U.S. equities edged higher at midday as investor optimism about trade deals and inflation outweighed falling consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose less than 0.2%.

Applied Materials (AMAT) was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 when the semiconductor equipment maker missed revenue fo༒recasts as sales 🐻in China slumped.

Shares of Cava Group (CAVA) fell after the Mediterranean restaurant chain gave a disappointing full-year outlook 🦂even as profit and sales beat est꧅imates.

U.S.-listed shares of Novo Nordisk (NVO) declined when the pharmaceutical firm ousted CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen as the company was losing ground to rivals in the weight-loss𝓡 drug market. 

Charter Communications (CHTR) shares ro𒐪se after the cable provider bought rival Cox Communications for $34.5 billion, including debt.

Shares of Vistra (VST) gaine✱d when the power provider purchased seven natural gas generation facilities from Lotus I🐎nfrastructure Partners for $1.9 billion.

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) skyrocketed after the sp🅘ace tourism firm started by Richard Branson had better-than-anticipated results, reduced expenses, announced new flight plans, and raised prices.

Oil futures advanced. Gold prices dropped. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was little changed. The U.S. dollar was up on the euro, pound, and yen. Most major cryptocurrencies traded higher.