Baxter International Inc: Gains after raising annual profit forecast.
LKQ Corp: Tumbles after lowering annual profit forecast.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc: Tumbles, eyes biggest drop in over 9 years after trimming product sales forecast.
Crocs Inc: Falls after weak Q3 forecasts, Q2 profit miss.
XPO Inc: Rises after topping quarterly profit estimates.
Mastercard Inc: Rises on strong Q2 profit.
Yum Brands Inc: Rises after saying Taco Bell sales recovering from cyclospora outbreak.
Equinix Inc: Climbs on Q2 beat-and-raise.
Apple Inc: Slides; investors focus on iPhone sales.
U.S. stocks gain as investors parse Microsoft, GDP and inflation data
U.S. stocks gained on Thursday as Microsoft's stellar forecasts soothed concerns about massive AI spending by companies, while investors also parsed fresh GDP and inflation data a day after the Federal Reserve's rate decision.
At 13:30 EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.09% at 52,157.25. The S&P 500 was up 1.47% at 7,423.70 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.57% at 25,071.90.
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