Take a look at the companies making headlines before the close: Accenture — The technology stock rose 8.6%. While Accenture’s latest quarter profit and revenue missed expectations, the information technology company reported more than $900 million in bookings for new generative artificial intelligence, according to FactSet. Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group fell nearly 12% after the company said Tuesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the registration of additional shares as effective. The stock has fallen 36% so far this month. Nvidia — Shares of the chipmaker rose more than 3%, extending gains from Tuesday when it surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable public company. Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer — both rose more than 4%. Elon Musk said in a tweet posted to X that Dell and Super Micro Computer will build supercomputers for xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Musk in 2023. Packard Enterprise, Juniper Networks — Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares fell after the British government said it had launched an investigation into the software company’s acquisition of Juniper Networks. Juniper shares rose more than 2%. KB Home — Shares of KB Home rose 2% after the homebuilder reported second-quarter revenue and net income that beat estimates. KB Home earned $2.15 per share on revenue of $1.71 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $1.80 per share and revenue of $1.65 billion. The company noted that net orders increased 2% from the previous year. Advanced Micro Devices — Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose about 1% after Piper Sandler named the semiconductor stock a top pick among the large market. The company said its prospects are “bright” heading into the second half of this year. —CNBC’s Michelle Fox and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting
