US Stocks Edge Higher; Dollar General Shares Jump After Upbeat Earnings - Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN), Able View Global (NASDAQ:ABLV)

Market Overview - U.S. stocks experienced a slight increase, with the Dow Jones up 0.1% to 47,930.00, NASDAQ rising 0.01% to 23,454.19, and S&P 500 gaining 0.1% to 6,856.66 [1] - Financial shares saw a rise of 0.4%, while health care stocks fell by 0.6% [1] Company Performance - Dollar General Corporation's shares surged over 7% after reporting Q3 earnings of $1.28 per share, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of 95 cents, and quarterly sales of $10.649 billion, surpassing the estimate of $10.639 billion [2] Commodity Market - Oil prices decreased by 0.2% to $58.86, while gold prices increased by 0.1% to $4,234.70. Silver fell by 1.5% to $57.74, and copper dropped 0.5% to $5.3620 [5] International Markets - European shares rose, with the eurozone's STOXX 600 up 0.5%, Spain's IBEX 35 Index up 0.5%, London's FTSE 100 up 0.2%, Germany's DAX 40 gaining 0.9%, and France's CAC 40 rising 0.5% [6] - Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 2.33% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng rising 0.68% [7] Notable Stock Movements - Polyrizon Ltd. shares increased by 134% to $16.61 following positive preclinical test data [8] - KALA BIO, Inc. shares surged 50% to $1.39 after Oxford Finance LLC acquired a significant stake [8] - Genesco Inc. shares dropped 28% to $25.84 after reporting disappointing Q3 results and lowering FY26 guidance [8] - Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. shares fell 20% to $7.57 after terminating a merger agreement [8]