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Good financial results and bold talk about artificial intelligence couldn’t stop Micron Technology $MU ( ▲ 0.01% ) from falling 4.43% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Financials: Micron reported earnings of $12.20 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $23.86 billion. Both were better than expected.

Outlook: The company expects revenue to grow to about $33.5 billion in the current quarter, along with earnings of $19.15 per share.

Also: Micron boosted its dividend by 30% on Wednesday.

Quote: “Micron set new records across revenue, gross margin, EPS, and free cash flow in fiscal Q2, driven by a strong demand environment, tight industry supply, and our strong execution, and we expect significant records again in fiscal Q3. In the AI era, memory has become a strategic asset for our customers, and we are investing in our global manufacturing footprint to support their growing demand.” - CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Micron is selling off on a “great print, tougher setup” dynamic: the company beat earnings and talked up the AI era, but valuation wasn’t strong enough to justify how far the stock had already run, so investors took profits.

Final Thoughts: Micron already started 2026 with a 46% gain.

Notable Earnings Today: FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Planet Labs (NYSE: PL), Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG), Caleres (NYSE: CAL), Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), Aveanna (Nasdaq: AVAH), Accelerant Holdings (NYSE: ARX), Intuitive Machines (Nasdaq: LUNR), ElectroCore (Nasdaq: ECOR), Eton Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ETON), Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), Gemini Space Station (Nasdaq: GEMI), GrowGeneration (Nasdaq: GRWG), Intellicheck (Nasdaq: IDN), Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL), Titan Machinery (Nasdaq: TITN), York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS).

Notable IPOs Today: Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: MLAA), GigCapital9 Corp. Class A Ordinary Share (Nasdaq: GIX), BHAV Acquisition Corp Units (Nasdaq: BHAVU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Philly Fed Employment (8:30 a.m. ET), New Home Sales (10:00 a.m. ET).

Discount retailer Five Below $FIVE ( ▼ 0.72% ) jumped 7.78% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting good financial earnings results.

Financials: Five Below reported earnings of $4.31 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $1.73 billion. Both were better than expected.

Powering the Story: Comparable sales increased 15.4% in the period, a sign that consumers are still spending money.

Final Thoughts: Five Below is up 187% in the past 12 months.

After recovering with a 5% gain in the previous week, the cryptocurrency Dogecoin $DOGE ( ▼ 3.11% ) fell about 6% on Wednesday.

Final Thoughts: Dogecoin is still down nearly 19% this year.

A Significant Milestone: SEC approves Nasdaq's move to support tokenized securities trading (CoinDesk)

Jerome Speaks: Dow tumbles more than 750 points to new closing low for 2026, fueled by inflation woes; Fed holds steady on rates (CNBC)

Pain at the Pump: Oil Rises Amid Widening Mideast Conflict (Wall Street Journal)

A Grim Moment: The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it (Fortune)

Shorted: SoFi Fires Back At Short Seller Muddy Waters, CEO Buys Shares (Investor’s Business Daily)

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