I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

Here's your closing bell brief for Thursday, January 29th. I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks finished the day with mixed results today. The NASDAQ fell more than 1% in trading following a tech sell-off

before bouncing back slightly to close down 0.7%.

The S&P 500 was down a 10th, while the Dow was up a 10th.

Gold prices finished up 0.3% at a new record.

Oil prices also rose as the United States weighed new

strikes on Iran. Among individual companies, Microsoft shares dropped 10% after the company reported

higher spending on artificial intelligence and slower growth for its cloud business. Southwest

airline stock jumped nearly 19% following a strong profit forecast.

The carrier expects earnings to surge due to new seat assignments.

Investors also welcome to shift toward more premium offerings.

Royal Caribbean shares surged almost 19% after its quarterly report.

The cruise operator beat analyst estimates for both adjusted earnings and future guidance. Stronger spending by passengers on board its ships

drove the growth. And Las Vegas Sands shares fell 14%. The casino company reported quarterly

earnings that were higher than expected.

However, the stock struggled on weak results in the gambling hub of Macau.

Heads up, an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries that were based on WSJ reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor.

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