Check out the companies that are trending in pre-market trading. Brighthouse Financial — Shares soared 23% after the Financial Times reported that Aquarian Holdings is in talks to buy the North Carolina-based life insurance company and take it private. Amazon — The e-commerce company and web services provider beat profit estimates, pushing its stock up 12%. Amazon posted earnings of $1.95 per share and revenue of $180.2 billion, compared with the Street’s forecast of earnings of $1.57 per share and revenue of $177.9 billion, according to FactSet. Apple — The iPhone maker rose 2% after reporting better-than-expected September quarter earnings and sales. Apple also expects a strong December quarter, driven in part by iPhone 17 sales, which CEO Tim Cook described as “beyond expectations.” Ramaco Resources — The Appalachian metallurgical coal mining company soared 13% after signing an agreement with the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to accelerate mining and processing of rare earths and other minerals. Twilio — Shares rose 11% after the cloud communications software vendor reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. Twilio earned an adjusted profit of $1.25 per share on revenue of $1.3 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of $1.08 per share and revenue of $1.25 billion. Western Digital — The hard drive maker rose 9% after first-quarter results beat analyst expectations. Western Digital earned $1.78 per share, excluding one-time items, on revenue of $2.82 billion. Analyst estimates compiled by LSEG were for earnings of $1.58 per share and sales of $2.73 billion. Intuitive Machines — Intuitive Machines shares rose nearly 5% after the company announced an $8.2 million contract extension with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Spacecraft Division to develop next-generation nuclear power systems for spacecraft and lunar infrastructure. Strategy — The software and Bitcoin treasury provider posted better-than-expected revenue of $128.7 million in its latest financial quarter, surging 6% and beating analysts’ revenue estimates of $116.6 million, according to FactSet. Pony.ai — Shenzhen city authorities granted Pony.ai permission to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxis in Shenzhen, sending the stock price up 5%. Cboe Global Markets — Shares rose 1% after the global exchange operator reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue and profit and announced a strategic reorganization of its business, including the sale of its Australian and Canadian divisions. Charter Communications — Shares fell nearly 5% as Charter’s adjusted EBITDA came in at $5.56 billion, or below analysts’ expectations of $5.61 billion, according to FactSet. However, the company’s revenue slightly exceeded estimates at $13.76 billion, compared to the Street’s estimate of $13.74. Dexcom — The medical device maker fell 12% after executives said on an earnings call that the high end of the company’s 2026 revenue forecast could fall below Wall Street’s consensus outlook. Leerink Partners expects sales growth next year to be 11% to 13%, lower than the Street’s forecast of 15% growth. Newell Brands — The Rubbermaid and Sharpie maker plunged about 18% after disappointing quarterly results and future outlook. Newell, which also makes Coleman camping gear, lowered its full-year adjusted earnings forecast to a range of 56 to 60 cents per share from 66 to 70 cents per share after adjusted earnings and sales fell short of analysts’ consensus estimates. Mr. Newell now expects sales to decline by up to 5%, compared with previous expectations of a 2% to 4% decline. —CNBC’s Fred Imbert, Alex Harring, Sarah Min and Michelle Fox Theobald contributed reporting.
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