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Company News for Feb 8, 2023

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  • Shares of Baidu, Inc. BIDU soared 12.2% after the company said it would finish testing its project "Ernie Bot" in March.

  • Shares of NVIDIA Corporation NVDA jumped 5.1% on tech stocks doing well.

  • Shares of Linde plc LIN rose 4.4% after posting fourth-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $3.16 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.91 per share.

  • Chevron Corporation’s CVX shares advanced 2.6% as energy prices went up.

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