<h1>Mixed US stock trading on earnings and buyout-bid news; Venezuelan oil supply plan nudges crude lower, yields adjust.</h1> US equities traded mixed, with the S&P 500 marginally lower, the Dow retreating from a record, and the Nasdaq slightly higher; individual issuers moved on earnings and deal developments, including a reported rejection of a buyout bid and endorsement of an alternative offer, affecting related stock prices. Crude prices declined after a stated plan for substantial Venezuelan oil supply to the US, increasing expected supply and exerting downward price pressure on benchmarks. Treasury yields shifted after mixed US macroeconomic data, including stronger services-sector activity and a lower inflation measure, influencing market expectations for future Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and the near-term path of borrowing costs.