Patricia Kowsmann

↗️ **Micron Technology (MU)**: The memory-chip manufacturer reported better-than-expected results and gave guidance that topped expectations. Its stock jumped more than 15% in premarket trading; other chip players including **Nvidia (NVDA)**, **Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)** and **ASML (ASML**, **NL:ASML)** also rose.

Futures of the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials both gained ahead of durable goods orders and weekly jobs data.

Stocks rose Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading the way. Other chip stocks, including Nvidia, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices also rose. “At a time of real growth fears, positive company estimates on future earnings are welcome news and can easily boost equity prices further,” Jan von Gerich, chief analyst at Nordea, said.

Stocks rose Thursday, thanks in part to miners like Freeport-McMoRan and industrial firms including 3M and Caterpillar. “At a time of real growth fears, positive company estimates on future earnings are welcome news and can easily boost equity prices further,” said Jan von Gerich, chief analyst at Nordea. Economic data was also in focus, with several strong readings.

↗️ Boeing (BA): The plane maker and the leaders of its machinists union reached a tentative deal that could end the strike that has halted most of its production. Shares rose more than 3% ahead of the opening bell.

🔎 Cheesecake Factory (CAKE): An activist investor has built a position in the restaurant operator and wants it to spin off three of its smaller brands into a separate public company, The Wall Street Journal reported.

↘️ GE Aerospace (GE): Shares of the jet-engine maker slid, despite it beating adjusted earnings and revenue expectations and boosting its annual outlook. 🔎 Nvidia (NVDA): The AI chip maker closed Monday with a market value of more than $3.

Deutsche Bank said its quarterly net profit jumped 39%, opening the door for a share buyback into the new year. Bad-debt charges hit the bank's bottom line, however. Chief Financial Officer James von Moltke said the charges related to two large corporate defaults and late-payment collections from P

↘️ Ford Motor (F): Shares dropped 6% in premarket trading after the automaker said adjusted annual profit would come in at the low end of guidance. 🔎 [Boeing (BA)](http

↗️ Tesla (TSLA): President-elect Donald Trump's transition team wants a federal framework for self-driving vehicles, Bloomberg News reported. Shares of the electric-car maker rose more than 6% premarket.