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Skip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenuHere are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading. IonQ – Shares of the quantum computing company dropped 8% after IonQ announced a $2 billion equity offering . Earlier this week, IonQ agreed to acquire cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3 billion. Bending Spoons – The Italian tech company saw its U.S.-traded shares soar 40% after Berkshire Hathaway took a new $330 million investment . Berkshire, which previously invested $600 million in Bending Spoons when it debuted in July, now has a 4% stake in the company, which owns Airtable, AOL, Eventbrite and Vimeo, among other properties. CoreWeave – The artificial intelligence cloud computing company tumbled 15%. Bloomberg News reported that CoreWeave’s bonds sold off sharply, with unsecured debt due in 2032 trading below 80 cents on the dollar and yields spiking. A swath of companies tied to the AI build-out also slid, with Nebius dropping 9% and Lumentum falling 7%. Bank of America — The stock tumbled 7% after the bank reported a sharp decline in third-quarter profit due to a $1.2 billion penalty from the U.S. Treasury Department over money-laundering violations. Profit fell 17% to 91 cents per share, or $1.08 per share without the penalty. BlackRock — The asset manager rose about 1% after reporting earnings and revenue beat analysts’ expectations. Adjusted earnings totaled $15.93 per share, topping the $14.13 per share estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. Assets under management rose to $15.49 trillion, up from $13.46 trillion a year ago. ASML — U.S.-listed shares of the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer fell less than 1% after ASML reported a slight miss on third-quarter net sales of 11.66 billion euros, compared to analysts polled by LSEG’s estimate of 11.72 billion euros. Net profit came in above expectations. GameStop — Shares gained more than 2% after GameStop CEO and Chairman Ryan Cohen disclosed in a regulatory filing that he bought 844,000 shares. Albemarle — The chemical maker added 1% after Mizuho upgraded Albemarle to outperform from neutral. Mizuho analysts said that demand for lithium is exceeding expectations, which Albemarle, with an improved balance sheet, can capitalize on. Dell Technologies , Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Shares were down more than 8% and nearly 5%, respectively, after Barclays downgraded the two to equal weight from overweight. Both stocks have rallied in 2026, with Dell up more than 350% and HPE soaring 185%, but analysts at the bank are doubtful the gains can be sustained much longer. Morgan Stanley — Shares were down 3% after the investment bank reported third-quarter investment banking revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. — CNBC’s Sarah Min contributed reporting