The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today … on a Thursday!

Toyota expects a profit hit due to increased tariffs, e.l.f. beauty is facing higher costs from higher tariffs on Chinese imports, SoftBank is still investing in artificial intelligence, leadership changes at Paramount Global and the MLB’s first female umpire takes the field this weekend.

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