Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Brighthouse Financial — Shares soared 23% after the Financial Times reported that Aquarian Holdings is in advanced talks to buy the North Carolina-based life insurer and take it private. Amazon — The e-commerce company and web services provider beat earnings expectations, boosting its stock 12%. Amazon posted earnings of $1.95 per share on revenue of $180.2 billion versus the Street’s estimated earnings of $1.57 per share and revenue of $177.9 billion, according to FactSet. Apple — The iPhone maker added 2% after beating earnings and revenue expectations in its September quarter. Apple also forecast a strong December quarter due in part to iPhone 17 sales that CEO Tim Cook said are “off the chart.” Ramaco Resources — The Appalachian metallurgical coal miner jumped 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 surged 11% after the cloud communications software vendor posted third-quarter results that surpassed expectations. Twilio earned an adjusted of $1.25 per share on revenue of $1.3 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had estimated earnings of $1.08 per share on revenue of $1.25 billion. Western Digital — The hard drive maker rallied 9% after fiscal first-quarter results beat analyst estimates. Western Digital earned $1.78 per share, excluding one-time items, on revenue of $2.82 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $1.58 per share on revenue of $2.73 billion. Intuitive Machines — The stock rallied nearly 5% after Intuitive Machines announced an $8.2 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate to develop next-generation nuclear power systems for spacecraft and lunar infrastructure. Strategy — The software and bitcoin treasury provider jumped 6% after posting better-than-expected revenue of $128.7 million in its latest financial quarter, topping analysts’ $116.6 million revenue forecast, according to FactSet. Pony.ai — Shenzhen officials granted Pony.ai a permit to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxi operations in their city, sending the stock 5% higher. Cboe Global Markets — Shares gained 1% after the global exchange operator’s third-quarter earnings revenue and earnings exceeded expectations, and it announced a strategic realignment of its business, including a sale of Australian and Canadian units. Charter Communications — Shares fell nearly 5% as Charter’s adjusted EBITDA came in at $5.56B, or below analysts’ forecast of $5.61 billion, per FactSet. However, the company’s revenue came in slightly better than expected at $13.76 billion versus the Street’s $13.74 estimate. Dexcom — The medical device maker slumped 12% after executives on an earnings call said the high end of the company’s revenue forecast for 2026 may fall below Wall Street’s consensus view. Leerink Partners estimates revenue growth next year will be 11% to 13%, below the Street’s forecast of 15% growth. Newell Brands — The Rubbermaid and Sharpie maker plunged about 18% after disappointing quarterly results and forward guidance. Newell, which also makes Coleman camping supplies, saw adjusted earnings and revenue fall short of the analysts’ consensus estimates, and it lowered its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to a range of 56 cents to 60 cents per share, down from a prior 66 to 70 cents a share. Newell sees revenue declining by as much as 5% versus prior guidance of a 2% to 4% drop. — CNBC’s Fred Imbert, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Theobald contributed reporting.
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