[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.5%), Nasdaq Composite (+2.0%), and DJIA (+1.3%) are little changed from previous levels at midday.
While stock-specific headlines are rather slim today, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD 17.85, +0.75, +4.39%) trades higher after rejecting Paramount Skydance's (PSKY 17.12, +0.12, +0.74%) buyout proposal for $20 a share, according to CNBC.
In separate news, Mizuho raised its target price for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 219.30, +4.40, +2.05%) to $275 from $205, citing significant upside to the previously announced partnership with OpenAI.