Check out the companies making headlines before the market opens. Tesla – The electric car maker’s shares rose 6% after Bloomberg News reported that 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. Spirit Airlines — The troubled airline’s stock was suspended from trading on Monday after it filed for bankruptcy protection. The stock is down more than 90% year to date, closing at just $1.08 a share on Friday. The stock rose 2.8% after trading resumed. Liberty Energy, Oklo — Shares of Liberty Energy rose 5% after Trump named Chief Executive Chris Wright as energy secretary. Shares of Oklo, a nuclear power start-up company in which Wright also serves as a board member, also soared nearly 9%. Roku – shares rose 3.1% after Baird upgraded the streaming stock to outperform from neutral. Baird said investors were “ignoring” long-term potential and changes in the business backdrop after sharp losses this year. Nvidia — Shares of the chipmaker fell 3% after The Information reported overheating issues with its Blackwell AI chips, raising concerns about customer delays. Nvidia is scheduled to report quarterly earnings on Wednesday. Super Micro Computer – Shares of the troubled chipmaker rose after Barron’s reported Friday that the company is expected to file a plan on Monday to delay its annual report to avoid delisting from Nasdaq. Nearly 13%. Robinhood — Shares of the electronic trading platform rose 1% after Needham upgraded the stock to buy from hold. Needham believes Robinhood will benefit from a looser regulatory environment under Trump’s SEC appointments. CVS Health — Shares of the pharmacy company rose 2% after Wells Fargo upgraded the company to overweight from equal weight. The company believes the negative impact of aggressive growth measures at Aetna, the company’s health insurance unit, has peaked. Warner Bros. Discovery — Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery rose 3% after the entertainment group reached a settlement with the National Basketball Association over a breach of contract lawsuit over television rights, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Under the agreement, Warner Bros. will be able to produce new programming with NBA content in the United States and overseas. Warner Bros. sued the NBA in July after the league signed new rights deals with several competing media platforms. Moderna — Moderna shares rose 2.4% after HSBC upgraded its rating on Moderna to buy from hold, saying the drugmaker’s shift from respiratory vaccines to oncology could provide future growth, but that growth is not yet priced in. . The stock fell last week along with other vaccine makers after Trump selected vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. —CNBC’s Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Spencer Kimball and Lisa Kailai Han contributed reporting
