Check out some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading. Molina Healthcare — Shares advanced 2.5%. “Big Short” investor Michael Burry in a Substack post spoke highly of the health insurer and its valuation. He also drew a comparison to Warren Buffett’s investment in Geico. Intel — The chip company rose 1.7%. A day earlier, Nvidia disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has bought Intel shares valued at $5 billion, completing a transaction the artificial intelligence chip giant announced in September. Nvidia shares were little changed midday. OceanFirst Financial Group — The regional bank’s shares tumbled 6.7%. The company recently announced it would combine with Flushing Financial Corp. in an all-stock merger valued at $579 million. Flushing’s shares slid 8.9%. AXT — The manufacturer of semiconductor components saw shares rebound 8.3%. AXT sold off 5% on Monday after announcing it would issue more than 7 million shares of its common stock in a new public offering valued at roughly $87 million. Newmont — The mining stock climbed 2% as silver and other precious metals rebounded from Monday’s pullback. Silver futures rose on Tuesday, and the Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) gained more than 1%. Meta Platforms — The tech giant acquired Singapore-based startup Manus , which specializes in developing general-purpose AI agents. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Facebook parent’s shares advanced 1.1%. Boeing — The aerospace giant rose 0.6% after the U.S. Air Force awarded it an $8.58 billion contract to build fighter jets for Israel’s military. — CNBC’s Sarah Min and Fred Imbert contributed reporting.
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