By Mackenzie Tatananni, George Glover, and Joe Woelfel
Stock futures declined broadly Tuesday as investors continued ditching tech stocks to add to a recent selloff.
These stocks were poised to make moves:
Paramount Skydance advanced 2.7% after Warner Bros. Discovery said it would restart deal talks with the company, setting the stage for a bidding war with Netflix. Warner Bros. said a Paramount representative indicated the company was willing to increase its offer to $31 per Warner share from $30 following the receipt of Paramount's latest amended offer, which wasn't its "best and final" proposal. Warner Bros. stock gained 2.9%, while Netflix rose 0.7%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings jumped 7.2%. Activist Elliott Investment Management has built a stake of more than 10% in the cruise-line operator and plans to push for changes, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Norwegian said in a statement that its board and management team regularly engage with shareholders. "Of note, this is the first we are hearing from Elliott Investment Management," the company added.
Danaher slumped 7.1% after multiple outlets reported that the manufacturer of medical devices manufacturer was close to buying Masimo at a valuation of around $9.9 billion. Masimo shares, which ended Friday's session with a market capitalization of $6.99 billion, rallied 35% in the premarket session to $174.49.
Fellow medical device maker Medtronic was down 4.6%. The company posted fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped expectations but reiterated a soft fiscal-year outlook that includes the expected impact of tariffs.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services surged 35%. The Israeli shipping giant has agreed to be acquired by its German rival, Hapag-Lloyd, for $4.2 billion, the companies announced. U.S.-listed shares of Hapag-Lloyd traded flat.
Infosys climbed 3.3% after the Indian IT company announced a collaboration to develop custom artificial-intelligence agents with Anthropic, the developer of the Claude large-language model. India is hosting an AI summit this week, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai among the executives set to attend.
Amazon.com slipped 0.1%. The online retailer enters Tuesday down nine sessions in a row, its longest losing streak since July 2006, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The stock has entered bear market territory, falling more than 20% from its most recent high. Like Microsoft, Amazon has been penalized for heavy spending on investments in artificial intelligence.
DTE Energy rose 2.5%. Adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.65 a share blew past calls for $1.52. Operating profit climbed to $1.5 billion in the quarter, up from $1.4 billion in the same period last year. The company also reached an agreement to power Oracle's data center in Saline Township, Mich.
Newmont fell 2.8% as a gold selloff weighed on shares of the precious metal miner. The most actively traded bullion contract fell 1.8% to $4,956 an ounce on Tuesday, dragged down by a stronger dollar, easing geopolitical tensions, and the start of the Lunar New Year holiday in Asia.
Tripadvisor rose 0.5%. Activist investor Starboard Value has built a more than 9% stake in the online travel company and is pushing for a radical overhaul of its board of directors, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing a letter sent by the investment firm and people familiar with the matter. Starboard and Tripadvisor didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Barron's.
Fiserv stock was up 4.8%. Jana Partners has built a stake in the financial-technology provider and is pushing for changes to boost its underperforming stock, the Journal reported.
Write to Mackenzie Tatananni at mackenzie.tatananni@barrons.com and George Glover at george.glover@dowjones.com
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