US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: Mag-7, US tech names, QCOM, IBM, ORCL, PFE, ACN, AMC, TGT, NKE, APO

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Ukraine reportedly believes it has secured White House backing for a campaign aimed at forcing Russia into meaningful negotiations; Trump privately told Zelensky to act "more boldly"

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UK tribunal gives go-ahead for USD 4bln lawsuit against Apple (AAPL) over iCloud services

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US PRE-MARKET MOVERS: Mag-7, US tech names, QCOM, IBM, ORCL, PFE, ACN, AMC, TGT, NKE, APO

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UK Chancellor Reeves announces former MPC member Jonathan Haskel as preferred OBR chair

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US ADP Employment Change Weekly 30.75K (Prev. 26.5K)

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ES -1.3% NQ -2.7% RTY -1.4%

Mag 7: NVDA -2.3% TSLA -2.2% GOOGL -1.7% AAPL -0.9% META -0.8% AMZN -0.8% MSFT +1.3%
Tech sell-off: South Korean stocks fell w/ KOSPI index closing w/ losses c. 10%; SK Hynix fell >11% & Samsung Electronics >8%
SNDK -8.5% AMAT -7% STX -7% LRCX -6.5% INTC -6.2% MU -6% AMD -6% QCOM -6% SMCI -4.5%
QCOM in advanced discussions to acquire AI chip startup Modular for ~$4bln
IBM +4.5%: Upgraded at JPM; also, Trump positively mentioned CEO
ACN +2.5%: To boost share buyback by $2bln
TGT +1.2%: Upgraded at Wolfe
APO -1.5%: Private credit fund caps redemptions at 5% after investors sought to withdraw c. 16.8%
NKE –1.5%: Downgraded at Evercore
ORCL -2.2% Total workforce declined 13% or c. 21k in FY26
AMC -18%: To raise $200mln in common stock offering

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