Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Advanced Micro Devices — The chipmaker soared nearly 6% in response to solid long-term growth targets laid out at its Investor Day, including internal projections for the company’s data center revenue to grow 60% over the next three to five years. BILL Holdings — Bloomberg reported early Wednesday that the financial services firm is considering a potential sale to a major industry rival or private equity firm, pushing BILL stock up 12%. Clearwater Analytics — Shares rose 9% after Bloomberg reported early Wednesday that the cloud-native platform company was considering a potential sale. Affirmed — The Swiss athletic shoe maker soared 8% after raising its outlook for the third straight quarter and beating revenue and profit expectations. Ong also said there was no need to rely on Black Friday promotions to boost demand. BigBear.AI — AI defense stock soared 5%, extending gains from Tuesday, when the stock rose more than 6%. On Monday, BigBear.AI announced its latest earnings, including a definitive agreement to acquire Ask Sage, a generative AI platform. Alcon — The Swiss eye care company’s third-quarter adjusted earnings of 79 cents a share beat the 76 cents expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet, sending the U.S.-listed stock up 6%. Although quarterly sales were below consensus estimates, Alcon reaffirmed its top-line and bottom-line guidance. Sony — Shares rose 4% after the games and software company said its tariff burden would likely add about $324 million to its operating profit for the year ending in March, or nearly 30% less than previously expected. Nvidia — Shares rose more than 1% after investors bought the stock after Tuesday’s selloff. The chipmaker also made a profit after its supplier Foxconn reported strong financial results. Oklo — The nuclear technology company rose 4% after expanding its collaboration with the Idaho National Laboratory. Circle Internet — Shares fell 4% even after the stablecoin issuer reported better-than-expected financial results in the third quarter. The company had earnings of 64 cents a share on revenue of $740 million, beating analysts’ estimates of 22 cents on revenue of $707 million, according to FactSet data. Circle also reported that it accounts for 29% of the stablecoin market. Circle’s stock price has fallen 40% in the past three months. —CNBC’s Sarah Min, Alex Harring and Michelle Fox-Theobald contributed reporting.
