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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Dell Technologies, HP, Estee Lauder, Generac & more

Cnbc · · 668 words · By Darla Mercado; CFP
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35 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Dell Technologies , HP Inc — The computer manufacturers saw their shares pop more than 15%”
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The provided evidence for Dell and HP consists of general Wikipedia and product pages. There is no specific financial data or news reports in the evidence confirming a 15% share price increase.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dell provides technology solutions, services & support. Buy Laptops, Touch Screen PCs, Desktops, Servers, Storage, Monitors, Gaming & Accessories
https://www.dell.com/en-us
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2022 · Shop Dell's powerful desktop computers, including All‑in‑One PCs and gaming desktops. Explore top‑rated Dell PCs built for performance and reliability.
https://www.dellstore.com/desktops.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Dell is the second-largest non-oil company in Texas. [11][12] As of 2025, it is the world's third-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales, after Lenovo and HP. In 2015, Dell acquired the enterp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell
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“Hong Kong-traded shares of Lenovo soared nearly 20%”
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One web search result explicitly states that Lenovo's Q4 revenue results sent 'shares up about 15% on Friday in Hong Kong', while the claim specifies 'nearly 20%'. While the exact percentage differs slightly, the direction and context (Hong Kong shares jumping on Q4 results) are confirmed. However, looking closer at the evidence provided, only one source mentions the price jump specifically. Wait, the evidence says 'up about 15%'. The claim says 'nearly 20%'. This is a discrepancy, but the event is corroborated. Actually, looking at the evidence provided, only one specific news snippet mentions the price jump. I will mark as single_source due to the percentage discrepancy and lack of a second independent source confirming the '20%' figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenovo Group Limited, trading as Lenovo, is a Hong Kong–based Chinese multinational corporation and technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronics, per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenovo HK Services Limited (Гонконг) — планирование, управление и финансирование деятельности компании. Lenovo Global Technology (Asia Pacific) Limited (Гонконг) — инвестиционный холдинг и дистрибуция…
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenovo provides the latest PC Laptops & exclusive offers, and Build your own PC Latest exclusive model Education Store Lenovo PRO Contact us: 2593 0388.
https://www.lenovo.com/hk/en/
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“revenue related to artificial intelligence jumped 84% in the fourth quarter [for Lenovo]”
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The web search result 'Lenovo Q4 revenue tops estimates...' explicitly states: 'AI-related revenue grew 84% in the fourth quarter'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenovo posted Q4 revenue of $21.6bn, up 27% year-on-year and roughly $2.2bn ahead of consensus, sending shares up about 15% on Friday in Hong Kong.AI-related revenue grew 84% in the fourth quarter and…
https://thenextweb.com/news/lenovo-q4-revenue-beats-pc-ai-gr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage™ continued to gain traction, helping customers reduce time to first token with AI Factory and increase value per token through more than 60 AI use cases in the AI Library, s…
https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/fy-2025-26/
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web search NEUTRAL — Financials - Quarterly Results | Robinhood.
https://investors.robinhood.com/financials/quarterly-results
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“Estee Lauder – The cosmetics company saw shares jump 10%”
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The claim states shares 'jumped 10%', but the evidence explicitly states shares 'experienced a significant decline' and 'a further 10% decrease in share price' due to weak guidance.
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web search NEUTRAL — View today's Estee Lauder Companies Inc stock price and latest EL news and analysis. Create real-time notifications to follow any changes in the live stock price.
https://www.investing.com/equities/estee-lauder
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web search NEUTRAL — New York, NY – Shares of Estée Lauder have experienced a significant decline in value over the past year, with a drop of nearly 50%. The trend continued on Wednesday as the company provided weak guida…
https://usnn.com/estee-lauder-shares-plunge-10-on-weak-guida…
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web search NEUTRAL — While Estée Lauder’s stock retreated to the $79 range, Puig’s shares surged nearly 16% on the Madrid exchange, highlighting a stark divergence in how the market views the two players.
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketmi…
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“Estee Lauder and Puig confirmed on Thursday that they have ended talks about a potential merger”
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The claim is directly supported by a cross-reference from CNBC, but the other web search results are general Wikipedia or store pages and do not provide independent corroboration of the merger termination.
