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TD Cowen analyst Helane Becker maintains Southwest Airlines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $26 to $25.

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TD Cowen Maintains Hold on Southwest Airlines, Lowers Price Target to $25

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XP shares are trading higher after the company named Victor Mansur as CFO, effective Aug. 1.

Vertiv Holdings shares are trading higher after Mizuho maintained a Neutral rating and raised its price target from $56 to $95.

DDOG

Datadog shares are trading higher in sympathy with Microsoft, which gained following strong earnings.

Raymond James analyst Patrick Tyler Brown maintains Waste Management (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WM#NYSE">WM</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $219 to $229.

Raymond James Maintains Outperform on Waste Management, Raises Price Target to $229

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New Oriental Education shares are trading higher amid overall China strength.

TD Cowen analyst Vivien Azer maintains Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KDP#NASDAQ">KDP</a>) with a Hold and raises the price target from $32 to $35.

TD Cowen Maintains Hold on Keurig Dr Pepper, Raises Price Target to $35

Comfort Systems shares are trading lower as the stock reverses after earlier gaining following Q1 earnings.

Strong earnings reports from Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) have restored positive sentiment in the market, sweeping away fears of increasing risks of stagflation that had <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/04/38434513/us-growth-slows-in-q1-yet-inflation-acceleration-signals-stagflation-the-worst-poss">emerged from Thursday&#8217;s data.</a>
Although the latest PCE inflation report signaled higher-than-expected annual readings, they failed to meaningfully impact on already low expectations <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/macro-notification/24/04/38458581/feds-key-inflation-indicator-hits-2-8-dashes-rate-cut-hopes-traders-on-alert">for Fed rate cuts.</a> Rather, investors opted to focus on positive signals stemming from corporate earnings.
The S&amp;P 500 gained over 1%, and is up by 2.8% this week, on track for its best week since late October 2023. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed with a 1.8% increase, pushing the weekly performance to over 4%, also eyeing its best week in seven months.
A significant amount of support for the broader market came from the Magnificent Seven, with the group gaining a combined market cap of $400 billion in a day, more than offsetting losses seen on Thursday. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MAGS#NYSE">MAGS</a>) rallied 3.5%.
Small caps also saw robust gains, with the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) up 1%. The big underperformer was the energy sector, as its two major oil giants – Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XOM#NYSE">XOM</a>) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVX#NYSE">CVX</a>) – failed to impress investors <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/earnings-misses/24/04/38464570/us-energy-stocks-fall-following-oil-giants-subdued-earnings-reports">with their quarterly results.</a>
Treasury yields were slightly softer, although remained at elevated levels, indicating they had already absorbed the rising inflation narrative over the past weeks. 
Both gold and oil held steady at $2,300 per ounce and $83 a barrel, respectively. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) softened below $64,000, on track for a fourth straight negative week.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Friday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h3>
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<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
<td>1-day %chg</td>
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>17,751.35</td>
<td>1.8%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,107.36</td>
<td>1.2%</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>2,003.71</td>
<td>1.1%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>38,287.77</td>
<td>0.5%</td>
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<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated at 1:00 p.m. EDT</figcaption></figure>
The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) rose 1.2% to $509.49, the&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) rose 0.6% to $383.06 and the tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) rallied 1.8% to $431.95, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro data</a>.&nbsp;
Sector-wise, the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLC#NYSE">XLC</a>) outperformed, up 2.6%, followed by the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLY#NYSE">XLY</a>), both up 1.5% The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLE#NYSE">XLE</a>) was the major laggard, down 1.1%. 
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Friday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h3>
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<li>Alphabet Inc. soared by 10% after a double beat in both earnings and revenue estimates last quarter. Shares are on track to their strongest performing <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38458188/why-alphabet-shares-are-trading-higher-by-12-here-are-20-stocks-moving-premarket">day since July 2019. </a></li>
<li>Microsoft Corp. rose 2.5% after reporting <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/04/38465071/microsoft-q3-shines-light-on-ai-innovation-cycle-analysts-see-plenty-of-runway-for-">better-than-expected results last quarter</a>. </li>
<li>Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) rose 4% amid bullish speculations over next week&#8217;s earnings report. </li>
<li>Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) rose 6%, bolstered by rising expectations for AI spending and fueling a widespread rally in chipmakers. </li>
<li>Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) tanked 10%, sharply underperforming compared to industry peers, on a Q1 revenue miss. </li>
<li>Other companies reacting to earnings were Exxon Mobil, down nearly 3%, Chevron Corp, down 0.2%, AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>), down over 5%, HCA Healthcare (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCA#NYSE">HCA</a>), down over 3%, Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CL#NYSE">CL</a>), up 1.6%, Phillips 66 (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PSX#NYSE">PSX</a>), down 3.7%, AON plc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AON#NYSE">AON</a>), down over 8%, LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LYB#NYSE">LYB</a>), up 2.6%, Ball Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BALL#NYSE">BALL</a>), up 7.6%, Avantor Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVTR#NYSE">AVTR</a>), down 4%, Saia Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAIA#NASDAQ">SAIA</a>), down 20%, Autoliv Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALV#NYSE">ALV</a>), up 5%, KLA Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLA#NASDAQ">KLA</a>), up 5%, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COF#NYSE">COF</a>), up 0.5% and Snap Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNAP#NASDAQ">SNAP</a>), up 30%. </li>
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FICO shares are trading lower following weak 2024 guidance.

