{"id":2532,"date":"2025-11-18T00:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-eat-googl-qubt\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T00:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:48:08","slug":"stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-eat-googl-qubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-eat-googl-qubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks making the biggest moves midday: EAT, GOOGL, QUBT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\">\n<p><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ArticleBody-extraData\"><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"xyz-data\">Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Brinker International \u2014 The Chili&#8217;s parent jumped more than 8%, on pace for its largest one-day advance since April. Short interest amounts to 12% of Brinker&#8217;s float, FactSet data shows. Brinker continues to rebound after tumbling as much as 18% between reporting earnings on Oct. 29 and the close on Nov. 6. Gibraltar Industries \u2014 Shares slumped over 12% after the building products manufacturer announced it had reached an agreement to acquire OmniMax International, a smaller rival, for $1.34 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Vita Coco \u2014 Shares jumped 6% after the coconut water maker said it expects to see an average tariff rate of 6%, down from 23% previously expected. That comes after President Donald Trump slashed levies on several agricultural imports on Friday. OSI Systems \u2014 The electric components maker fell more than 3% after announcing the sale of $400 million in convertible notes due in 2031 . Alphabet \u2014 The YouTube and Google owner rose more than 3% after Warren Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire Hathaway revealed it took a more than $4 billion stake in Alphabet in the third quarter. Zymeworks and Jazz Pharmaceuticals \u2014 Drugmakers Zymeworks and Jazz Pharmaceuticals reported Phase 3 trial results of their cancer drug Ziihera. Zymeworks shares surged 31%, while Jazz rose nearly 22%. Lithium stocks \u2014 Citing a local Chinese news source, Bloomberg reported Ganfeng Lithium Group Company chairman Li Liangbin forecast Sunday that lithium demand will grow 30% in 2026. Albemarle , the largest U.S. producer, climbed 8%; Sigma Lithium popped 31%; and Lithium Argentina and Lithium Americas rose about 8.8% and 7.6%, respectively. Quantum Computing \u2014 Shares jumped 7% after the quantum computing provider issued a strategic roadmap\u00a0toward scalable quantum and photonic manufacturing. Alibaba \u2014 E-commerce giant Alibaba unveiled Qwen App, its revamped Chat GPT-like artificial intelligence application, in China, pushing up its shares 3.4%. Apple \u2014 Investors reacted to a Friday report in the Financial Times that Apple is ramping up preparations to identify and name a successor to CEO Tim Cook. Apple fell 1.5%. Xpeng \u2014 U.S.-listed shares lost 8% after the Chinese electric car maker posted mixed third-quarter results, with its adjusted loss coming in narrower than analysts polled by FactSet had expected, while revenue roughly matched estimates. Fourth-quarter revenue guidance fell short of the consensus estimate. Aramark \u2014 The food services provider dropped 4% after fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 57 cents trailed the 64 cents that analysts polled by FactSet had expected. Aramark&#8217;s $5.05 billion revenue also fell short of the $5.16 billion consensus. Aramark guidance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 2026 of adjusted earnings per share of $2.18 per share to $2.28 compared with the $2.27 analysts were expecting. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Michelle Fox-Theobald, Sean Conlon, Liz Napolitano, Alex Harring, Lisa Han, Itzel Franco and Scott Schnipper contributed reporting<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Brinker International \u2014 The Chili&#8217;s parent jumped more than 8%, on pace for its largest one-day advance since April. Short interest amounts to 12% of Brinker&#8217;s float, FactSet data shows. 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