Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Hertz — The rental car company dropped about 5% after the stock rallied 112% after Bill Ackman revealed a big investment . Pershing Square has taken a 19.8% stake in Hertz with outright share ownership and total return swaps. Ackman believes Hertz is “uniquely well-positioned” in President Donald Trump’s tariff regime as auto duties are likely to cause used car prices to rise. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company declined 5.8% after Barclays cut its price target on Tesla ahead of its first-quarter earnings report. The firm cited “confusing” visibility heading into earnings and said “it will be increasingly difficult” for Tesla to see volume growth in 2025. Nvidia — The chip giant fell 4.5%, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s slump during Monday’s session. Nvidia shares slid nearly 3% on Thursday and almost 7% on Wednesday after the company said last week that it will record a $5.5 billion charge due to controls around exporting its H20 graphics processing units to China and other destinations. Semiconductor stocks — Shares of other chip stocks slid on Monday, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing dropping 2.6%, as well as Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom declining 2.2% and about 2.8%, respectively. The pullback comes as analysts have warned that U.S. chip controls could benefit China’s local artificial intelligence chip players . Amazon — Shares of the e-commerce giant dropped 3.1% on the back of Raymond James’ downgrade to outperform from strong buy. The firm also whittled down its price target, noting concerns tied to tariffs and the economic backdrop. Apple — The iPhone maker’s stock slipped 1.9% amid heightened uncertainty related to Trump’s tariffs. Moffett Nathanson predicted Monday that the levies will hurt the company’s earnings in the longer term . The megacap technology name has fallen more than 14% this month. Alphabet — The tech giant dropped 2.3% after a federal judge last week said Alphabet holds an illegal monopoly in online advertising markets. The Google parent is also set to report its latest quarterly report Thursday, at a time when the company is dealing with tariff uncertainty. Netflix — The streaming giant climbed 1.5% on the back of its first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Netflix also cited relative insulation from tariffs. Several Wall Street analysts raised their price targets on the stock on Monday. Comerica — The regional bank stock fell 4.4% after Comerica said it expected average loans and average deposits to decline in 2025. However, Comerica’s first-quarter earnings per share of $1.25 did beat expectations of $1.16, according to FactSet. MicroStrategy — Shares of the bitcoin proxy, which recently rebranded to Strategy , slightly rose on Monday. The gain comes as the price of bitcoin jumped more than 3% in contrast to the broader market selling off and the U.S. dollar hitting its lowest level in three years . — CNBC’s Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh and Sarah Min contributed reporting.
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