Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) edge higher in the premarket session as the company agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected to the AI boom and gaining the right to add a new type of technology to its products.- Shares of Indian technology services provider Coforge Ltd. (COFORGE IN) declined ahead of the US market open after the company agreed to buy Encora at an enterprise value of $2.35 billion in an all-stock deal, adding artificial intelligence, data and product engineering expertise. Encora’s shareholders, including Advent International and Warburg Pincus, will get about 20% stake in Coforge through a share swap. Coforge will issue 93.8 million shares at 1,815.91 rupees each to shareholders of Encora at equity value of $1.89 billion. The deal is expected to close in six months.- Shares of Biohaven (BHVN) fell as much 14 percent in US premarket trading after a mid-stage study of the company’s experimental drug BHV-7000 for the treatment of major depressive disorder missed the primary endpoint. Trends favoring BHV-7000 were observed in some clinically relevant subgroups, including participants with more severe depression at screening and baseline, on primary and secondary outcome measures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) edge higher in the premarket session as the company takes agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected to the AI boom and gaining the right to add a new type of technology to its products. - Shares of Sidus Space (SIDU) rallied as much as 30 percent ahead of the US market open after the Cape Canaveral, Florida-based space and defense tech company announced plans to raise capital through a public offering of its Class A common stock and or pre-funded warrants.- Shares of Biohaven (BHVN) fell as much 14 percent in US premarket trading after a mid-stage study of the company’s experimental drug BHV-7000 for the treatment of major depressive disorder missed the primary endpoint. Trends favoring BHV-7000 were observed in some clinically relevant subgroups, including participants with more severe depression at screening and baseline, on primary and secondary outcome measures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- Nike (NKE) shares got a boost on Wednesday after a filing showed that Apple CEO Tim Cook purchased $2.95 million worth of shares on Dec. 22. Cook is Nike’s lead independent director and served as a director since 2005, according to the company’s website. The filing shows Cook purchased 50,000 Class B common stock at a weighted average price of $58.97.- Costco (COST) rose after receiving an upgrade for Christmas, as Northcoast Research analyst Charles Cerankosky raised the recommendation on wholesale giant to buy from neutral. His new price target of $1,100 implies a 29% increase from Tuesday's closing price. Investors who followed Cerankosky's recommendation received a 0% return in the past year, compared with a negative 9.5% return on the shares.- Dynavax (DVAX) popped after Sanofi agreed to buy the small biopharmaceutical firm for about $2.2 billion, as it seeks to expand a vaccines business currently anchored by its flu shot franchise. The French drugmaker will pay $15.50 a share in cash for Dynavax, 39% above the Emeryville, California-based firm’s closing price Tuesday. The statement on Wednesday came minutes after Sanofi said the US Food and Drug Administration had surprisingly rejected its experimental multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- Intel (INTC) shares fell Wednesday after a report said that Nvidia Corp. halted a test to use Intel’s production process to make advanced chips. Nvidia recently tested the so-called 18A process but stopped moving forward, Reuters reported, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for Nvidia and Intel didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. An Intel spokesperson told Reuters that the company’s 18A manufacturing technologies are “progressing well.” - Dynavax (DVAX) soared after Sanofi agreed to buy the small biopharmaceutical firm for about $2.2 billion, as it seeks to expand a vaccines business currently anchored by its flu shot franchise. The French drugmaker will pay $15.50 a share in cash for Dynavax, 39% above the Emeryville, California-based firm’s closing price Tuesday. The statement on Wednesday came minutes after Sanofi said the US Food and Drug Administration had surprisingly rejected its experimental multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib. - Snowflake (SNOW) dipped after The Information reported that the software company is in talks to buy the closely held Observe Inc. for around $1 billion. Baird writes that such a deal “could make strategic sense” as a way to compete with Databricks, which “has been very acquisitive to expand its platform.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares of Intel (INTC) fell in the early session after Reuters reported that Nvidia halted a test that uses the chip manufacturer’s 18A technology to produce its chips. Nvidia recently tested whether it could manufacture its chips using Intel’s 18A production process but stopped moving forward, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. Nvidia did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment, while an Intel spokesperson told Reuters the company’s 18A manufacturing technologies are “progressing well.”- Shares of Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) soared in premarket trading after Sanofi agreed to buy Dynavax for about $2.2 billion, as it seeks to expand a vaccines business currently anchored by its flu shot franchise. The French drugmaker will pay $15.50 a share in cash for Dynavax, 39% above the Emeryville, California-based firm’s closing price Tuesday. The statement on Wednesday came minutes after Sanofi said the US Food and Drug Administration had surprisingly rejected its experimental multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib.- Shares of Nike (NKE) moved higher ahead of the US market open after a filing shows that Apple CEO Tim Cook purchased $2.95 million worth of shares on December 22nd. Cook is Nike’s lead independent director and served as a director since 2005, according to the company’s website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.