Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The tech hardware stock jumped 6% after Bank of America upgraded the stock to a buy rating from neutral. Shopify — The e-commerce stock advanced nearly 2% after receiving an upgrade to buy from neutral at Redburn Atlantic. AppLovin — The mobile software stock advanced about 6% following a UBS upgrade to buy from neutral. Gannett — Shares soared 16% after Citi upgraded the newspaper stock to a neutral rating from sell. GE Vernova — The energy stock rallied nearly 4% after Bank of America upgraded the stock to buy from neutral.

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Persons: Marie Myers, Biden, Shopify, FanDuel, Michael McGovern, Andrew Obin, Philip Morris, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bank of America, Microsoft, Intel, UBS, Gannett —, Citi, Gannett, GE, Vectura Group, Molex Asia Holdings, Vectura, Accenture —, Bloomberg Locations: U.S