U.S. stocks traded mixed Tuesday, with the Dow Jones falling 0.21% to 51,374.54, the S&P 500 slipping 0.05% to 7,679.95 and the NASDAQ rising 0.03% to 26,828.76. Industrials led sector gains at 0.5%, while consumer staples fell 0.9%. Carnival reported third-quarter earnings of $1.43 per share and sales of $8.435 billion, beating estimates of $1.36 and $8.300 billion, respectively, and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates. BIO-Key International surged 127% after announcing a strategic partnership covering the UAE and Saudi Arabia, while SoundThinking jumped 52% after announcing its acquisition by Transom Capital. Southland Holdings gained 52% after winning a $71 million water pipeline project. NewGenIvf Group fell 76% after pricing a $1.25 million public offering, while Triller Group dropped 37% and Uniqure declined 35% after its cUHDRS results showed slower disease progression that was not statistically significant. Oil fell 2% to $90.74, while gold rose 0.6% to $4,192.20. U.S. job openings declined to 7.079 million in August, while July home-price measures increased.