Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. Bank of America – After the bank won 89 cents per share in the second quarter, the stock rose 1.5%, breaking consensus forecasts of 86 cents per share from analysts voted by LSEG. However, revenues were $266.1 billion, slightly below the $26.72 billion mark that Wall Street was penciled in. Morgan Stanley – Stocks fell 0.3% despite financial institutions breaking second-quarter estimates. Morgan Stanley earned $2.13 per share, earning $167.9 billion, while analysts expected revenues of $1.96 per share per LSEG and $16.07 billion. Goldman Sachs – Bank stocks rose 1.5% after second quarter revenue surpassed street forecasts. Goldman scored $10.91 with revenues of $14.58 billion per share, while analysts examined in LSEG’s forecasts earned $9.53 and $13.47 billion per share, respectively. ASML – Shares fell 7% after semiconductor companies warned in 2026 that they had no growth citing macroeconomics and geopolitics. The news sent chip stocks such as Broadcom and AMD Lower. Johnson & Johnson – Pharmaceutical Giant shares rose more than 2% after quarter results broke estimates. Johnson & Johnson won $2.77 per share after adjusting for revenue of $23.74 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for profits of $2.68 per share and revenues of $22.84 billion. The company also raised year-round guidance for several metrics, including adjusted revenue. Crypto Stocks – Stocks tied to the Crypto market could potentially pass major Stablecoin laws this week by Congressional Assembly. Ether Treasury stocks were the biggest winners. Bitmine jumped 20%, but Sharplink jumped 14%, while BitDigital rose 5%. Bitcoin proxying is also on the rise, with microstrategy increasing by 1.5% and Mala Holdings increasing by nearly 3%. Diageo – Stocks rose 3.3% in a Financial Times report. This cited people familiar with the issue that one of the Ketels and the parent board of Captain Morgan plans to replace CEO Debra Crew. Commvault Systems – The data protection company’s shares rose by about 2% after Guggenheim upgraded it to buy from Neutral. Analyst Howard MA said he expects Commvault to provide key metrics that will help it provide revenue growth and free cash flow margins of more than 20% this year. After the GDS-JPMorgan upgrade from neutral to overweight, data center operators in China rose by about 1%. The bank said the stock is a beneficiary of NVIDIA, which will resume sales of H20 chips in China. – Reported by CNBC’s Lisa Han, Tanaya Macherle, Jesse Pound, Sarah Minh and Michelle Fox
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