Check out the companies that made headlines in midday trading: Nvidia, Sherwin-Williams — shares rose more than 1% and about 3%, respectively, in the wake of the announcement that both would join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as of Friday. . Nvidia is set to replace rival chipmaker Intel, while paint maker Sherwin-Williams will replace Dow Inc. Intel shares fell more than 4%, and Dow Jones shares fell 2.7%. Berkshire Hathaway – Shares fell nearly 3% after Warren Buffett Group revealed operating profits were $10.1 billion in the third quarter, about 6% lower than a year ago. This was also slightly lower than what analysts polled by FactSet had expected. Talen Energy – The independent power producer fell about 3% after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request to increase the amount of power the Susquehanna nuclear plant can send to an Amazon data center. Talen owns the nuclear plant and sold the data center campus to Amazon in March in a first-of-its-kind deal. Constellation Energy and Vistra shares fell about 11% and 3%, respectively. Investors had expected Constellation and Vistra to announce similar deals with technology companies at some point. Marriott International – Shares of the hospitality company fell nearly 2% on disappointing third-quarter earnings and forward guidance. Marriott reported adjusted earnings of $2.26 per share on revenue of $6.26 billion. Analysts estimated earnings of $2.31 per share on revenue of $6.27 billion, per FactSet. Q4 guidance came in below Street estimates. Peloton – The exercise equipment company's stock jumped 4% after it was upgraded to buy from weak performance at Bank of America. The bank believes Peloton can grow its EBITDA over the next few years under the leadership of its new CEO, Peter Stern. Yum China Holdings – The Shanghai-based fast food company rose 8% after posting a third-quarter win. Yum China reported revenue growth of 5% year-on-year to $3.07 billion, the highest quarterly level ever. Fox Corp. — Shares rose nearly 4% after the media company beat Wall Street's fiscal first-quarter estimates. Fox Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $1.45 per share on revenue of $3.56 billion. That exceeded the $1.13 earnings per share and $3.38 billion in revenue that analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected. Chewy – The pet retailer rose 8% after S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday that Chewy will replace Stericycle in the S&P MidCap 400, effective Wednesday. NEW YORK TIMES – Shares of the media company fell 6% after The New York Times added fewer digital subscribers than expected in the third quarter, even though digital ad sales saw their strongest growth in more than two years. The New York Times Technology Union also announced on Monday morning that it had officially begun an unfair labor strike. — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailay Hahn, Piya Singh, Sean Conlon and Samantha Subin contributed reporting.
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