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What stands out

A brisk Schwab Network premarket roundup led with Redburn upgrading Apple to buy and Bank of America reiterating Micron as a top pick, while Alibaba touted 3 billion downloads for its Qwen AI model. Those three lines are the kind of headlines that move flows, not fundamentals, and they matter because they highlight two different stories: Apple getting sentiment-driven support despite sluggish top-line growth, and Micron riding a genuine rebound in profits that could sustain investor interest beyond headlines.