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US stock futures edged higher Thursday, with investors digesting results from AI-heavyweight Nvidia ahead of the release of weekly employment data.

Here are some of the biggest premarket US stock movers today:

  • Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ) stock fell 0.9% after the chip giant's revenue forecast disappointed Wall Street, presenting a sharp slowdown in quarterly revenue growth compared with much stronger year-on-year increases in revenue for the past three quarters.

  • Deere (NYSE: DE ) stock rose 1.4% after the agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, despite facing significant market challenges.

  • Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW ) stock soared 23% after the data analytics provider raised its annual product revenue forecast and said it has teamed up with AI firm Anthropic to build up its cloud services.

  • Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW ) stock dropped 2.6% after the cybersecurity firm announced a two-for-one forward stock split as it topped quarterly revenue and profit expectations.

  • Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU ) stock fell 2% after the Chinese tech giant posted an annual drop in third-quarter revenue.

  • PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD ) stock fell 10% after the Chinese online retailer, and owner of Temu, reported a big quarterly earnings miss as competition intensified.

  • Novartis (SIX: NOVN ) ADRs rose 0.2% after the Swiss pharmaceutical company raised its growth guidance, indicating optimism about its mid-term performance.

  • Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI ) stock rose 1% after UBS upgraded its stance on the Swiss manufacturer of computer software to ‘neutral’ from ‘sell’, citing a more balanced risk-reward profile after a substantial drop in the company’s share price earlier this year.