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The tech sector remained under pressure on Wednesday as investors continued to flock to the safety of counter-cyclical areas of the market such as Utilities and Health Care.  Energy lagged as continued signs of a Middle East de-escalation and progress in Strait of Hormuz reopening has pulled the price of WTI Crude Oil futures below $70 per barrel.The evening session and a blowout earnings report from Micronhas manifested a sea change in sentiment and the likelihood of a snap-back rally in the AI trade on Thursday.  Shares of the memory maker were up over 14%, nearly erasing all of yesterday's broadbased losses.  The strong results from Micron also put a bid under the other semiconductor and memory names.  Elsewhere, a robust medium-term outlook from Qualcommwith a higher non-handset revenue target of $40B further relieved the tensions regarding valuations in Semis.  Late in afterhours, S&P e-minis are up 10.6% and Nasdaq 100 contract is up 2.0%.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Micronup 14.4%; Other semis and memory names broadly up in sympathy: Lam Researchup 6.5%, Rambusup 6.8%, Arm Holdingsup 6.7%, Sandiskup 11.1%, Western Digitalup 10.9%.Methode Electronics, Inc.up 14.4%ALSO HIGHER -Qualcommup 12.9% after disclosing medium-term targetsNETSTREITup 5.8% after entering S&P SmallCap 600 indexFormFactor, Inc.up 5.2% after being added to Russell 1000 indexDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -MillerKnolldown 4.9%Trip.com Group Limiteddown 4.3%H.B. Fullerdown 1.9%Jefferiesdown 1.6%ALSO LOWER -ARS Pharmaceuticalsdown 23.8% after commercial update on neffyTaysha Gene Therapiesdown 7.8% after equity offeringCG Oncology, Inc.down 5.4% after block trade

Rambus (RMBS) announced the appointment of Sumeet Gagneja as senior vice president and CFO, effective April 29. Gagneja joins Rambus with more than two decades of financial and operational leadership across the semiconductor, data center, and AI-driven computing ecosystem. Gagneja will oversee the company's global finance organization, including financial strategy, capital allocation, and investor engagement, reporting to president and CEO Luc Seraphin. Gagneja most recently served as divisional CFO for AMD's (AMD) Data Center segment.

In a regulatory filing, Rambus said: "Commencing in the first quarter of 2026, we have been responding to a U.S. federal grand jury subpoena in connection with a criminal investigation being conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. Litigation and other proceedings, such as we experienced in our history and the current DOJ matter, can be lengthy, expensive and disruptive to our operations, and results cannot be predicted with certainty. Any settlement of a matter or adverse decision could include monetary fines or damages, changes to our business practices, negative publicity, reputational harm, or, in cases for which injunctive relief is sought, an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more of our products or technologies. As a result of the conclusion of any matter, including a settlement or an unfavorable ruling on a matter, our business, operating results or financial condition could be materially harmed... We seek to diligently protect our IP rights and will continue to do so."

The major averages closed broadly lower following a report highlighting weakness in OpenAI. Multiple tech stocks were slipping after the OpenAI report, which said CFO Sarah Friar told leadership she was concerned the ChatGPT maker may not be able to pay computing contracts in the future if it doesn't hit expansion goals quickly enough. The news comes amid a big week for corporate earnings, particularly with tech titans Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple set to report this week.Meanwhile, tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high as President Trump reportedly is unhappy with Iran's proposal to end the war. Such tensions, combined with the UAE announcing it will leave OPEC, impacted oil prices, which are back to hovering around the $100 per barrel mark.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:OpenAI has missed its internal targets for users and revenue,Coca-Colareportedand reiterated its FY26 revenue growth outlookUPSreportedand provided guidance for FY26 adjusted earnings growthGeneral Motorsprovided areport for Q1IACplans to change name toand said it will implement a workforce reduction2. WALL STREET CALLS:TFI Internationalto Buy at BofAOld Dominionto Neutral from Underperform at BairdTronoxto Sell at TruistRambusto Neutral at BairdDA DavidsonMicronat Buy on "longer-than-usual" memory cycle3. AROUND THE WEB:Appleis working on a major overhaul of the built-in photo-editing features for its iPhone, iPad, and Mac products, leaning heavily on AI, Bloomberg reportsAmetekis near a deal for Indicor's testing and measurement businesses, which would value them at around $5B, WSJ reportsMetais preparing to undo its acquisition of AI startup Manus after China banned the transaction, WSJ saysThe Federal Communications Commission is moving toward a review of Disney'sbroadcast licenses amid the Trump administration's fight with Jimmy Kimmel, Semafor reportsParamount Skydancefiled a petition to the Federal Communications Commission seeking permission for significant ownership by Middle East sovereign wealth funds, WSJ says4. MOVERS:Sanminagained afterand announcing the authorization of a $600M share buybackSolaris Energyincreased after, raising its guidance for Q2 and signing a third long-term power contractBridgeBioslipped after Pfizerenteredfor VyndamaxErascawas lower after disclosing aafter withdrawing from its Phase 1 trial for ERAS-0015Celesticafell in New York afterand providing guidance for Q25. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Ecolab, with EPS in-line with consensusKiniksareported Q1 results and raised its guidance for FY26S&P Global, with CEO Martina Cheung commenting, "We are pleased with the results we achieved in the first quarter"Operaand provided guidance for Q2 and FY26Asbury Automotive, with EPS and revenue missing consensusINDEXES:The Dow fell 25.86, or 0.053%, to 49,141.93, the Nasdaq lost 223.30, or 0.90%, to 24,663.80, and the S&P 500 declined 35.11, or 0.49%, to 7,138.80.