year. The results suggest that US consumers have maintained home spending despite economic turbulence, with many deferring big projects due to high interest rates but pursuing smaller ones.
- TJX (TJX), the parent of T.J. Maxx and other retailers, saw shares fa;; after the company's guidance missed average analyst estimates for the second quarter. It posted a profit of $1.04 billion for fiscal first quarter, which is down slightly from $1.07 billion in the same quarter last year.
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is on the downswing today amid another bad press report. The Guardian reported that the health insurer secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for ailing residents.

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On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Target (TGT) shares are lower this morning after the company cut its sales forecast due to a weaker-than-expected quarter, with comparable sales dropping 3.8% and net sales expected to decline by a low single digit this year. he company is taking steps to drive traffic back into its stores and website, including management reshuffles, a new "multiyear acceleration office", and a focus on offering new items and key products at a good value.
- Lowe's (LOW) moved upwards this morning after comparable sales beat expectations in the latest quarter, despite a 1.7% dip, and the company expects the key sales metric to be flat to up 1% this year. The results suggest that US consumers have maintained home spending despite economic turbulence, with many deferring big projects due to high interest rates but pursuing smaller ones.
- Home Depot (HD) is following Lowe's higher as earnings from the rival DIY retailer drive the sector higher. President Trump's tariffs are expected to create challenges for the sector, with prices of goods expected to rise, and the home category is especially vulnerable to tariffs due to overseas sourcing and discretionary demand.
- UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is on the downswing today amid another bad press report. The Guardian reported that the health insurer secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for ailing residents.

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- JD Sports shares slide as much as 13%, the most since January, after the British sports retailer said like-for-like sales fell 2% in its fiscal 1Q, driven by a decline in North America
- Marks & Spencer is facing a £300 million ($403 million) hit to operating profit this fiscal year from a cyberattack that’s still disrupting the company’s sales and operations.
- UK stocks including housebuilders: Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Redrow, Berkeley Group, Bellway and Crest Nicholson are in focus today after inflation rose to its highest rate in more than a year, pushing FTSE 100 futures lower.

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- Airbnb (ABNB) shares fell after a New York Times article said that the Spanish government ordered the company to remove almost 66,000 listings from its platform. The move widens a “crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a housing crisis that has become among the worst in Europe,” the New York Times said. Airbnb said in a statement that it would continue to appeal all decisions linked to the case, according to the article; a company spokesperson said the listings would be kept up until the appeal made its way through the courts

- Moderna (MRNA) stock rose on news that US regulators will no longer approve Covid booster shots for healthy adults and children without new studies. The new rule adds a costly requirement for drugmakers, though boosters will still be available for millions of high-risk Americans. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad, who leads the agency’s vaccine division, outlined the approach they intend to take with updated versions of the immunizations in an article published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The agency’s willingness to continue making the shots available for high-risk people with a wide range of health conditions was a relief to the industry, which feared a wave of restrictions from President Donald Trump’s political appointees who questioned the vaccines. Investors were buoyed as the new policy doesn’t require the costly trials for older adults who are more likely to get vaccinated.

- Amer Sports (AS) shares hit a record high as the maker of Wilson tennis rackets and Salomon ski boots boosted its adjusted profit forecast for the full year and reported first-quarter results that topped expectations.

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