These Stocks Are Today’s Movers: Apple, Avis, Eli Lilly, GE Aerospace, UnitedHealth, CrowdStrike, Amazon, and More

Barron’s lists the day’s biggest stock movers and the market impact of company-specific news. Apple shares slipped 2.5% after CEO Tim Cook said he will step down effective Sept. 1, with John Ternus named successor. UnitedHealth jumped about 7% after beating Q1 expectations and raising full-year guidance. Avis Budget surged (up ~17% intraday, trading near $714) as a prolonged short squeeze has lifted shares over 400% in the past month. GE Aerospace and Northrop Grumman fell despite earnings beats, highlighting defensive-sector disappointment; D.R. Horton, Lucid and CrowdStrike posted notable gains on results, stakes or analyst upgrades. Amazon edged higher after announcing up to $5 billion more in Anthropic funding, while Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk shares pulled back on Amazon’s GLP‑1 management program. Other movers included Tractor Supply (down sharply on a miss) and Alaska Air (suspended guidance). The piece is a market commentary capturing earnings, corporate changes, activist/short‑squeeze dynamics and analyst moves that are driving near‑term equity price volatility.