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Skip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenuHere are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading. Semiconductors — Chipmakers fell on Thursday, dragging the tech sector lower on the day. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is heading for its eighth losing day, down 2% in the session. Shares of Nvidia lost nearly 2%, while shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Marvell Technology fell more than 3%. Software makers — Software companies were a bright spot within the tech sector, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) adding about 1%. Shares of Salesforce gained almost 4%, while shares of Adobe rose more than 3%. Oracle ‘s stock climbed 2%. Consumer staples — Shares of consumer staples companies rose as investors fled the tech sector for relative safety. Campbell’s stock added about 5%, and shares of General Mills and Conagra Brands gained more than 3% each. FMC Corp — Shares tanked 32% after the chemical manufacturing company slashed its guidance for the third quarter. The company now sees revenue in a range between $65 million and $125 million, sharply below the FactSet consensus estimate of $868.5 million. “Q3 demand was weaker than we expected, driven by challenging market conditions and elevated levels of higher-priced FMC products held in inventory by certain channel customers, which are limiting product movement and replenishment demand,” said CEO Pierre Brondeau in a statement . Intuit — Shares added 6% after the company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks software announced that it will acquire Sequence , a revenue management platform. Kimberly-Clark — The maker of Huggies diapers saw its stock gain about 4% after it issued preliminary third-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s estimates. The company earned $1.70 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $4.13 billion. That compares to the FactSet consensus call for $1.58 per share and $4.09 billion. Berkshire Hathaway — Shares ticked up 0.4% and headed for an 11th consecutive winning day. On Wednesday, Italian tech conglomerate Bending Spoons announced that Berkshire made a $330 million investment into the company. That’s in addition to Berkshire’s $600 million infusion into the company in July when Bending Spoons debuted on the Nasdaq. The RealReal — Shares rose 11% after the online marketplace for designer clothes announcrd that it has obtained a $150 million term loan as well as a $25 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The RealReal will use the proceeds to refinance its 2029 senior secured notes. Marsh & McLennan — The insurer saw shares jump 5% on the back of top- and bottom-line beats for the third quarter. Marsh reported adjusted earnings of $2.03 per share on revenue of $6.86 billion, compared with the FactSet consensus of $1.97 per share and $6.64 billion. The advance led the SPDR Insurance ETF (KIE) 1% higher on the day. CoreWeave — Shares of the cloud infrastructure technology company fell for a second day, losing 2% on Thursday as investors worry that CoreWeave, along with other technology companies, are borrowing too much for an artificial intelligence build-out. Artificial Intelligence infrastructure plays Nebius Group and Iren also slid 5% and nearly 8%, respectively. Shares of Dell Technologies lost 8%, and shares of data storage company Everpure fell 6%. Rocket Lab — The space company’s stock dropped 11% after it delayed the launch of its Neutron rocket to 2027. SK Hynix — Shares of the South Korea-based company slid 2% as investors are concerned over funding the artificial intelligence build-out. The drop also follows a 7.6% drop in the South Korean Kospi index overnight. Penske Automotive — Shares popped 8% after the transportation company said it would be taken private by Motown Acquisition Corp., an entity owned by Penske Corp. and Mitsui, for $212 per share in cash. The deal represents a nearly 9% premium to Wednesday’s closing price of $194.79 per share. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. Walmart — Shares of the retailer popped more than 2% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to buy from hold, citing a positive outlook for 2027. The bank expects incremental margins to improve and noted current inflation levels could help the company attract consumers. Crocs — The footwear company’s stock rose 6% after Barclays upgraded Crocs to overweight from equal weight. Analyst Adrienne Yih cited the company’s progress on product innovation and category expansion and its international business growth as factors for the upgrade. — CNBC’s Fred Imbert, Tom Rotunno and Nick Wells contributed reporting