Applied Materials Tumbles; WBD Edges Higher; Merck Nears Cidara Deal
On this episode of Stock Movers:- Shares of Applied Materials (AMAT) tumbled in premarket trading after the company suffered a sales decline last quarter and predicted another drop in the current period, though the chip-equipment maker sees demand improving in the second half of 2026. Sales will be approximately $6.85 billion in fiscal first quarter, which runs through January, the company said in a statement Thursday. Though that was slightly higher than the $6.81 billion average estimate, it would represent a decline of more than 4% from the year-earlier period.- Warner Bros. Discovery…
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