Take a look at the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell: Moderna — Shares rose 2% after the biotech firm’s experimental flu vaccine confirmed a constructive response in a late-stage trial, opening the way in which for the standalone shot and a mix Covid shot. Hewlett Packard Enterprise , Juniper Networks — Shares rallied 14% and eight%, respectively, after the U.S. Division of Justice, in line with courtroom filings, settled its lawsuit difficult server maker Hewlett Packard Enterprise’ $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. Meta Platforms — Shares gained 2% after Bloomberg and The Info over the weekend reported, citing unnamed sources, that Meta has employed 4 synthetic intelligence researchers from OpenAI to hitch its new Superintelligence group led by Alexandr Wang. These hires are Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, Shengjia Zhao and Hongyu Ren, the report stated. GMS — Shares of the specialty constructing merchandise distributor jumped greater than 11% after Dwelling Depot introduced plans to purchase it for about $4.3 billion. The provide tops an unsolicited bid by QXO . Palantir Applied sciences , Accenture — Shares rose about 5% and 1%, respectively, after Palantir and Accenture stated Accenture Federal will likely be Palantir’s most popular implementation associate to assist its U.S. federal authorities shoppers use AI to automate operations. Walt Disney — The leisure inventory rose 2% after being upgraded to purchase from maintain at Jefferies. The funding agency stated Disney’s parks enterprise is holding up nicely and that the cruise income might soar in 2026 when two new ships are launched. Tesla — Shares fell about 1% as President Donald Trump’s spending invoice cleared a key hurdle over the weekend to maneuver nearer to the president’s desk. The event provides stress to renewables and electrical automobiles as the newest modifications within the invoice would speed up a part out of fresh vitality manufacturing tax credit. — CNBC’s Michelle Fox and Jesse Pound contributed reporting
