Here are some of the names making big moves in midday trading. Talen Energy – Shares popped more than 23%. Talen said that it has signed agreements to acquire Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Pennsylvania and the Guernsey Power Station in Ohio – a pair of combined-cycle gas-fired plants. The deal comes out to $3.5…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Applied Materials — Shares of the semiconductor manufacturer dropped 6% after Applied Materials posted disappointing fiscal second-quarter revenue. The company’s revenue of $7.10 billion was below the LSEG consensus of $7.13 billion. Semiconductor revenue of $5.26 billion also disappointed the $5.31 billion analysts were looking for. Take-Two…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Charter Communications — The cable stock rose 7% after Charter agreed to merge with rival Cox Communications . The combined company will change its name to Cox Communications within a year. Constellation Brands — Shares popped 3.4% after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed doubled its stake in the…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Berkshire Hathaway — Class A shares of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate jumped nearly 4% following a strong earnings report . The conglomerate said its operating profit skyrocketed 71% to $14.5 billion in the fourth quarter, led by a 302% jump in insurance underwriting. Auto insurer Geico had…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — The chipmaker tumbled nearly 16% as the performance of a language model from Chinese startup DeepSeek raised questions about the amount of investment in artificial intelligence. With that performance, the high-flying AI name is on track to notch its worst day since March 2020….
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Apple — Shares slipped nearly 2% after Jefferies downgraded the iPhone maker to an underperform rating from hold. Analyst Edison Lee called its AI outlook “subdued” and expects Apple to miss its fiscal first-quarter revenue growth forecast of 5% when reporting earnings later this month. Qorvo…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Crypto stocks – Stocks tied to crypto prices jumped amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority as soon as the first day of his new term. Shares of crypto exchange operators Coinbase and Robinhood advanced 4.5% and…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Rivian Automotive — Shares popped 24.5% after the electric vehicle maker’s vehicle production and deliveries for 2024 met the company’s previously announced guidance. This comes after the company had lowered its production target for the full year in October. U.S. Steel — Shares fell 6.5% following…
