Ahead of the announcement, take a look at the companies making headlines: Accenture – Tech shares jumped 8.6%. Although Accenture missed earnings and revenue expectations in its latest quarter, the information technology company reported more than $900 million in new orders for generative artificial intelligence, according to FactSet. Trump Media & Technology Group – Shares fell nearly 12% after the company said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission declared an additional share registration effective. The stock is down 36% this month. Nvidia — Shares of the chip maker rose more than 3%, extending gains since Tuesday, when it overtook Microsoft to become the most valuable publicly traded company. Dell Technologies, Super Micro Computer – shares jumped more than 4% each. Elon Musk said in a tweet posted on X that Dell and Super Micro Computer will be building a supercomputer for xAI, the artificial intelligence company Musk founded in 2023. Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks rose more than 2%. after the UK government said it had launched an investigation into the software company’s acquisition of Juniper Networks. Juniper shares rose more than 2%. KB Home – The homebuilder advanced 2% after reporting superior revenue and profit in the second quarter. KB Home earned $2.15 per share on revenue of $1.71 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had forecast earnings of $1.80 per share and revenue of $1.65 billion. The company noted that net orders increased 2% from the prior year. Advanced Micro Devices. Shares rose about 1% after Piper Sandler named semiconductor stocks a top large-cap pick. The firm noted a “bright outlook” for the company as it enters the second half of the year. — CNBC’s Michelle Fox and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting.
