Crude Oil Rises Over 1%; General Mills Earnings Top Views - DBV Technologies (NASDAQ:DBVT), General Mills (NYSE:GIS)

Market Overview - U.S. stocks experienced a decline, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 1% on Wednesday. The Dow decreased by 0.13% to 48,050.79, the Nasdaq fell 1.18% to 22,838.26, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.73% to 6,750.66 [1] - Energy shares rose by 1.3%, while information technology stocks fell by 1.8% [1] Company Earnings - General Mills Inc. reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.10, exceeding the analyst consensus estimate of $1.03. Quarterly sales were $4.86 billion, down 7% year over year, but still above the expected $4.781 billion [2] Commodity Market - Oil prices increased by 1.7% to $56.21, gold rose by 0.9% to $4,371.80, silver surged 4.6% to $66.205, and copper climbed 1.4% to $5.4340 [5] Stock Movements - Vyne Therapeutics Inc. shares surged 57% to $0.63 following a merger announcement with Yarrow Bioscience. Udemy Inc. shares rose 27% to $6.80 after signing a merger agreement with Coursera. DBV Technologies SA shares increased by 28% to $23.09 after positive Phase 3 trial results [8] - Conversely, Vistagen Therapeutics Inc. shares plummeted 81% to $0.81 after failing to meet primary endpoints in a Phase 3 study. Children's Place Inc. shares fell 39% to $4.46 due to disappointing third-quarter results, and Kyverna Therapeutics Inc. shares dropped 32% to $7.00 following a $100 million public offering announcement [8]