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Major Averages Broadly Lower Near Noon

The major averages were broadly lower near noon as investors continue to balance easing inflation pressures and strong corporate earnings against renewed geopolitical risks.The inflation backdrop remains supportive for equities. July CPI and PPI both came in softer than expected, reducing concerns that the Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates at its September meeting. PPI was unchanged in July after declining 0.1% in June, while the latest CPI data showed inflation continuing to moderate. The market is increasingly focused on whether the combination of cooling inflation and a weakening labor market will give the Fed room to ease policy later this year.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Applied Materialsreportedand provided upbeat Q4 earnings guidanceU.S. President Donald Trumpand their parts and componentsRedditwasAvalonBayin the S&P 500 at the August 18 openTeslaredesigned Roadster may have flying capabilities,OpenAI is on pace to generate annualized revenue of over $40B based on its present performance,2. WALL STREET CALLS:New StreetMicronto Buy, sees multi-trillion market cap by 2030SanDiskwith a raised Overweight rating at JPMorganCiscoto Hold at HSBCWayfairto Outperform at BernsteinFox Corp.to Overweight at Wells Fargo and JPMorgan3. AROUND THE WEB:Nokiais closing its research and development unit in Hangzhou, China, and cutting 1,600 jobs, Helsingin saysCharter Communicationsreceived final approval from California regulators to buy Cox Communications for $21.9B, WSJ reportsGoldman Sachsis courting investors to participate in Nvidia's$500B AI infrastructure financing initiative, leveraging its longstanding Nvidia relationship to secure a key role in mobilizing capital for the AI buildout, Reuters saysBPand UAE-based XRG have secured an exploration and production license for Venezuela's Loran offshore gas field, which holds an estimated 4 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas and straddles the Venezuela-Trinidad and Tobago maritime boundary, WSJ reportsApplehas trained a large language model in partnership with Alibabafor China's market, Reuters reports4. MOVERS:Capricor Therapeuticsgains afterand announcing the FDA is "willing" to review the company's BLA amendment for its HOPE-3 studyValnevaincreases in New York after announcing with Pfizerthat the EMA has validated theIntermexhigher after providing an update on itsfor Western Union'spending acquisition of the companyKinderCarefalls afterand cutting its guidance for FY26Merlinand York Space Systemslower in New York after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Heartflowand raised its outlook for FY26Midera Food, with CEO Mark Salman commenting, "We saw continued momentum in the second quarter, with orders up 16% and the backlog reaching $446 million"Teamsharesand backed its outlook for FY26DLocal, with CEO Pedro Arnt commenting, "TPV growth has remained above 50% year-over-year for seven consecutive quarters, with the last three quarters at or above 70%"FocalThericsand backed its outlook for FY26INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 0.19%, or 103.36, to 53,736.63, the Nasdaq was down 0.48%, or 128.01, to 26,675.02, and the S&P 500 was down 0.21%, or 16.73, to 7,782.26.

Equity Residential Acquires AvalonBay in Deal Expected to Complete Soon

S&P 500 constituent Equity Residential (EQR) is acquiring AvalonBay Communities (AVB) in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final conditions. Post merger, the combined company will be renamed Vivmark Residential (VMRK) and will remain in the S&P 500.

AvalonBay and Equity Residential Merger Approved by Shareholders

AvalonBay Communities (AVB) and Equity Residential (EQR) announced that at their respective special meetings, AvalonBay stockholders and Equity Residential shareholders overwhelmingly approved all of the proposals necessary to close the pending merger of equals between AvalonBay and Equity Residential (the "merger"). More than 99% of the votes cast at the AvalonBay special meeting voted to approve the merger, which represented approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of AvalonBay common stock, as of the record date, and more than 99% of the votes cast at Equity Residential's special meeting voted to approve the issuance of Equity Residential common shares to AvalonBay stockholders as consideration in the merger, which represented approximately 90% of the outstanding Equity Residential common shares, as of the record date. The merger is expected to close on Monday, August 17, 2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions. If the merger is completed, each share of AvalonBay common stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger will convert into the right to receive 2.793 Equity Residential common shares.