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Analog chip manufacturer Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) reported Q4 CY2024 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, but sales fell by 1.7% year on year to $4.01 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $3.9 billion at the midpoint, 1.3% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $1.30 per share was 8.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Shares of insurance industry-focused software maker Guidewire (NYSE:GWRE) jumped 9.7% in the afternoon session after Goldman Sachs analyst Adam Hotchkiss initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a $210 price target. Hotchkiss thinks Guidewire's leadership in the key end markets and the momentum from customers migrating to the cloud should continue to support growth.

Shares of memory chips maker Micron (NYSE:MU) fell 5.3% in the morning session after peer, SK Hynix, raised concerns about potential demand challenges. During the earnings call, CFO Woo-Hyun Kim stated, "2025's memory demand outlook is clouded by inventory adjustments from PC and smartphone OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] as well as strengthened protective trade policies and geopolitical risks." This cautious outlook highlights broader industry pressures that could also affect competitor

Shares of leasing services company GATX (NYSE:GATX) jumped 6.5% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong fourth-quarter results, surpassing Wall Street's expectations for revenue and EPS, driven by robust demand for railcars. Looking ahead, GATX's full-year EPS guidance also exceeded analysts' expectations. Overall, we think this quarter was impressive.

Ethereum is up 47% this year while its competitor, Solana, is up 200%.

Shares of defense contractor Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) fell 7.5% in the morning session after peer, CACI, reported fourth-quarter earnings results, with markets increasingly worried that new cost-cutting initiatives by the US government would affect Defense contracts. Although CACI reported a strong quarter with revenue, EBITDA, EPS ahead of Wall Street's expectations as well as a statement that they're well on their way to meet the three-year financial targets unveiled during the November 2024 Investo

Shares of defense, intelligence, and IT solutions provider CACI International (NYSE:CACI) fell 9.1% in the morning session after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings results, with markets increasingly worried that new cost-cutting initiatives by the US government would affect Defense contracts. Although CACI reported a strong quarter with revenue, EBITDA, EPS ahead of Wall Street's expectations as well as a statement that they're well on their way to meet the three-year financial targets

Shares of freight delivery company Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) jumped 6.4% in the pre-market session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, which beat analysts' EPS expectations. Its EPS guidance for next quarter also came in higher than Wall Street's estimates. On the other hand, its EBITDA missed significantly, and its revenue fell slightly short of Wall Street's estimates. The revenue shortfall was largely expected due to operating challenges from hurricanes

Jamie Dimon reaffirmed JPMorgan's DEI commitments after pressure from an activist shareholder.