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S tock index futures were mixed on Wednesday after technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower in the previous session. Here are four stocks to watch on the day: Chevron ( CVX ) was up 0.13% in early trade after confirming it will expand its operations in Venezuela, days after President Trump announced a deal to develop the country's oil reserves. Chevron said agreements for its joint ventures in Venezuela will provide enhanced fiscal, commercial, and legal terms and include plans to spend more than $7B over the next five years, with the company aiming to more than double production to ~600K bbl/day compared to 2026. Nvidia ( NVDA ) fell 0.25% in premarket trade as it advanced talks to acquire AI company Hugging Face in a transaction that may total about $14B, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. An agreement valued at $12.9B could be reached as soon as this week and may include a $1B retention package for Hugging Face employees, although no final agreement has been reached and the terms or timing could change. Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ) fell 1.77% in early action after releasing its fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 financial results. For the quarter ended July 31, the cybersecurity firm reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.02 versus the $0.98 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 34% year over year to $3.41B, topping the $3.35B consensus. Product revenue increased 29% to $738M, while subscription and support revenue climbed 36% to $2.67B. Vertiv Holdings ( VRT ) fell 0.58% in premarket trade after its subsidiary, Vertiv Corporation, agreed to acquire UtilityInnovation Group for ~$1.45B in cash at closing, plus up to $1.15B in earnouts based on EBITDA targets over the next 12 to 24 months. The deal expands Vertiv's power and cooling portfolio from grid interconnect to chip, independent of any single generation technology or supplier, while UIG's team and proprietary technology are expected to help customers accelerate time to power through grid-connected or grid-independent architectures.