{"id":2043,"date":"2025-10-31T12:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/brighthouse-financial-amazon-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:59:22","slug":"brighthouse-financial-amazon-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/brighthouse-financial-amazon-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighthouse Financial, Amazon and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<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 headlines in premarket trading. Brighthouse Financial \u2014 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 \u2014 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&#8217;s estimated earnings of $1.57 per share and revenue of $177.9 billion, according to FactSet. Apple \u2014 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 &#8220;off the chart.&#8221; Ramaco Resources \u2014 The Appalachian metallurgical coal miner jumped 13% after signing an agreement with the Department of Energy&#8217;s National Energy Technology Laboratory to accelerate mining and processing of rare earths and other minerals. Twilio \u2014 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 \u2014 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 \u2014 The stock rallied nearly 5% after Intuitive Machines announced an $8.2 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory&#8217;s Space Vehicles Directorate to develop next-generation nuclear power systems for spacecraft and lunar infrastructure. Strategy \u2014 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&#8217; $116.6 million revenue forecast, according to FactSet. Pony.ai \u2014 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 \u2014 Shares gained 1% after the global exchange operator&#8217;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 \u2014 Shares fell nearly 5% as Charter&#8217;s adjusted EBITDA came in at $5.56B, or below analysts&#8217; forecast of $5.61 billion, per FactSet. However, the company&#8217;s revenue came in slightly better than expected at $13.76 billion versus the Street&#8217;s $13.74 estimate. Dexcom \u2014 The medical device maker slumped 12% after executives on an earnings call said the high end of the company&#8217;s revenue forecast for 2026 may fall below Wall Street&#8217;s consensus view. Leerink Partners estimates revenue growth next year will be 11% to 13%, below the Street&#8217;s forecast of 15% growth. Newell Brands \u2014 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&#8217; 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. \u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Fred Imbert, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Theobald 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 headlines in premarket trading. Brighthouse Financial \u2014 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 \u2014 The e-commerce company and web services provider beat earnings expectations, boosting its stock 12%. 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