PREMARKET MOVES | Trump Media, Tesla Slide on Democratic Midterm Wins; Duolingo, Alight Surge on Earnings

According to CNBC, Trump Media & Technology Group shares fell 11% after Democrats won a decisive victory in the U.S. midterm elections Tuesday night. President Donald Trump owns 41% of the company, which operates social media platform Truth Social. Tesla and SpaceX dropped nearly 6% and more than 7%, respectively, after Democrats took control of both the House and Senate. Newly elected candidates have expressed critical positions on the AI-fueled data center build-out. SpaceX operates AI supercomputing infrastructure in Tennessee and Mississippi, while Tesla has one in Texas. Neocloud stocks moved lower, with CoreWeave falling 7%, Iren tumbling 6% and Nebius slipping about 5%. Democratic wins in Texas and ballot rejections of data centers nationwide are expected to create hurdles for data center plays. Novo Nordisk gained over 6% after reporting earnings of 5.79 Danish kroner per share, beating Wall Street expectations of 5.10 kroner, and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook citing GLP-1 product sales expectations. CVS Health fell more than 2% after announcing it would split into two separate publicly traded companies by the first half of 2028, reversing its $78 billion acquisition of Aetna. McDonald's rose 2% on mixed results — adjusted earnings of $3.57 per share topped the $3.38 consensus, while revenue of $7.16 billion missed the $7.29 billion estimate. Duolingo surged 18% after third-quarter revenue of $309 million topped the $303 million consensus, with monthly active users reaching 153 million. Alight jumped 22% after raising its full-year 2026 outlook. Avis Budget Group slid about 2% on mixed third-quarter results. AMD was little changed after reporting adjusted earnings of $2.09 per share, beating estimates of $1.95. Toast dropped 5% despite topping estimates, as CFO Elena Gomez announced her departure. Skyworks Solutions slumped about 11% after quarterly guidance disappointed. Super Micro Computer gained 2% after earnings and revenue beat estimates, with FY2027 sales guidance of $72 billion to $82 billion. Arista Networks rose 4% after current-quarter guidance topped estimates. Block rallied 9% after third-quarter earnings and revenue exceeded expectations and the company raised full-year guidance. Freshworks tumbled about 10% despite posting stronger-than-expected results.