BUZZ-US stocks weekly: A tiny timid move

** S&P 500 .SPX edges up just 0.1% as AI funding jitters and geopolitics weigh .N

** Dow .DJI dips ~0.7%; Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gains ~0.5%

** SPX survives another flirtation with its 50-DMA

** In any event, it's been a solid year for S&P 500 record closing highs

** U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield US10YT=RR declines to 4.15% area. Is the yield poised for 2026 fireworks?

** Majority of sectors actually get Scrooged: Energy, Real Estate and Staples most miserly, while "Tis the season" for Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Healthcare. That said, most changes modest; only three sectors posted an absolute weekly change of more than 1%

** Energy .SPNY falls 2.9%. Group on Tues follows decline in crude prices on Russia-Ukraine peace deal talks, and natgas firms fall on milder weather forecasts

Then on Weds energy firms gain as Trump's Venezuela blockade stokes uncertainty

** Consumer Staples .SPLRCS down ~0.9%. Lamb Weston LW.N plunges after maintaining annual sales forecast

Though, General Mills GIS.N lifts after qtrly results beat on steady demand for its pantry staples and breakfast cereals

** Industrials .SPLRCI off ~0.6%. FedEx FDX.N up after posting higher quarterly profit, raising annual forecast. Street View: FedEx keeps its engine running despite heavy cargo

Dow Jones Transports .DJT From clunker to Ferrari?

** Financials .SPSY slip 0.2%. PayPal PYPL.O initially rises after applying to set up U.S. bank, but then reverses after Morgan Stanley cuts to 'underweight', stock ends down >2% for week

Truist raises PT on JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, though stock slips for the week

For the week, S&P 500 banks index .SPXBK up ~0.3%, KBW regional banking index .KRX up ~0.1%

** Communication Services .SPLRCL up 0.06%. Paramount Skydance PSKY.O down after Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O rejects rival's bid, saying offer "inferior" to WBD's merger agreement with Netflix NFLX.O

** Tech .SPLRCT up ~0.5%. ServiceNow NOW.N tumbles on report near $7 bln deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis

Oracle ORCL.N falls on report Blue Owl OWL.N will not back $10 bln deal for Michigan data center, though ORCL says project talks remain on track, but stock then rallies as new investor group set to take control of TikTok's US operations. ORCL up >2% for the week

Micron MU.O surges after upbeat results, forecast on booming AI chip demand

And Intel INTC.O, Nvidia NVDA.O rise on Fri; FTC clears $5 bln investment

Still, Semiconductor index .SOX gains just ~0.5%

** Healthcare .SPXHC up ~0.6%. Pfizer PFE.N slides as 2026 profit view below Wall Street's expectations on fading COVID sales, margin pressure from deal with U.S. government to lower prescription drug costs

** Materials .SPLRCM up ~0.6%. Gold stocks gain

ARCA Gold Bugs index .HUI rallies 2.3%

** Consumer Discretionary .SPLRCD up ~1%. Tesla TSLA.O shares jump as CEO Musk confirms driverless robotaxi testing without safety monitors. TSLA up ~5% for the week

Ford F.N retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 bln writedown on weakening demand

Nike NKE.N skids on quarterly margin drop, China woes. NKE slides ~13%

** Meanwhile, on the new listings front Medline MDLN.O jumps after medical supply firm's $6-bln-plus IPO

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(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)

((lance.tupper@tr.com ; terence.gabriel@tr.com))