On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, named Roundhill Memory ETF (NASDAQ:DRAM) as her final trade.



Jim Lebenthal, partner and chief market strategist at Cerity Partners, picked Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) after the company agreed to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX).



On Monday, Crinetics and Vertex entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Crinetics for $85 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $10 billion.



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Liz Young Thomas, SoFi’s head of investment strategy, recommended Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VNQ).



Joseph M. Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, picked NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA).



Nvidia shares gained Wednesday following reports suggesting China will let the top AI firms buy a limited amount of Nvidia H200 chips.



Chinese officials recently told Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA), ByteDance and DeepSeek that they may soon receive permission to purchase some Nvidia H200 chips, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.



<h2>Price Action</h2>



<ul>
<li>Vertex shares fell 4.6% to close at $498.43 on Wednesday.</li>



<li>Roundhill Memory ETF rose 2.4% during the session.</li>



<li>Nvidia shares gained 3.7% to close at $204.12 on Wednesday.</li>



<li>Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares fell 1.6% during the session.</li>
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After crashing into a bear market, chips ripped back in a sharp V: the SOX jumped, Micron and SanDisk bounced double digits, and Nvidia held $200. Real bottom, or a bounce that fades before earnings?

After crashing into a bear market, chips ripped back in a sharp V: the SOX jumped, Micron and SanDisk bounced double digits, and Nvidia held $200. Real bottom, or a bounce that fades before earnings?

Chips Ripped Back. Chase the V, or Fade?

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CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades' featured stock picks from Bryn Talkington (Roundhill Memory ETF), Jim Lebenthal (Vertex Pharmaceuticals, citing its $10B acquisition of Crinetics), Liz Young Thomas (Vanguard Real Estate ETF), and Joseph M. Terranova (Nvidia). Nvidia rose 3.7% on reports China may allow limited H200 chip sales to top AI firms. Vertex fell 4.6%, while the Roundhill ETF gained 2.4% and the Vanguard ETF dropped 1.6%.

- On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bryn Talkington recommended Roundhill Memory ETF (NASDAQ:DRAM), while Jim Lebenthal chose Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) after its acquisition agreement with Crinetics (NASDAQ:CRNX) for $10 billion.  
- Liz Young Thomas suggested Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VNQ), and Joseph M. Terranova picked NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), whose shares rose after news of potential chip sales to Chinese firms.  
- Vertex shares fell 4.6% to $498.43, while Roundhill Memory ETF increased by 2.4% and Nvidia shares gained 3.7% to $204.12.

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