Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:
TD Ameritrade–Charles Schwabwill buy its rival discount brokerin a $ 26 billion all-stock deal, with TD Ameritrade shareholders receiving 1. 0837 Schwab shares for each share they now hold.
Tiffany– Tiffanyagreed to be bought by France’s LVMHfor $ 16 .2 billion or $ 135 per share in cash. The luxury goods companies expect the deal to close in mid – 2020.
The Medicines Co.– The company will be bought by Swiss drugmakerNovartisfor $ 9.7 billionor $ 85 per share in cash. Novartis is buying the US-based biotech company to acquire its injectable cholesterol drug inclisiran.
Tesla– Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted several times over the weekend about demand for its newly announced electric pickup truck, with the latest sayingthe company had received 200, 000 orders.
Uber Technologies– The ride-hailing companywas stripped of its London operating licensefor the second time in two years. Regulators said Uber had allowed unauthorized drivers to upload their photos to other drivers’ accounts, endangering passenger safety.
HP Inc.– The computer and printer maker issued a new rejection ofXerox’stakeover interest, telling the office equipment maker in a letter that it did not have faith in Xerox’s ability to raise enough cash.
Netflix– Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “market perform “at Wells Fargo, which said the Street is overestimating the video streaming service’s free cash flow and also pointed to increasing competition.
General Electric– GE announced thatMoller-Maersk CFO Carolina Dybeck Happewill replace Jamie Miller as chief financial officer.
Nvidia– The graphics chipmaker’s stockwas upgraded to “overweight” from “equal-weight”at Morgan Stanley, which sees the company’s gaming and data center markets accelerating in (********************************************.
Dick’s Sporting Goods– The sporting goods retailer’s stock was upgraded to “buy” from “neutral” at Bank of America / Merrill Lynch, which said the stock’s valuation is compelling in light of the outlook for same-store sales growth.
Amazon.com– Amazon filed a lawsuit contesting the Pentagon’s award of a $ (billion cloud computing contract to) Microsoft.
Walt Disney– Disney’s “Frozen 2”topped the weekend box officewith $ 130 million in North American ticket sales, beating industry predictions.
American Eagle– American Eagle was downgraded to “hold” to “buy” at Loop Capital Markets, pointing to slightly weaker sales and expense pressure for the apparel retailer.
Wendy’s– Wendy’s was upgraded to “buy” from “hold” at Stifel Nicolaus, which is expressing confidence in the restaurant chain’s sales trends and earnings drivers.
Jacobs Engineering– Jacobs reported quarterly profit of $ 1. 48 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $ 1. 32 a share. Revenue beat estimates as well. Jacobs also announced plans to change its corporate name to Jacobs Solutions, to reflect its transition from an engineering and construction firm to a technology solutions company. The change will be effective Dec. 10, and the stock’s ticker symbol will change from “JEC” to “J.”
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