Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Tesla — Electric vehicle maker sells 6% after Bloomberg News reports President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team plans to make a national regulatory framework for self-driving cars a top priority for the U.S. Department of Transportation It skyrocketed. Spirit Airlines — Shares in the struggling airline were suspended Monday after the company filed for bankruptcy protection. The stock has fallen more than 90% since the beginning of the year, closing Friday at just $1.08 per share. When trading resumed, the stock was up 2.8%. Liberty Energy, Oklo. — Liberty Energy shares rose 5% after President Trump nominated CEO Chris Wright to be Secretary of Energy. Shares in nuclear power startup Oklo, of which Wright is a director, also rose nearly 9%. Roku — Shares jumped 3.1% after Baird upgraded the streaming stock to outperform from neutral. After this year’s steep decline, Baird said investors were “overlooking” the long-term potential and changing business context. Nvidia — The chipmaker stock fell 3% after The Information reported that Blackwell AI chips had overheating issues, raising concerns about delays for customers. Nvidia is scheduled to report quarterly results on Wednesday. SUPER MICROCOMPUTER — The troubled semiconductor maker’s stock price fell on Friday, according to Barron’s, which said the company plans to file a delayed annual report by Monday to avoid delisting from the Nasdaq. Shares soared nearly 13% after the report. Robinhood — Shares of the electronic trading platform rose 1% after Needham upgraded the stock from hold to buy. Needham believes Robinhood will benefit from a looser regulatory environment under the Securities and Exchange Commission appointed by President Trump. CVS Health — The drugstore company’s stock rose 2% after Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from equal weight to overweight. The company believes that the downside to its health insurance division, Aetna’s aggressive growth strategy, has peaked. Warner Bros. Discovery — Shares rose 3% after the entertainment conglomerate settled a breach-of-contract lawsuit with the National Basketball Association over television rights, the Wall Street Journal said, according to people familiar with the matter. This was reported as a person’s story. The deal will allow Warner Bros. to develop new programming with NBA content both in the U.S. and internationally. Warner Bros. sued the NBA in July after the basketball league signed new rights deals with multiple competing media platforms. Moderna — HSBC upgraded Moderna from hold to buy after saying the drugmaker’s shift from respiratory vaccines to oncology could unlock future growth not yet reflected in price. The stock price soared 2.4%. The stock, along with other vaccine makers, fell last week after President Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to be secretary of health. — CNBC’s Sarah Ming, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Spencer Kimball and Lisa Kailai Hung contributed reporting
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