Bell: Check out the companies making headlines before Oracle – Oracle surged 32% after reporting revenues from Multicloud databases from Amazon, Google and Microsoft grew at a rate of 1,529% in the last quarter. This allowed investors to see past first quarter revenue and revenue from companies that were weaker than expected. GameStop – Meme Stock rose more than 10% after GameStop reported second-quarter earnings of 25 cents per share with $972.2 million in revenues at 25 cents per share. That Bitcoin holding was valued at $528.6 million at the end of the quarter. Novo Nordisk – The US Prime Minister’s shares of the Danish pharmaceutical giant rose 1% after announcing it had significantly reduced its employment of around 9,000 people, or about 11.5% of its workforce. Novo Nordisk, which manufactures Wegovy, said it is a move to simplify organizations and redistributing resources to weight loss and obesity opportunities. Bill Holdings – The stock, which won more than 5% after Reuters, said it cites familiar sources, said activist investor Starboard Value has appointed four directors to the Bill Holdings Committee, including one of its partners. Aerovironment – Defense technology companies rose 2.8% after recording revenues that exceeded expectations. First quarter revenue of $455 million exceeded Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $440 million. However, the adjusted earnings of 32 cents per share were not below the estimated 37 cents per share. For the fiscal year, Aero Winment forecasts earnings between $3.60 and $3.70 per share, adjusted for revenues of $1.9 billion to $2 billion. According to LSEG, analysts have earned $3.52 per share and revenues for fiscal year 2026 at $2 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing – Chipmakers rose more than 2%, up 33.8% year-on-year, after reporting revenue of $33.5777 billion in August. Rubrik – Cloud Datastock fell 2.8% even after analysts voted by LSEG posted a 4-cent loss in pencil and a 3-cent per share second-quarter adjusted loss. Rubrik’s $310 million revenue also beat an estimated $282 million. Synopsys – Stocks fell 23% after semiconductor tool suppliers recorded disappointing third quarter results. Synopsys won $3.39 per share with revenue of $1.74 billion. Analysts voted by LSEG had expected revenues of $1.77 billion with revenues of $3.74 per share. – Reported by CNBC’s Michelle Fox
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