• The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell.
• Nvidia shares are back in positive territory for the year after climbing 4% on Wednesday.
• Boeing and Qatar Airways announced a deal for the Middle Eastern airline to buy up to 210 jets.
• U.S. President Donald Trump gave a speech at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum praising Saudi Arabia and its crown prince.
• Steve Cohen, founder of investment firm Point72, said he thinks stocks could “go back toward the lows” in April.

The "Magnificent Seven" group of stocks — comprising , , , , , and — drove much of the .

They have also been some of the hardest stocks hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Those that rely heavily on global supply chains and export markets, such as Apple and Nvidia, suffered the most. By contrast, Meta and Microsoft, which derive more of their revenue from digital services, such as ad sales or enterprise software, actually saw their shares head upward this year.

On Wednesday, Nvidia joined Meta and Microsoft to become the third member of the Magnificent Seven to trade in the green year to date. It's a significant move because the chipmaker — as the word suggests — doesn't deal in intangible products that can slip through trade barriers.

Nvidia's recovery suggests that deal-making under Trump — in terms of tariff agreements and broad bilateral ties, such as those he is forging with Saudi Arabia on his state visit — is providing businesses with a better environment. But it also emphasizes how volatile the market can be this year, when the engine behind 2024's blistering rally can sputter out within the weeks surrounding Trump's "Liberation Day."

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Three-day winning streak for S&P 500
. The ticked up 0.1% and the rose 0.72%. The tech-heavy index was lifted by a 4.7% rise in shares after the chip company announced as well as a jump in Nvidia shares. The lost 0.21%. . Japan's declined around 0.9% and Hong Kong's dropped nearly 1%.

Nvidia is back in the green
Nvidia on Wednesday climbed more than 4% on the back of news that it would of its top artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia. The share move puts Nvidia into positive territory for the year, becoming the amid the for broader market's recovery. Amazon, Alphabet, Tesla and Apple are still facing year-to-date losses in their share prices.

Largest deal for Boeing and Qatar Airways
 and Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced a deal for the Middle Eastern airline to during Trump's state visit with the emir of Qatar. The order, which is the biggest in Qatar Airways' history — and for Boeing, according to Trump — is a boost to the beleaguered planemaker, which hasn't posted a profit since 2018.

'I like you too much': Trump to Saudi crown prince
At the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on Tuesday that was such as Tesla's Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Larry Fink, Trump gave a speech in which he praised Saudi Arabia and told the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — who was in the audience — "." Trump also in Saudi Arabia the same day.

[PRO] Stocks could retest April lows: Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen, founder of investment firm Point72, said he thinks stocks could "go back toward the lows" in April and that there's a . Cohen, however, said a decline in the stock market would not necessarily be a "calamity."

And finally...

Seeking to counter China's , the Trump administration in April  a sweeping executive order to fast-track  within U.S. and international waters.

The move is designed to help private companies access billions of tons of potato-sized rocks known as polymetallic nodules, which are rich in strategically important minerals.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a government agency, appeared to welcome Trump's announcement,  the executive order heralds "the next gold rush" and lays the ground for "a thriving domestic manufacturing industry."