The Dow rose 0.18%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.13%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.06%.

Intel falls more than 7% as its financial report falls short of expectations; AMD rises more than 1%. Tesla is up nearly 1% as reports state that Tesla plans to launch Robotaxi in San Francisco this weekend. Laser radar company AEye is up over 20%, with its stock soaring 158% overnight. In terms of news, its flagship product, Apollo laser radar, has been integrated by Nvidia into the DRIVE AGX platform. Cryptocurrency stocks are down, with Coinbase falling more than 1% and Strategy dropping more than 2%.