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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Autodesk, Broadcom, AMC Networks, Virgin Galactic and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Virgin Galactic — The struggling space company slid 15% as the stock's 1-for-20 reverse stock split took effect. The company also announced that Brenda Morris, who served as interim CEO, will remain on its board of directors. Autodesk — Shares gained more than 6% following activist fund Starboard Value taking a $500 million stake in the software company. The company beat earnings and revenue estimates for the second fiscal quarter last week, and it announced a 10-for-1 stock split. Chipotle — The restaurant chain's stock rose nearly 3% ahead of the company's 50-for-1 stock split , which is how it will begin trading at the market open on June 26.

Persons: Mark King, Brenda Morris, BTIG, Goldman Sachs, Corning, Fox, Chipotle, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Virgin Galactic, AMC Networks, Autodesk —, Broadcom, Shattuck Labs, Louisiana - Pacific, TDK, Apple, UBS, Fox Advisors Locations: Louisiana

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Spotify, Virgin Galactic, Lululemon and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lululemon — Shares declined 2% after Wells Fargo downgraded the athleisure company to equal weight from overweight. The firm said Lululemon's prior positive catalysts have already played out, and it forecasts more muted growth in 2024. Spotify — Shares added 8.8% after the music streaming company announced it would lay off 17% of its workforce. The three stocks will replace Sealed Air , Alaska Air Group and SolarEdge Technologies . Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space company plunged nearly 15%.

Persons: Wells, MicroStrategy, Dow, FirstSource, Richard Branson, Branson, KeyBanc, Carvana, Morgan Stanley, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: Marathon, Spotify, Technologies, Uber Technologies, Dow Jones, Builders, Alaska Air Group, SolarEdge Technologies, Galactic —, Financial, United, JPMorgan, Alaska Air Group —, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Air, Hawaiian Holdings, General Motors, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Mizuho Securities, United Auto Workers, Palo Alto, Palo Alto Network Locations: MicroStrategy, British, Seattle, Palo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Disney, Lyft, Krispy Kreme and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Virgin Galactic posted a loss of 28 cents per share, versus the 43 cents per share loss expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the donut maker dropped 4.8% after the company fell short of expectations on earnings and revenue. Krispy Kreme reported earnings of 3 cents per share on revenue of $407 million, while analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of 6 cents per share on $414 million in revenue. The ridesharing company reported third-quarter bookings of $3.55 billion, lower than the $3.90 billion anticipated by analysts polled by FactSet. Earnings came out at $3.42 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had called for $3.43 per share in earnings.

Persons: Virgin Galactic, Krispy Kreme, LSEG, Goldman Sachs, FactSet ., —, Bud, Dickinson, Wall, FactSet, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Galactic, Virgin Galactic, LSEG . Revenue, Virgin, Disney —, Disney, ESPN, —, ISI, Barclays, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, FactSet, Arm, Anheuser, Busch InBev —, HSBC, Busch, Company Locations: U.S

☆ Virgin Galactic to launch first tourism mission after decades of promises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — is finally prepared to launch its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. Meet the crewThis mission comes on the heels of the success of Virgin Galactic’s first commercial mission, which launched in June. Goodwin was one of the earliest ticket holders on Virgin Galactic, which opened its first sales more than a decade ago. Virgin Galactic has sold about 800 tickets, including 600 at prices up to $250,000 and another couple hundred at $450,000 per ticket. In the lead-up to 2023, Virgin Galactic had been undergoing a lengthy “enhancement” process to upgrade its flight hardware.

Persons: Richard Branson —, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin, Goodwin, Virgin Galactic’s, Jeff Bezos, Galactic Schahaff, Mayers, “, ” Schahaff, Oliver Daemen, Bezos, don’t, ”, John McFall, What’s, Michael Colglazier, Virgin Galactic, Colglazier Organizations: CNN, Virgin Galactic, VSS Unity, Virgin, VSS, Galactic, Space, Humanity, University of Aberdeen, Blue, European Space Agency Locations: British, New Mexico, Antigua, American, Caribbean, Scotland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: SolarEdge Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices, Starbucks and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SolarEdge missed revenue expectations in its second quarter, posting $991 million compared to the expected $992 million from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Advanced Micro Devices — The chip stock jumped nearly 4% after Advanced Micro Devices reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Analysts polled by Refinitiv expected per-share earnings of 57 cents on revenue of $5.31 billion. The coffee chain reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $9.17 billion, lower than the $9.29 billion estimated by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Devon Energy posted revenues of $3.45 billion, lower than the estimated $3.74 billion from analysts polled by Refinitiv.

Persons: SolarEdge, Refinitiv, — Pinterest, —, Samantha Subin Organizations: Technologies, Refinitiv, Devices, AMD, Starbucks, Virgin Galactic, Group, Devon Energy, Devon, Frontier Group Holdings, Electronic Arts, Caesars Entertainment

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Joby, Micron, Wells Fargo, Freyr Battery and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading. Joby Aviation — Joby shares gained another 17% premarket. The aviation company announced a $100 million equity investment from South Korea's SK Telecom, expanding an existing partnership. Wells Fargo , JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America — The banks moved higher after passing the Federal Reserve's annual stress test Wednesday. Wells Fargo and Bank of America gained nearly 2%, while JPMorgan rose 1.6%.

