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LightPath Technologies Shares Drop Nearly 20%

LightPath Technologies (LPTH) is under pressure on Friday after the U.S. Army signaled it is casting a wider net for companies that could support its effort to replace the Stinger missile. Lockheed Martin (LMT) and RTX's (RTX) Raytheon remain the lead contractors developing prototypes for the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor program, and LightPath currently provides the infrared imaging tech used in Lockheed's design. But in an August 26 notice, the Army said it plans to evaluate additional potential sources ahead of a planned spring 2027 demonstration, a milestone that could ultimately determine who wins the procurement award. Shares of LightPath are down almost 20% at $11.05 in afternoon trading.

Nasdaq Rises 350.95 Points on Nvidia Earnings

The major averages were sharply higher near noon after Nvidia's upbeat quarterly report and outlook for 70% revenue growth for next fiscal year led a rally among other notable tech firms. Salesforce's "beat and raise" report and its collaboration with Anthropic also supported its shares and the indexes.Traders are now looking to Jackson Hole with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh scheduled to deliver his keynote speech Friday at 10 a.m. ET. Investors will be looking for clues about whether the Fed views persistent inflation as a reason to keep rates higher or whether weakening labor-market conditions could eventually justify easing.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Nvidiareported, provided an upbeat outlook, and reportedly agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9BSalesforceprovided afor Q2 and announced its "Claudeforce" collaboration with AnthropicHP Inc.also provided aBest Buyreportedand raised its guidance for FY27Dollar Treeand Dollar Generalboth provided2. WALL STREET CALLS:First Solarto Outperform at BMO Capital after 16% pullbackCelsiusto Hold at Deutsche BankInteractive Brokerswith a Market Perform at Raymond JamesEverpureto Buy at BofA with more growth to comeCitiAbercrombie & Fitchon valuation after 36% rally3. AROUND THE WEB:Trian is no longer preparing a take-private bid for Wendy's, Reuters reportsThe Trump administration has struck data-sharing deals with OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon, and other tech companies to track how AI is affecting jobs and hiring, Axios saysGoogleis moving its team dealing with identifying risks and societal impact of AI out of Google DeepMind, the research lab developing its most advanced AI models, WSJ reportsBritish Columbia Premier David Eby is urging Canada to reconsider its planned purchase of up to 88 U.S.-made F-35samid escalating trade tensions and tariffs, NY Times saysMetahas quietly become one of Anthropic's largest customers, potentially spending up to $10B annually on its AI models despite publicly criticizing the company, highlighting the increasingly intertwined and competitive nature of the AI ecosystem, NY Times reports4. MOVERS:Oktaincreases after, providing guidance for Q3, and raising its outlook for FY27Veevagains afterand raising its outlook for FY27Tenablehigher after announcing it will replace Leggett & Platt inHormel Foods (HRL) falls afterand narrowing its guidance for FY26Modernalower after announcing a5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Burlington Storesprovided guidance for Q3, and raised its outlook for FY26Build-A-Bearand lowered its guidance for FY26Titan Machineryand backed its guidance for FY27HealthEquity (HQY)and backed its guidance for FY27, with CEO Scott Cutler calling it "a record-setting second quarter"Canadian Solar, with EPS missing consensusINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was up 142.20, or 0.27%, to 53,606.08, the Nasdaq was up 350.95, or 1.34%, to 26,481.15, and the S&P 500 was up 48.80, or 0.64%, to 7,724.50.