Raymond James analyst Patrick Tyler Brown reiterates Union Pacific (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>) with a Strong Buy and raises the price target from $275 to $280.

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Raymond James Reiterates Strong Buy on Union Pacific, Raises Price Target to $280

TD Cowen analyst Max Rakhlenko maintains Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSCO#NASDAQ">TSCO</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $250 to $270.

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TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Tractor Supply, Raises Price Target to $270

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Mobileye Global shares are trading lower after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowered its price target from $26 to $25.

Raymond James analyst Matthew McClintock maintains Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSCO#NASDAQ">TSCO</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $250 to $285.

Raymond James Maintains Outperform on Tractor Supply, Raises Price Target to $285

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Cincinnati Financial shares are trading lower, reversing from earlier strength after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 2024 adjusted EPS and sales.

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KE Holdings shares are trading amid overall strength in Chinese stocks.

Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth reiterates Southwest Airlines (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $33 to $30.

Raymond James Reiterates Outperform on Southwest Airlines, Lowers Price Target to $30

Microsoft Corporation&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) on Friday announced the creation of an AI Innovation Lab&nbsp;with&nbsp;Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EL#NYSE">EL</a>)
The companies will work together to develop solutions that further empower Estee Lauder&#8217;s&nbsp;more than 20 beauty brands as they create closer consumer&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/04/n38454085/the-est-e-lauder-companies-and-microsoft-increase-collaboration-to-power-prestige-beauty-with-gene" rel="noreferrer noopener">connections and increase speed to market with local relevancy.</a>
&#8220;With Microsoft&#8217;s generative AI tools and extensive expertise, we&nbsp;are able to&nbsp;leverage Estee Lauder&#8217;s tremendous data to create more personalized consumer experiences and faster insights to action&nbsp;resulting&nbsp;in increased speed to market and stronger local relevancy,&#8221; said&nbsp;Jane Lauder, EVP, Enterprise Marketing, and chief data officer, The Estée Lauder Companies.
The AI Innovation Lab signifies an intensified strategic bond between Estee Lauder and Microsoft, which&nbsp;was&nbsp;initiated&nbsp;in 2017.&nbsp;
As a part of this enduring alliance, Estee Lauder&nbsp;selected Azure AI as the foundation for its Voice-Enabled Makeup Assistant.&nbsp;
The AI Innovation Lab further positions both companies at the forefront of reimagining the beauty industry with generative AI, per a press release.
&#8220;Generative AI represents a significant opportunity for the beauty industry — creating more engaging customer experiences, getting products into the hands of consumers faster, developing new products more efficiently and sustainably, and much more,&#8221; said&nbsp;Shelley Bransten, corporate vice&nbsp;president,&nbsp;Global&nbsp;Industry Solutions, Microsoft.
Also Read:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/38466580" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microsoft Thanks Call Of Duty, Candy Crush For Sizzling Q3 Gaming Results</a>
Price Action: EL shares are trading higher by 1.30% to $146.88 at last check Friday, while MSFT shares are trading higher by 2.77% to $410.10.
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