The Dow Jones opened up 0.2%, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.3%.

Chevron rises 3.0%, Hess rises 7.6%. In a dispute over offshore oil assets in Guyana, Chevron defeated Exxon Mobil, clearing the way for Chevron to complete its $53 billion acquisition of Hess. 3M rises 2.1%, the industrial giant raised its full-year profit forecast. Netflix fell 2.6%. Netflix warned that the expansion of its content lineup led to increased costs for content amortization, sales, and marketing expenses. Sarepta Therapeutics fell 24% after a patient died following participation in a phase 1 study.