Try the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell. ZIM Built-in Transport Providers — The delivery companies agency jumped 10% after it mentioned its board is evaluating a number of aggressive acquisition proposals. Novo Nordisk — The drugmaker jumped 7% within the premarket after the corporate’s GLP-1 tablet acquired approval from the Meals and Drug Administration. “As the primary oral GLP-1 therapy for individuals residing with chubby or weight problems, the Wegovy tablet offers sufferers with a brand new, handy therapy choice that may assist sufferers begin or proceed their weight reduction journey,” Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar mentioned in a press release. Huntington Ingalls Industries — Shares of the ship builder rose 5% after Bloomberg reported U.S. President Donald Trump plans to fulfill with a number of protection trade executives subsequent week to induce them to spend extra on weapons and analysis and improvement. Reddit — The social media platform rose round 1% after Needham added it to its prime inventory listing for 2026. “RDDT has 100% human-created content material, which optimizes belief, authenticity, and worth to LLMs,” Needham mentioned. Johnson & Johnson — Shares dipped 0.9% after the pharmaceutical firm mentioned it’s going to enchantment one other opposed court docket verdict associated to its talcum primarily based merchandise, after a Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay punitive damages over $1.5 billion to a lady who claimed the merchandise led to most cancers. — CNBC’s Fred Imbert and Sarah Min contributed reporting.
