Here are some of the stocks making headlines in midday trading. Oil companies — Shares of oil companies were higher after Brent crude futures briefly topped $119 per barrel. APA gained 5%, while SLB and Baker Hughes advanced more than 4%. Diamondback Energy jumped nearly 2%. Accenture — The IT company's shares popped 6% after second-quarter results surpassed Wall Street's estimates. Accenture posted earnings of $2.93 per share on revenue of $18.04 billion, while the FactSet consensus sought $2.84 per share and $17.84 billion. Tesla — The electric vehicle manufacturer saw shares fall nearly 3% after the Wall Street Journal reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is stepping up its investigation of Tesla's so-called Full Self-Driving system. Rivian Automotive — The electric vehicle company's shares advanced more than 3% after Uber said it plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian in a deal to launch up to 50,000 robotaxis in several countries through 2031. Uber was last down more than 1%. Bitcoin-linked stocks — Shares of companies linked to bitcoin slid alongside the flagship cryptocurrency. Bitcoin was last down nearly 3%, trading at about $69,200. Bitcoin treasury play Strategy saw shares tumble close to 3%, while crypto trading platform Coinbase fell 2%. Signet Jewelers — The jewelry retailer saw shares jump nearly 10% on the heels of a fourth-quarter earnings beat. Signet posted adjusted earnings of $6.25 per share, topping the $6.11 per share FactSet consensus estimate. Revenue for the period came in at $2.35 billion, in line with expectations. Micron Technology — Shares shed 5%. Micron reported a blowout quarter , with its adjusted earnings of $12.20 per share handily topping the $9.31 consensus estimate, per LSEG. Its revenue was $23.86 billion, compared to the $20.07 billion expected from analysts. Investors may have focused on comments about increased spending to ramp up output. Alibaba — U.S.-listed shares traded 7% lower after the company reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results . The e-commerce giant's top line came in at 284.8 billion yuan (US$41.3 billion), below an LSEG estimate of 290.7 billion yuan (US$42.16 billion). Net income, meanwhile, tumbled 66% year on year to 15.6 billion yuan (US$2.26 billion). Align Technology — The maker of Invisalign products jumped more than 2% following a report that Elliott Investment Management built a significant stake in the company. The activist wants to look for ways to boost the stock price, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. Five Below — The retailer's fourth-quarter results and first-quarter guidance beat Wall Street's expectations, sending shares nearly 12% higher. Five Below reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $4.31 per share on revenue of $1.73 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected EPS of $4 on revenue of $1.71 billion. The company guided for adjusted EPS for the first quarter to come between $1.57 and $1.69 per share, versus the 97 cents per share consensus estimate. Mining stocks — Silver and gold miners tumbled alongside the sell-off in the precious metals. Newmont and Anglogold Ashanti fell more than 8%. First Majestic Silver lost more than 7%. Kinross Gold and Coeur Mining dropped more than 6%. Copper miners — Shares of copper miners also fell as the price of copper futures moved lower. Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan were both down 5%. Rio Tinto lost 3%, while BHP Group shed 2%. Liquefied natural gas exporters — Shares of U.S. liquefied natural gas companies rallied after Reuters reported that Iranian attacks have wiped out 17% of Qatar's LNG export capacity. NextDecade rose 8% and Venture Global jumped more than 3%, while Cheniere Energy added 7%. Red Cat — The drone stock lost nearly 15% following its disappointing fourth-quarter financial results. Red Cat lost 17 cents per share, 2 cents wider than what analysts polled by FactSet expected. DLocal — U.S.-listed shares of the Uruguay-based fintech payment company climbed 11% following its fourth-quarter beat on the top line. DLocal reported revenue of $337.9 million, compared to the FactSet consensus estimate of $296.3 million. Its earnings of 18 cents per share was in line with expectations. — CNBC's Fred Imbert and Nick Wells contributed reporting. Markets shift and headlines fade, but the core principles of building long-term wealth remain constant. Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds - from financial professionals to everyday individuals - come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing. No matter where you're starting from, you'll leave with clearer thinking, stronger strategies. Enter your email here to get a discount code.
