Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Bistra, Okro — Nuclear power companies soared 15% and 18%, respectively, after signing a deal to advance Meta’s AI ambitions. Intel — The stock soared nearly 3% after President Donald Trump posted a complimentary message about Intel on social media following a meeting with the company’s CEO Lip Vu Thanh. “The U.S. government is proud to be a shareholder in Intel, and through its U.S. ownership, it has already made tens of billions of dollars for the American people in just four months,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Southwest Airlines — The airline soared more than 3% after receiving an upgrade from JP Morgan from underweight to overweight. According to JPM’s new note to clients, the company also decided to raise its price target from $36 to $60. WD-40 — Shares rose 2% after the company reported first-quarter results and reaffirmed its full-year outlook for earnings of $5.75 to $6.15 per share, compared to the FactSet analyst consensus estimate of $6.08. The company also left its earnings forecast unchanged. General Motors — Shares fell 2% after the automaker announced late Thursday that it would take a $7.1 billion special charge in the fourth quarter due to business restructuring and weaker demand for electric vehicles in China. The company is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter results on January 27th. OLIN — The chemical maker’s stock plunged 10% after the company lowered its fourth-quarter EBITDA guidance to about $67 million from a range of $110 million to $130 million.
