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Instacart (CART) announced floral partnership with floral authority 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS). For the first time, customers throughout the U.S. can order fresh bouquets and gifts from 1-800-Flowers.com directly through the Instacart App for fast delivery from more than 700 participating florist locations across the 1-800-Flowers.com network. The partnership expands the platform's assortment in time for Valentine's Day, one of the year's biggest gifting holidays. The partnership arrives as customers increasingly turn to Instacart for seasonal essentials.

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 finished littled changed, but the Nasdaq closed broadly lower, weighed on by a notable decline in Microsoft shares after it reported weaker-than-hoped-for cloud revenue growth, signaling that sentiment around AI spending and returns remains a key focus for traders.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Microsoftreported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and revenue, though cloud revenueMeta Platformsreportedand provided an upbeat outlook for Q1 revenueTeslareportedand said it would invest $2B to buy Series E preferred shares of xAINvidiaand Microsoft are in talks for an up to $60B investment in OpenAI,Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in talks to combine ahead of a blockbuster public listing slated for later this year,2. WALL STREET CALLS:BMOFirst Solaron overhang from Teslasolar plansRosenblattFortineton "compelling setup" into earningsZillow Groupto Equal Weight at BarclaysMorgan StanleyCencorato Overweight on specialty positionCraig-Hallumof StubHubwith a Hold rating and $12 price target3. AROUND THE WEB:Applehas acquired Israeli start-up Q.AI for close to $2B, one of the largest acquisitions in the company's history, FT reportsGooglehas sent a "cease and desist" letters to Kantar Media, halting Kantar and Barb's UK TV measurement tools comparing YouTube with linear TV and streamers, FT saysHugging Face declined Nvidia's$500M investment offer at a $7B valuation in late 2025, FT reportsAlibaba'sCainiao unit will be taking a stake in Zelos Technology, creating a business valued around $2B, WSJ reportsCoterra Energyand Devon Energyare in advanced talks about a combinationand could announce a deal in the coming days, Bloomberg says4. MOVERS:1-800-Flowers.comgains afterModineincreases after entering a definitive agreement toits Performance Technologies business with Genthermin a Reverse Morris Trust transactionRoyal Caribbeanrises after, providing guidance for FY26, and announcing 10 new ships for its European river cruise fleet andEchoStarslips afterthat Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in talks to combineSAPlower in New York after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:Caterpillar (CAT) reportedand provided its outlook for Q1 and FY26Lockheed Martin, with EPS and revenue beating consensusMarineMaxand backed its guidance for FY26Altria Groupand provided guidance for FY26Dover, with CEO Richard Tobin commenting, "Our fourth quarter results reflect broad-based top line strength"INDEXES:The Dow rose 55.96, or 0.11%, to 49,071.56, the Nasdaq lost 172.33, or 0.72%, to 23,685.12, and the S&P 500 declined 9.02, or 0.13%, to 6,969.01.

The major averages were broadly lower near noon as investors continue to digest earnings results from major technology companies and a Federal Reserve decision to keep interest rates unchanged. Concerns about parts of the tech sector are underscored by a notable decline in Microsoft shares after it reported weaker-than-hoped-for cloud revenue growth, signaling that sentiment around AI spending and returns remains a key focus for traders.Looking to commodities, gold was largely unchanged while oil was sharply higher near noon.Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:Microsoftreportedearnings and revenue, though cloud revenue came in weaker-than-expectedMeta Platformsreportedand provided an upbeat outlook for Q1 revenueTeslareported upbeat Q4 results and said it would invest $2B toCaterpillarreportedand provided its outlook for Q1 and FY26Nvidiaand Microsoft are in talks for an up to $60B investment in OpenAI,2. WALL STREET CALLS:BMOFirst Solaron overhang from Teslasolar plansRosenblattFortineton "compelling setup" into earningsZillow Groupto Equal Weight at BarclaysMorgan StanleyCencorato Overweight on specialty positionCraig-Hallumof StubHubwith a Hold rating and $12 price target3. AROUND THE WEB:Googlehas sent a "cease and desist" letters to Kantar Media, halting Kantar and Barb's UK TV measurement tools comparing YouTube with linear TV and streamers, FT saysHugging Face declined Nvidia's$500M investment offer at a $7B valuation in late 2025, FT reportsMerckis anticipated to purchase roughly 10% of the shares in Eikon Therapeutics'upcoming IPO, Bloomberg saysAlibaba'sCainiao unit will be taking a stake in Zelos Technology, creating a business valued around $2B, WSJ reportsSonyand Singapore's GIC are establishing a joint venture to buy music copyrights, with plans to invest $2B-$3B in the endeavor, Bloomberg reports4. MOVERS:1-800-Flowers.comgains afterModineincreases afterto spin-off and combine its Performance Technologies business with Genthermin a Reverse Morris Trust transactionRoyal Caribbeanrises after, providing guidance for FY26, and announcing 10 new ships for its European river cruise fleet andJoby Aviationfalls after pricing a $600MSAPlower in New York after5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCELockheed Martin, with EPS and revenue beating consensusMarineMaxand backed its guidance for FY26Altria Groupand provided guidance for FY26Dover, with CEO Richard Tobin commenting, "Our fourth quarter results reflect broad-based top line strength"Tractor Supply, with EPS and revenue missing consensusINDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 0.18%, or 87.29, to 48,928.31, the Nasdaq was down 1.85%, or 440.61, to 23,416.83, and the S&P 500 was down 0.89%, or 62.39, to 6,915.64.

Reports Q2 revenue $702.2M, consensus $700.58M. "Our teams remained focused on executing against our key strategic priorities throughout the holiday period, which continues to reflect the early stages of our broader transformation," said CEO Adolfo Villagomez. "While the topline impact of our initiatives will take time as we address structural challenges within the business, we made solid progress in the second quarter on our cost-optimization and organizational-streamlining efforts, including meaningful steps toward transforming our structure into a more functional and efficient organization. These actions are strengthening our operating foundation and better positioning the Company to achieve sustainable, profitable growth. I am proud of how our teams supported our customers and advanced the operational improvements and strategic priorities that are essential to our long-term success."