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The major averages had a mixed finish as markets tried to rebound from the sharp technology-led selloff over the prior two sessions. Semiconductor stocks have been at the center of the pressure, with investors reassessing valuations after an extended run higher. Meanwhile, oil prices continue to drop amid optimism over developments in the Middle East.Investors are closely watching earnings from memory-chip maker Micron, which could become an important read-through for broader AI infrastructure spending. Recent weakness in chip shares has revived concerns about whether massive spending on AI data centers and hardware can continue at the same pace.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:AlphabetwasVerizonin the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of the open on June 29FedExreportedand provided guidance for 2026Cerebras Systemsreportedand provided guidance for Q2 and FY26President Trump stated in athat customers are being "gouged" by "big oil companies," and ordered the DOJ to investigate the matterThePfizer'sIbrance combo for metastatic breast cancer2. WALL STREET CALLS:BlackBerrywith a Buy at StifelVaronisto Overweight at Stephens on improving growthTake-Twowith a Buy at BTIGPrincipal Financialto Underperform at BofATwiliowith a Buy at Goldman Sachs3. AROUND THE WEB:Paramount Skydanceis preparing for the California and New York attorneys general to sue to block its proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, NY Post reportsThe Trump administration is urging Metato voluntarily submit its AI models for government review to assess capabilities and risks, NY Times saysTencentis negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan as part of a reassessment of the company's global portfolio, Bloomberg reportsQualcommis in discussions to provide its chip-design services to ByteDance, Reuters reportsOn China's black market, Nvidia'sAI chips have doubled in price as the U.S. crackdown on illicit exports coincides with strong demand from Chinese companies, FT says4. MOVERS:Wendy'sjumped as the stockfrom online trading communities as a potential short-squeeze candidateSunrungained afterwith Renew Home and Teslato deliver more than 16 gigawatts of energy capacity to hyperscalers and utilitiesAbsciwas higher afterfrom its human trial of ABS-201Toyowas lower in New York after announcingHertzfell after filing toand announcing plans to offer $300M in aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Senior First-Lien Secured PIK Notes5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:LiveOneand raised its guidance for FY27Paychex, with CEO John Gibson commenting that the company "finished fiscal 2026 with strong momentum"Daktronics, with EPS and revenue beating consensusMoneyHero, with EPS lower year-over-yearKB Homeand provided guidance for Q3 and FY26INDEXES:The Dow rose 182.06, or 0.35%, to 51,848.90, the Nasdaq lost 110.41, or 0.43%, to 25,476.64, and the S&P 500 declined 7.24, or 0.098%, to 7,358.22.

The major averages were broadly higher as markets rebound from recent losses after a sharp technology-led selloff rattled investors over the last two sessions. Semiconductor stocks have been at the center of the pressure, with investors reassessing valuations after an extended run higher. Meanwhile, oil prices continue to drop amid optimism over developments in the Middle East.Investors are closely watching earnings from memory-chip maker Micron, which could become an important read-through for broader AI infrastructure spending. Recent weakness in chip shares has revived concerns about whether massive spending on AI data centers and hardware can continue at the same pace.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:AlphabetwasVerizonin the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of the open on June 29FedExreportedand provided guidance for 2026Cerebras Systemsreportedand provided guidance for Q2 and FY26President Trump stated in athat customers are being "gouged" by "big oil companies," and ordered the DOJ to investigate the matterFuelCelland Fit Energy announced afor up to 380 megawatts of clean, baseload on-site power for data centers2. WALL STREET CALLS:BlackBerrywith a Buy at StifelVaronisto Overweight at Stephens on improving growthTake-Twowith a Buy at BTIGPrincipal Financialto Underperform at BofATwiliowith a Buy at Goldman Sachs3. AROUND THE WEB:The Trump administration is urging Metato voluntarily submit its AI models for government review to assess capabilities and risks, NY Times saysTencentis negotiating exits from several game studio investments in Japan as part of a reassessment of the company's global portfolio, Bloomberg reportsEli Lillywill be using its cash pile to fund untested drug development strategies in preparation for the expiration of patents on its weight-loss drugs, FT saysQualcommis in discussions to provide its chip-design services to ByteDance, Reuters reportsOn China's black market, Nvidia'sAI chips have doubled in price as the U.S. crackdown on illicit exports coincides with strong demand from Chinese companies, FT says4. MOVERS:Wendy'sjumps as the stock attracted attention from online trading communities as a potential short-squeeze candidateSunrungains afterwith Renew Home and Tesla (TSLA) to deliver more than 16 gigawatts of energy capacity to hyperscalers and utilitiesAbscihigher afterfrom its human trial of ABS-201Toyolower in New York after announcing aHertzfalls after$100M of common stock and announcing plans to offer $300M in aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Senior First-Lien Secured PIK Notes5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:LiveOneand raised its guidance for FY27Paychex, with CEO John Gibson commenting that the company "finished fiscal 2026 with strong momentum"Daktronics, with EPS and revenue beating consensusMoneyHero, with EPS lower year-over-yearKB Homeand provided guidance for Q3 and FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 0.95%, or 490.51, to 52,157.35, the Nasdaq was up 0.75%, or 193.06, to 25,780.10, and the S&P 500 was up 0.65%, or 48.24, to 7,413.70.

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly:OIL COMPANIES:President Donald Trump stated in a post to Truth Social: "The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil. Those prices are dropping like a rock! In other words, customers are being 'gouged.' I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I'm seeing!" Publicly traded oil majors include BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Shelland TotalEnergies. Publicly traded oil refiners include Delek US, HF Sinclair, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66and Valero.AI REVIEWS:The Trump administration is urging Metato voluntarily submit its AI models for government review to assess capabilities and risks, marking a more active oversight approach despite earlier support for lighter AI regulation, The New York Times' Tripp MickleEli Tan and Sheera Frenkel report. Meta is the only major U.S. developer of A.I. technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review, say people familiar with the request. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and Microsofthave all agreed to submit their models to the government's AI safety group, known as the Center for A.I. Standards and Innovation.'NO TOLLS':President Donald Trump stated in a post to Truth Social: "Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are "NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER CHARGES OF ANY KIND BEING SOUGHT OR RECEIVED BY IRAN ON SHIPS TRAVELING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. If this is false information, negotiations would end, immediately! Additionally, no money has been given to Iran, or released from their money to them, by the U.S. We will be releasing some of their money, that is totally controlled by us, to our Farmers and Ranchers, for the purchase of Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and more. Food is desperately needed in Iran, and we will be purchasing it for them exclusively from the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"TREASURY TO OVERSEE FUNDS:In an interview with CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. Treasury will oversee frozen Iranian funds once they're released.