U.S. equities were mixed and little changed at midday as the markets awaited any news from the trade talks between the U.S. and China that began today. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose, but the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Dow Jones Industrial Average fell.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 after the media giant announced it was splitting itself into two publicly traded companies, dividi🧔ng its television properties from its streaming a♊nd studio businesses.

Shares of Boeing (BA) gained when the aircraft maker landed its first plane in China after the easing of trade tensions with the U.🐭S. led Beijing to allow deliveries of its jets again.

Qualcomm (QCOM) shares rose when the chipmaker purchased British-based wired connectivity firm Alphawave for $2.4 billion, boosting its expansion into 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) shares slumped as Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock and lowered the price target, pointing to increased competi🍒tion for the maker of the da Vinci surgical robot.

Shares of The Children's Place (PLCE) sank when the children's products retailer's loss soared and sales fell shortꦜ of estimates, which it blamed on consumer concerns about the ec𒐪onomy and tariffs.

Trading in Sunnova Energy International (NOVA) was halted after shares plunged 30% in the premarket when the 𒀰rooftop solar provid🍌er filed for bankruptcy as demand for residential solar panels sinks. 

Oil and gold futures advanced. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note declined. The U.S. dollar lost ground to the euro, pound, and yen. Prices for most major cryptocurrencies were higher.