Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Dell Technologies — The software stock plunged 22% after executives cautioned that its gross margins could face more pressure in 2025. Zscaler — Shares added 5.2% after the cloud security company posted a fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Gap — The clothing retailer soared 26% after posting fiscal first-quarter earnings per share of 41 cents, higher than the 14 cents analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected. The company beat earnings and revenue expectations for the April quarter, but still saw slower-than-expected consumption growth. SentinelOne expects its revenue to fall between $808 million to $815 million in 2024, which was lower than the $817 million forecast by LSEG.

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Persons: Zscaler, LSEG, Nordstrom —, Nordstrom, chipmaker, Marvell, MongoDB, Sun Choe, Choe, Cooper, Paycom, Randy Peck, Christopher Thomas, Maheep, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: Dell Technologies, Lionsgate, Citi, Starz, Nordstrom, Marvell Technologies, Vans, Cooper Companies, Mizuho Locations: Seattle