Persons: Wells, Charles Schwab —, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Berkshire Hathaway, Overstock, Richard, —, Macheel, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Michael Bloom, Brian Evans Organizations: Aviation, New York Stock Exchange, Joby, South Korea's SK Telecom, Micron Technology, Micron, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Federal, JPMorgan, Citizens, Providence, Occidental Petroleum —, Petroleum, Berkshire, Warren Buffett, Virgin Galactic —, Virgin Galactic Locations: New York, South, Wells Fargo, Providence , Rhode Island, Wednesday's, Virgin

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks, CarMax, Virgin Galactic and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A view of the Starbucks vending van during its debut in Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province, June 7, 2022. Starbucks — Starbucks shares lost nearly 2.5% after a union representing workers said strikes are slated to begin Friday in response to claims the coffee shop chain is not allowing Pride decorations at cafes. More than 150 stores, and about 3,500 workers, plan to join the strike occurring over the next week, the union said. CarMax — The used-car retailer popped 10% after beating the consensus estimate of analysts for its first-quarter revenue. Virgin Galactic — Virgin Galactic shed 18% after announcing a $300 million capital raise via a common stock offering.

Persons: CarMax, Armour, Wells Fargo, TD Cowen, Morgan Stanley, Evotec, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: Starbucks, StreetAccount ., Galactic, Deutsche Bank, Accenture —, Accenture, GSK — U.S, GSK Locations: Hangzhou, China's Zhejiang province, North America, Germany

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Starbucks, CarMax, Virgin Galactic and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Virgin Galactic — Shares tumbled 12.4% in premarket trading after the space tourism company said it raised $300 million through a common stock offer. Virgin Galactic said it wants to raise another $400 million as the company looks to expand and improve its spacecraft fleet. Under Armour — Shares shed nearly 3% in premarket trading following a downgrade by Wells Fargo to equal weight from overweight. Wayfair — Shares of the home furnishings retailer rose more than 1% after MoffettNathanson upgraded Wayfair to market perform from underperform.

Persons: CarMax, Virgin Galactic, Armour, Wells Fargo, MoffettNathanson, Wayfair, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Senate Health, Education, Labor, Starbucks, StreetAccount ., Galactic, Virgin, Baltimore Sun, Footwear, Bed, Deutsche Bank, Accenture Locations: Dirksen, North America, Baltimore

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Virgin Galactic, Adobe, SoFi, Cava and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Virgin Galactic — Shares soared nearly 45% in premarket trading, a day after the company said its first commercial space tourism flight is set for later this month. Adobe — The tech stock rallied nearly 5% following its earnings and revenue beat after the bell Thursday. SoFi Technologies — Shares dropped about 6% after being downgraded by Piper Sandler to neutral from buy. Cava Group — The newly debuted restaurant stock rose more than 4% in premarket trading on Friday, extending its massive gains from Thursday's session. DraftKings — Shares rose more than 1% after the online betting company made a $195 million offer for PointsBet's U.S. assets, outbidding Fanatics.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Oppenheimer, Cava, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Virgin Galactic —, Adobe, Markets, Micron Technologies, Bloomberg, Micron, DraftKings, PointsBet's U.S Locations: India

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Virgin Galactic, iRobot, Cava, SoFi and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

iRobot — The stock surged 19% after U.K. regulators approved Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition of the Roomba vacuum cleaner maker. Cava Group — Cava Group shares dropped 15% during trading Friday, giving back some of its gains from its massive debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. SoFi Technologies — The financial technology stock dropped more than 8% after both Bank of America and Piper Sandler downgraded it to neutral from buy, citing SoFi's recent run higher. Micron Technology — Shares dipped 1.5% after Micron Technology said a China chip ban could hurt the company. Truist Financial — Shares fell 1.6% after Odeon Capital Group downgraded Truist Financial to hold from buy, according to FactSet.

Persons: Richard Branson, iRobot, Piper Sandler, Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Virgin Galactic —, West Pharmaceutical Services, Bank of America, — Cava, New York Stock Exchange, Technologies, Adobe, Nvidia, Devices, Micron Technology, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, — Humana, Odeon Capital Locations: China

☆ Virgin Galactic launches high-stakes flight carrying passengers to the edge of space
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The space plane is designed to then detach from the mothership, fire its rocket engine and swoop straight up with its two pilots at the controls. Virgin Galactic confirmed just before 12:30 p.m. The space plane then coasted back to a landing back at New Mexico’s Spaceport America. The SpaceShipOne technology was parlayed into a larger space plane design, called SpaceShipTwo, which Virgin Galactic still flies today. Virgin Orbit, a sister company to Virgin Galactic that is focused on launching satellites to space on a small rocket, filed for bankruptcy in April.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Rivian, Airbnb, Twilio, Dutch Bros and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California. Twilio — Shares of the software company slid 16% in premarket trading after Twilio's revenue forecast came in weaker than expected. Dutch Bros — Shares tumbled 7.6% after the company reported same-store sales and revenue for the first quarter that came in under expectations. The company did break even for the quarter, while analysts polled by StreetAccount expected a loss of 3 cents per share. Akamai Technologies — Shares of the cloud company rose nearly 5% in premarket trading on better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter.

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