July 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street was on track to open higher on Thursday, as gains in chip stocks helped offset renewed geopolitical jitters after fresh exchange of attacks threatened to prolong the U.S.-Iran conflict and keep markets volatile. .N

** Levi Strauss & Co LEVI.N:
BUZZ - Shares fall despite higher annual sales forecast nL4N43B0ST

** Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc IONS.O:
BUZZ - Falls after AstraZeneca-partnered drug fails late-stage heart disease trial nL4N43B0QN

** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:

** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:

** Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.N:

BUZZ - Copper miners gain as red metal prices edge higher nL4N43B0V0

** Charles River Laboratories International Inc CRL.N:

** IQVIA Holdings Inc IQV.N:

** ICON PLC ICLR.O:

** Fortrea Holdings Inc FTRE.O:
BUZZ - TD Cowen sees improving demand for contract research firms in Q2 2026 nL4N43B0VG

** PepsiCo Inc PEP.O:
BUZZ - See-saws after reaffirming annual forecast despite Q2 sales beat nL6N43B0LM

** Gloo Holdings Inc GLOO.O:
BUZZ - Sinks on stock offering nL6N43B0MX

** Greenwich LifeSciences Inc GLSI.O:
BUZZ - Rises after EMA update for breast cancer drug nL4N43B0YH

** Meta Platforms Inc META.O:
BUZZ - Falls after Reuters reports AI chip production set for September nL6N43B0MN

** FuelCell Energy Inc FCEL.O:
BUZZ - Rises on Siemens collaboration to expand fuel cell deployments nL4N43B0ZO

** Simply Good Foods Co SMPL.O:
BUZZ - Rises after lifting annual sales target nL6N43B0O5

** Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O:
BUZZ - Gains after Mizuho lifts target price nL4N43B102

** Bloom Energy Corp BE.N:
BUZZ - Rises after company rejects Hunterbrook claims, defends supply chain nL4N43B131

** Salesforce Inc CRM.N:
BUZZ - Falls as KeyBanc downgrades stock nL4N43B13S