Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.

1. STOCK NEWS:

Walmart (WMT) provided a "beat and raise" report for Q3 and announced a new $20B share repurchase authorization [more]
Home Depot (HD) reported upbeat Q3 results and reiterated FY22 guidance [more]
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) disclosed in an SEC filing that it added a stake in TSMC (TSM) [more]
Estee Lauder (EL) is near a deal to acquire Tom Ford, said The Wall Street Journal [more]
UiPath (PATH) reported upbeat preliminary Q3 revenue and announced the approval of further restructuring actions, including a workforce reduction [more]

2. WALL STREET CALLS:

Harley-Davidson (HOG) initiated with an Underperform at Jefferies [more]
Netflix (NFLX) reinstated with a Buy at BofA [more]
Philip Morris (PM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus [more]
MKM upgrades Activision Blizzard (ATVI) to Buy, sees stock price discounting growth potential [more]
Capital One (COF) downgraded to Neutral at BofA as credit normalization picks up [more]

3. AROUND THE WEB:

Carlyle (CG) is in talks to put together a bid for Heritage Provider Network, Reuters reports [more]
Activist TCI calls on Alphabet (GOOGL) to slash costs, WSJ reports [more]
Culper Research is short Treace Medical (TMCI), thinks its "best days are behind" [more]
Nike (NKE) will open an online store for virtual sneakers, Bloomberg reports [more]
Tencent (TCEHY) commences a fresh round of layoffs, Reuters reports [more]

4. MOVERS:

Defense contractors such as Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), and Lockheed Martin (LMT) gained following reports of Russian missiles landing in Poland [more]
Sea Limited (SE), Nu Holdings (NU), and Tencent Music (TME) advanced in New York after reporting quarterly results [more]
Planet Fitness (PLNT) rose after hosting its investor day event and sharing 3-year annual financial targets [more]
Twist Bioscience (TWST) fell after Scorpion Capital said it is shorting the stock [more]
Ecovyst (ECVT) declined after announcing a 16M share offering [more]

5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:

Azenta (AZTA) reported upbeat Q4 results and approved a $1.5B share repurchase program [more]
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported upbeat Q3 revenue [more]
Shoals Technologies (SHLS) reported better-than-expected Q3 results [more]
Aramark (ARMK) reported upbeat Q4 revenue [more]
BM Technologies (BMTX) reported downbeat Q3 results [more]

INDEXES:

The Dow rose 56.22, or 0.17%, to 33,592.92, the Nasdaq gained 162.19, or 1.45%, to 11,358.41, and the S&P 500 advanced 34.48, or 0.87%, to 3,991.73.