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Nasdaq futures stocks edged higher in thin volume trade, supported by a rally in semiconductor shares after upbeat guidance from leading chipmakers. Investors remain cautious about overbought signals in momentum charts. Palantir and Anduril both pushed back quickly. A spokesperson from Anduril said in a statement provided to Reuters that any concerns were already addressed and that the memo did not reflect "the current state of the program." And a Palantir spokesperson went further, telling Reuters that there were "no vulnerabilities found in the Palantir platform." The U.S. Department of Energy plans to take a 5% stake in Lithium Americas and a separate 5% stake directly in the company's Thacker Pass lithium mine, a joint venture between the Canadian miner and General Motors , Wright told Bloomberg Television. Thacker Pass is expected to become one of the largest sources of lithium in North America. Asian market optimism lifted US futures stocks during overnight trading, with tech and consumer discretionary leading gains ahead of US retail earnings reports.