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U.S. Personal Spending Increased 0.6% in August

The major averages had a mixed day after data showed inflation slowed last month. Inflation-adjusted U.S. personal spending increased 0.6% month-on-month in August, the most since March 2025, accelerating from a 0.1% rise in July. The core PCE price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of underlying inflation in the U.S. economy, increased by 0.2% from the previous month in August, less than market expectations of a 0.3% rise. From the previous year, the core PCE price index rose by 3%, below forecasts of 3.3%.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Boeinghad secured a 6th generation F/A-XX Strike Fighter deal for over $20BConagra Brandsreported upbeat Q1 results and reiterated its FY27 outlookJabilreported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue and provided an upbeat core earnings outlook for Q1 and FY27HP Enterpriseraised its FY27 Networking revenue growth view and announced a $1.2B order from Vultr to deploy AMDHelios AI Rack by HPE systems at Vultr's cloud data center locationsRobinhoodannounced Robinhood Agents and extended equities trading to 24-72. WALL STREET CALLS:Modernadowngraded to Sell from Neutral at CitiTargetupgraded to Buy at HSBC on potential earnings upsideMobileyedowngraded to Equal Weight at BarclaysOppenheimer upgraded Niceas AI disruption fears ease, platform improvesFICOdowngraded to Neutral at BofA after FHFA removed "home field advantage"3. AROUND THE WEB:Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the Microsoftgaming unit is "not for sale," NY Times reportsTSMCis looking into potentially investing in Texas to expand its chip production in the U.S., Reuters saysParamount Skydancehas been discussing to investors about the debt it will be selling to fund its Warner Bros. Discoverybuyout, but the longer it has been discussing, the more it has to pay, Bloomberg saysFordCEO Jim Farley said a supplier issue that affected F-150 pickup-truck output in recent days has been resolved, but the snag has impacted the company's Q3 wholesale numbers, Reuters reportsOpenAI employees warned executives months before a model-testing incident that its newest AI systems were not being adequately monitored or secured, but leadership prioritized meeting release timelines and did not add security protocols, NY Times reports4. MOVERS:Sagimet Biosciencesgained after reporting results from its Phase 3 ASC40-304 OLE trialMongoDBincreased after its board authorized an additional $1B in stock buybacksUiPathwas higher after expanding its partnership with SnowflakeLiquidiadropped after the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that two of six '327 patent claims brought by United Therapeuticswere valid and infringed by LiquidiaGeneral Millswas lower after naming McNabb to succeed Harmening as CEO5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:FactSetreported Q4 results and provided guidance for FY27, with CEO Sanoke Viswanathan calling it a "strong" quarterCal-Maine Foodsreported Q1 results, with EPS and revenue lower year-over-yearConcentrixreported Q3 results and provided guidance for both Q4 and FY26Conduentprovided guidance for FY27 and FY28Workdayreaffirmed guidance for Q3 and FY27INDEXES:The Dow fell 443.87, or 0.86%, to 50,906.05, the Nasdaq gained 63.52, or 0.24%, to 26,861.06, and the S&P 500 declined 19.30, or 0.25%, to 7,651.54.

U.S. Personal Spending Increased 0.6% Month-on-Month in August

The S&P was higher near noon after new U.S. economic data showed inflation slowed last month. Inflation-adjusted U.S. personal spending increased 0.6% month-on-month in August, the most since March 2025, accelerating from a 0.1% rise in July. The core PCE price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of underlying inflation in the U.S. economy, increased by 0.2% from the previous month in August, less than market expectations of a 0.3% rise. From the previous year, the core PCE price index rose by 3%, below forecasts of 3.3%.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Boeinghad secured a 6th generation F/A-XX Strike Fighter deal for over $20BConagra Brandsreported upbeat Q1 results and reiterated its FY27 outlookJabilreported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue and provided an upbeat core earnings outlook for Q1 and FY27HP Enterpriseraised its FY27 Networking revenue growth view and announced a $1.2B order from Vultr to deploy AMDHelios AI Rack by HPE systems at Vultr's cloud data center locationsRobinhoodannounced Robinhood Agents and extended equities trading to 24-72. WALL STREET CALLS:Modernadowngraded to Sell from Neutral at CitiTargetupgraded to Buy at HSBC on potential earnings upsideMobileyedowngraded to Equal Weight at BarclaysOppenheimer upgraded Niceas AI disruption fears ease, platform improvesFICOdowngraded to Neutral at BofA after FHFA removed "home field advantage"3. AROUND THE WEB:McDonaldsis using AI to guide its menu prices in the U.S. and certain global markets, Reuters reportsTSMCis looking into potentially investing in Texas to expand its chip production in the U.S., Reuters saysParamount Skydancehas been discussing to investors about the debt it will be selling to fund its Warner Bros. Discoverybuyout, but the longer it has been discussing, the more it has to pay, Bloomberg saysFordCEO Jim Farley said a supplier issue that affected F-150 pickup-truck output in recent days has been resolved, but the snag has impacted the company's Q3 wholesale numbers, Reuters reportsOpenAI employees warned executives months before a model-testing incident that its newest AI systems were not being adequately monitored or secured, but leadership prioritized meeting release timelines and did not add security protocols, NY Times reports4. MOVERS:Sagimet Biosciencesgains after reporting results from its Phase 3 ASC40-304 OLE trialMongoDBincreases after its board authorized an additional $1B in stock buybacksUiPathhigher after expanding its partnership with Snowflake)Mattelfalls after announcing the appointment of Roger Lynch as CEOGeneral Millslower after naming McNabb to succeed Harmening as CEO5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:FactSetreported Q4 results and provided guidance for FY27, with CEO Sanoke Viswanathan calling it a "strong" quarterCal-Maine Foodsreported Q1 results, with EPS and revenue lower year-over-yearConcentrixreported Q3 results and provided guidance for both Q4 and FY26Conduentprovided guidance for FY27 and FY28Workdayreaffirmed guidance for Q3 and FY27INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 27.21, or 0.05%, to 51,322.71, the Nasdaq was up 284.71, or 1.06%, to 27,082.25, and the S&P 500 was up 44.81, or 0.58%, to 7,715.65.