Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Rigetti Computing , Quantum Computing , D-Wave Quantum — Stocks related to quantum computing top the market on the up-and-coming industry’s strong year-end rally It soared in pre-market trading. Righetti’s stock rose 27%, DWave Quantum’s stock rose 5% and Quantum Computing’s stock rose almost 8%. KULR Technology Group — Shares rose more than 11%. On Thursday, the company’s stock soared more than 40% after the company announced it had purchased 217.18 Bitcoins worth about $21 million. The purchase is the company’s first since announcing a new Bitcoin Treasury initiative on December 4, the day Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time. HONDA — The automaker’s U.S.-listed shares continued to rise after Honda officially began merger talks with fellow Japanese automaker Nissan. The stock rose nearly 3% in early trading Friday and was last on pace for a weekly gain of 19%. Toyota Motor Corporation — Shares rose more than 2%, extending the nearly 9% rise seen in the previous session. Earlier this week, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing unnamed executives, that the Japanese automaker aims to double its return on equity (ROE) to 20%. MicroStrategy — The Bitcoin agency’s stock rose nearly 1% on Friday as the cryptocurrency’s price rose above $96,000. This was announced a day after the crypto market came under pressure on Thursday. During the same trading session, MicroStrategy fell 4.8%. GameStop — Shares fell nearly 2%, reversing gains seen in the previous session. The video game retailer’s stock is on a five-day winning streak and is up more than 88% this year. Red Cat Holdings — Shares rose more than 3% and continued their strong gains this year. In 2024, Drone stock rose nearly 1,424%. The stock has also risen about 14% since the beginning of the month amid a broad rally in the sector as drone sightings across the Northeast sparked retailer interest in the sector and the company partnered with Palantir. did. Amedisys, UnitedHealth — Amedisys stock rose more than 4% after filings revealed the companies entered into a new waiver agreement, extending the deadline to close their $3.3 billion merger. It fell slightly. The new deadline will be 10 days after a final court decision is rendered in the case or December 31, 2025, whichever comes first. Netflix — Stock price fell almost 1%. On Thursday, the National Football League announced in a statement that nearly 65 million total viewers watched the streaming giant’s NFL coverage, setting a streaming record. The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers drew an average of 24.1 million viewers, and the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans drew 24.3 million viewers, according to the announcement. This makes the game the most streamed NFL game in U.S. history. —CNBC’s Jesse Pound and Lisa Kailai Han contributed reporting.
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