Tech giant Apple AAPL, +0.59% is considering buying Manchester United MANU, +25.84%, according to The Daily Star.

Shares of Caterpillar and IBM are trading higher Wednesday morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory.

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Shares of Tilray Brands Inc. Cl 2 TLRY, +3.28% advanced 3.28% to $3.78 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, +0.99% rising 0.99% to 11,285.32 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.28% rising 0.28% to 34,194.06. The stock’s rise snapped a five-day losing streak. Tilray Brands Inc. Cl 2 closed $7.27 below its 52-week high ($11.05), which the company achieved on November 24th.

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The U.S.-listed shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME, +3.60% 1698, 1.15% surged 3.6% in afternoon trading Tuesday, after J.P. Morgan recommended investors buy into the China-based streaming music and audio entertainment company, as the online music business has evolved from being a cost center to a profit driver.

Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +1.04% advanced 1.04% to $85.23 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.36% rising 1.36% to 4,003.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.18% rising 1.18% to 34,098.10. This was the stock’s second consecutive day of gains. Gilead Sciences Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $85.17, which the company achieved on November 21st.

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday as traders gauged the impact of fresh COVID-19 restrictions in China and awaited Wednesday’s minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting.

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