Stocks are higher as strong gains from Microsoft and tech companies offset mixed signals from the Federal Reserve after the central bank cut interest rates for the second time this year.

The company issues a statement saying it expects to become a publicly traded company next year.

The offer is for $120 a share, a 16% premium to Wednesday's closing stock price for the biopharmaceutical company.

Target shares are rising Thursday after the big-box retail chain says its board authorized a new $5 billion stock buyback program.

The steelmaker expects to post a third-quarter loss of 35 cents a share, much wider than analysts' forecasts.

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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open for Wall Street after the Federal Reserve cuts U.S. rates for the second time this year; Apple Arcade launches Thursday; Datadog raises $648 Million in its initial public offering; AT&T reportedly is looking to either spin off DirecTV or combine it with Dish.