Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Righetti Computing, Quantum Computing, D-Wave Quantum – Stocks related to quantum computing soared in pre-market trading, building on the up-and-coming industry’s strong year-end rally. Righetti’s stock rose 27%, DWave Quantum’s stock rose 5% and Quantum Computing’s stock rose almost 8%. KULR Technology Group – Share price rose more than 11%. On Thursday, the company’s stock soared more than 40% after the company announced it had purchased 217.18 Bitcoins worth about $21 million. The purchase is the company’s first since it announced a new Bitcoin Treasury initiative on December 4, the day Bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time. Honda – The automaker’s U.S.-listed shares continued to rise after Honda officially began merger talks with fellow Japanese automaker Nissan. The company’s shares rose nearly 3% in early trading Friday, the latest on pace for a weekly gain of 19%. Toyota Motor Corporation – The stock rose more than 2%, extending the nearly 9% rise seen in the previous session. Earlier this week, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing unnamed executives, that the Japanese automaker aims to double its return on equity (ROE) to 20%. MicroStrategy – The Bitcoin agency’s stock rose nearly 1% on Friday as the cryptocurrency’s price rose above $96,000. This was announced a day after the crypto market came under pressure on Thursday. During the same trading session, MicroStrategy fell 4.8%. GameStop – Shares fell nearly 2%, reversing gains seen in the previous session. The video game retailer’s stock is on a five-day winning streak and is up more than 88% this year. Red Cat Holdings – The stock is up over 3% and continues its strong gains this year. In 2024, Drone stock rose nearly 1,424%. The stock has also risen about 14% since the beginning of the month amid a broad rally in the sector as drone sightings across the Northeast sparked retailer interest in the sector and the company partnered with Palantir. did. Amedisys, UnitedHealth – Amedisys stock rose more than 4% after UnitedHealth said in a filing that the companies entered into a new waiver agreement, extending the deadline to close the $3.3 billion merger. fell slightly. The new deadline will be 10 days after a final court decision is rendered in the case or December 31, 2025, whichever comes first. Netflix – Stock price fell almost 1%. On Thursday, the NFL announced in a statement that nearly 65 million combined viewers watched the streaming giant’s NFL coverage, setting a streaming record. The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers drew an average of 24.1 million viewers, and the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans drew 24.3 million viewers, according to the announcement. This makes these games the most streamed NFL games in U.S. history. —CNBC’s Jesse Pound and Lisa Kailai Han contributed reporting.
