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Good afternoon, hope the back half of your Wednesday is treating you well.

Car rental stocks are quietly becoming the sector story of the day, with Avis sliding 12% and Hertz dropping 5%. Semiconductors are also under pressure, as an OpenAI warning rattles chip investors despite pushback from Google.

The Dow is leading losses at -0.77%, underperforming both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq into the afternoon. Institutional money is rotating carefully, with bargain hunters eyeing select AI large-caps and retail names before the close.

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Top Stories for Wednesday, April 29th

Avis Plummets 12%, Hertz Drops 5% – What's Going On With Car Rental Stocks?

Shares of Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR | CAR Price Prediction) are down roughly 12% in early Wednesday trading after the company released a disappointing Q1 2026 earnings report before market open (BMO).

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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Avidia Bancorp, Inc. (AVBC) This Year?

Here is how Avidia Bancorp, Inc. (AVBC) and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Semiconductor Stocks Tumble on OpenAI Warning. Google Says The Market Has It All Wrong

The market's latest artificial intelligence panic says more about investor psychology than it does about the future of AI.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Retail and Wholesale Stocks Now

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