Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Abercrombie & Fitch — Shares popped 22% after the apparel retailer posted fiscal first-quarter sales that grew 22% from a year earlier. Netflix — Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on the streaming stock, leading shares 2% higher. According to the firm, Netflix can see strong double-digit revenue growth that should extend beyond the benefits it is seeing from its paid-sharing initiative. ConocoPhillips , Marathon Oil — The oil company slipped close to 4% in midday trading following news that ConocoPhillips is acquiring peer Marathon Oil in a $17 billion all-stock deal. Other stocks also tied to the government-run health insurance program, namely Molina Healthcare , Elevance Health and Humana , also slid during Wednesday's trading session.

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Persons: Netflix — Morgan Stanley, Dick's, Marathon's, HubSpot, CNBC's David Faber, Chewy, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Abercrombie, Fitch, Netflix, American Airlines, Dick's, LSEG, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, Google, HubSpot, Energy, UBS, Insurance, — Insurance, Molina Healthcare, Elevance, Humana