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web search NEUTRAL — Estee Lauder said it immediately moved to terminate the contract with the manufacturer it had been in business with for 5 years, stating it was totally unaware prior to the initial inspection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estée_Lauder_Companies
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web search NEUTRAL — GET A FREE FULL-SIZE SKINCARE GIFT WITH ANY $49.50 PURCHASE*. SPEND $90, GET A FULL-SIZE EYE CREAM*. Shop high-performance makeup, skincare and fragrance at Estée Lauder.
https://www.esteelauder.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Free shipping and returns on Estee Lauder at Nordstrom.com. Top brands. New trends.
https://www.nordstrom.com/brands/estee-lauder--231
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“Workday shares jumped almost 4%”
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The evidence discusses Workday's earnings and some shares dropping or trading higher, but none of the provided sources specify a 'jump of almost 4%'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Workday posted earnings of $1.56 per share, beating market estimates of $1.41 per share. Revenue of $1.87 billion topped the analyst consensus estimate of $1.848 billion.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:8b4102e3d094b:0-wh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Workday Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY) shares slid in Tuesday's extended trading after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report and issued forward guidance below estimates. Here's a look at the de…
https://finviz.com/news/320955/workday-shares-drop-on-weak-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is now the time to buy Workday? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free. Zooming In On Snowflake (SNOW). Snowflake’s shares are very volatile and have had 22 moves greater than 5% over the las…
https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stocksto…
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“Workday... posted stronger-than-expected results and raised its full-year margin outlook”
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Multiple sources confirm Workday posted stronger-than-expected results: one mentions revenue of $2.43 billion surpassing analyst expectations, and another mentions earnings of $1.56 per share beating market estimates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Workday reported quarterly revenue of $2.43 billion, marking a 12.6% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. This growth surpassed analyst expectations and demonstrates the company’…
https://wallstx.com/workday-reports-earnings/
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web search NEUTRAL — Those results helped Workday to drive up its bottom line, with net income at the end of the quarter coming to $222 million, compared with just $68 million in the year-ago period.
https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/21/strong-demand-agentic-ai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Workday reported Q2 2022 total revenues of $1.26 billion, exceeding Wall Street's expectation of $1.24 billion, marking an 18.7% year-over-year increase.
https://erp.today/workday-q2-results-exceed-expectations/
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“Aneel Bhusri, a Workday co-founder, returned as CEO during the quarter”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from CNBC, but the Wikipedia entry and other web results do not mention Aneel Bhusri returning as CEO during the quarter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Registered users, sign in to Workday Community.
https://digital.workday.com/en-us/login.html
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web search NEUTRAL — AI agents that understand work. Are you ready for AI agents that can actually act instead of just assist? With Workday, our agents are able to find, build, act, and automate in ways that support and e…
https://www.workday.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Workday, Inc., is an American on‑demand (cloud -based) financial management, human capital management, and student information system software vendor. Workday was founded by David Duffield, founder an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workday,_Inc.
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“Merck — The pharmaceutical company was up almost 5%”
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“its treatment for lung cancer in partnership with Chinese-based Kelun-Biotech cut tumor progression risk by 65% , according to a phase 3 study”
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“Zoom Communications — The video conferencing company saw shares jump 11%”
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“Zoom posted better-than-expected adjusted earnings and revenue for the latest quarter”
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“The company also increased its stock repurchase authorization by $1 billion”
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“IMAX — Shares were up 15%”
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“reports that the company [IMAX] is exploring a sale and had preliminary talks with potential buyers”
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“Ross Stores — The discount department store's shares were up 6%”
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“The firm [Ross Stores] also raised its comp sales forecast as well as earnings guidance for the full year”
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“Take-Two Interactive — The video game holding company's shares fell 4%”
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“Take-Two sees net bookings ranging between $8 billion and $8.2 billion”
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“the FactSet consensus called for $9.13 billion [for Take-Two net bookings]”
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“the company also said Grand Theft Auto VI is still on track for November launch”
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“Futu — U.S.-listed shares of the Hong Kong-based brokerage fell 25%”
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“China launched a crackdown on illegal cross-border securities trading”
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“China will penalize brokerages accused of illegally moving money to foreign markets, Reuters reported”
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“PDD was off 4%, while Alibaba was down 1%”
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“BJ's Wholesale Club — The stock was down almost 9%”
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“BJ's Wholesale Club reaffirmed its full-year guidance”
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“The company expects earnings of $4.40 to $4.60 per share versus the FactSet consensus call for $4.51 per share”
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“Perpetua Resources – Shares of the mining company... fell 4% on the day”
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“Perpetua has secured a $2.9 billion loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank”
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“The proceeds will fund Perpetua's Stibnite Gold project in Idaho, which will also produce antimony”
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“Advanced Micro Devices — Shares were up more than 4%”
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“Arm — The chipmaker rose 3%”
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“Arm is on track for its best weekly performance since February 2024”
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“Generac — Shares jumped 9% after Jefferies upgraded the stock to buy from hold”
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