Take a look at the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell.

Boeing – Boeing’s inventory dropped about 1.7% premarket after the plane maker posted earnings and income that missed expectations, regardless of a requirement restoration. The corporate cited labor and provide shortages for the disappointing numbers.

Information Company, Fox Information — Shares of Information Corp and Fox Information had been up 4.9% and 1.8%, respectively, after Rupert Murdoch ditched plans to merge the 2 corporations, a proposition that met pushback from shareholders.

​​AT&T — Shares had been up 1.8% after the telecommunications big’s fourth-quarter report got here out Wednesday, exhibiting a rise in subscribers however forecasting an annual revenue under expectations.

Microsoft — Microsoft shares declined by almost 3% after the software program big shared a dismal income forecast for the present quarter. The tech bellwether topped earnings expectations however mentioned new enterprise development slowed in December, together with inside its Azure phase.

Omnicom — Shares of the worldwide media agency had been down 3% after it was disclosed that BlackRock Inc. added to its stake within the firm, now proudly owning 9.4% of shares.

Sunrun, SunPower — The photo voltaic corporations each fell greater than 3% after being downgraded by Barclays on account of a possible slowdown in photo voltaic demand. Sunrun was downgraded to equal weight from obese, whereas SunPower’s score was slashed to underweight from equal weight.

Enphase — Shares slid 4% following a downgrade from Piper Sandler to impartial from purchase. The agency pointed to a possible reset within the U.S. residential photo voltaic market coming in 2023, whereas nonetheless acknowledging that the corporate has a powerful product, administration and place.

Capital One — The monetary inventory dropped 2.3% after Capital One reported disappointing quarterly outcomes. The corporate earned $3.03 per share on income of $9.04 billion. Analysts polled by StreetAccount anticipated a revenue of $3.87 per share on income of $9.07 billion. Web curiosity revenue additionally got here in under expectations.

Intuitive Surgical – The maker of robotic surgical methods suffered a 9% drop after the corporate reported fourth-quarter incomes and income that fell simply wanting expectations. The corporate cited a Covid-19 resurgence in China that negatively impacted process volumes within the space.

F5 – Shares of the online software safety firm slid 3.7% after F5 reported income for its most- latest quarter that missed analyst expectations and issued weaker-than-expected earnings steerage for the second quarter.

— CNBC’s Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Tanaya Macheel, Carmen Reinicke, and Michelle Fox Theobald contributed reporting.