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Ensign Group Acquires Multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities

The Ensign Group announced that it acquired the operations of the following facilities: Delta Post Acute and Rehabilitation, an 80-bed skilled nursing facility located in Delta, CO; La Villa Grande Care Center, a 96-bed skilled nursing facility located in Grand Junction, CO; Milestone Health and Rehabilitation, a 190-bed skilled nursing facility located in Littleton, CO; Monument Ridge Health and Rehabilitation, an 88-bed skilled nursing facility located in Grand Junction, CO; Pendant Health and Rehabilitation, a 130-bed skilled nursing facility located in Lakewood, CO; Skyline Ridge Health and Rehabilitation, a healthcare campus with 85 skilled nursing beds and 47 independent living units located in Canon City, CO; and Springs Village Care Center, a 91-bed skilled nursing facility located in Colorado Springs, CO. Each facility is operated by an Ensign affiliated operator and subject to a long-term triple net lease. This acquisition was effective as of October 1.

Dow Rises While Nasdaq Falls; Market Focused on Economic Data

The major averages were mixed near noon, with the Dow higher and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in decline amid weakness in tech stocks. Still, the market has reacted positively to easing geopolitical tensions and a steep decline in oil prices.Investor attention is focused on a week that includes the Federal Reserve's July policy meeting, second-quarter GDP data, the June personal consumption expenditures price index, and earnings from four of the "Magnificent Seven" companies. The combination of major economic data and heavyweight earnings is expected to drive market direction through the end of the week.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Appleis lobbying the Trump administration to let it use Chinese memory chips, while U.S. supplier Micronis pushing to block the move,ArgenxForte Biosciencesfor $77 per share in cashNaver, Nvidia, and Brookfieldannounced a proposed expansion of, with planned investments that will grow the initial Nvidia DSX AI factory deployment to 200 megawattsMeanwhile, Nvidia is in talks to provide a $250B backstop for OpenAI,Baker Hughesreported2. WALL STREET CALLS:JefferiesFordand General Motorsto BuyRivianto Overweight at Piper SandlerStellantisto Underweight from Overweight at Piper SandlerJPMorganCheck Pointon weaker competitive positionWall Streetof Bending Spoonswith a mix of Buy and Hold-equivalent ratings3. AROUND THE WEB:A Chinese state-backed company has begun manufacturing immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines, a key type of equipment used by chipmakers like TSMCin producing chips, The Information saysParamount Skydanceand Warner Bros. Discoveryremain in limbo as their $81B merger faces an antitrust review that could delay the deal into 2027, limiting strategic moves while the companies focus on legal proceedings and competitors continue to expand, WSJ saysUniCreditCEO Andrea Orcel sees room for an agreement over the bank's proposed takeover of Commerzbank, signaling confidence discussions with the government and stakeholders could lead to a deal, Bloomberg saysWaymo'srobotaxis have been fined $9,325 in parking tickets in Austin since 2024, WSJ reportsTrip.comhas been fined $765M by Chinese regulators after it was concluded that the company abused its market dominance, Bloomberg reports4. MOVERS:D-Wave Quantumgains afterwith AT&T (T)Omerosincreases afterfrom its Phase 3 study of ultomirisGenius Sportshigher in New York after Goldman Sachsof the stock with a Buy ratingCapricor Therapeuticslower after thefor deramiocelMapLight Therapeutics (MPLT) falls afterfrom its ZEPHYR trial evaluating ML-007C-MA5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:AstraZenecaand reaffirmed its guidance for FY26, with CEO Pascal Soriot commenting, "In the first half we saw strong performance and continued pipeline delivery"Ensign Groupand raised its outlook for FY26Bank of Marin (BMRC), with EPS beating consensusBank of Hawaii, with CEO Jim Polk calling them "solid"Sierra Bancorp, with EPS missing consensusINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 90.71, or 0.17%, to 52,037.96, the Nasdaq was down 144.56, or 0.58%, to 24,831.27, and the S&P 500 was down 19.66, or 0.27%, to 7,392.32.