U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the S&P 500 edging lower on Wednesday. The Dow traded down 0.12% to 39,825.66 while the NASDAQ rose 0.07% to 16,843.82. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.04% to 5,319.28. Check This Out: Top 5 Industrials Stocks That May Explode This Quarter Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares rose by 0.3% on Wednesday. In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell by 1.6%. Top Headline Williams-Sonoma, Inc (NYSE:WSM) reported better-than-expected first-quarter FY24 earnings. The company reported a first-quarter FY24 sales decline of 5% year-on-year to $1.66 billion, meeting the analyst consensus estimate. Comparable brand revenue for the quarter declined 4.9%. Adjusted EPS of $4.07 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.70. Equities Trading UP                        Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKTS) shares shot up 141% to $0.3320 after the company reportedly floated the probability of bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit against Qorvo. Shares of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) got a boost, surging 80% to $0.9718 on continued volatility. Greenhaven last week ...