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 Monday, May 18th. I'm Alexis Green for the Wall Street Journal.

Tech stocks pressured major indexes today with signs of progress in the Middle East competing

against worries about the mountain

cost of the war. The S&P 500 ended less than 0.1% lower, while the NASDAQ fell 0.5%. The Dow was

up 0.3%. Oil prices reversed an early declined and moved higher, with Brent crude floating up to

about $109 a barrel, Treasury yields, meanwhile, stabilized

after hitting their highest level in more than a year.

Among individual companies, Dominion Energy shares jumped 9.4 percent today.

The utility company is in talks to be acquired by Next Era Energy in what would be one of the

biggest deals of the year. Next Era Energy shares fell nearly be one of the biggest deals of the year.

Next Era Energy shares fell nearly 5% on news of the deal.

The acquisition could come as soon as today.

United Health Group stock dropped 0.7% after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it eliminated its stake in the health insurer.

Regeneron shares slid 9.8% after the biotech company said

a late-stage clinical trial for a melanoma treatment failed to reach its goals. And shares of Ryanair

rose nearly 5%. The Irish budget airline warned that the war in the Middle East is driving up fuel

costs and weighing on consumer demand. 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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