Premarket movers: MAg 7 stocks mostly lower (Alphabet -0.7%, Amazon +0.8%, Apple -0.4%, Nvidia -0.7%, Meta Platforms +1%, Microsoft -0.1%, -0.3%) Applied Digital (APLD) falls 1% after the data center operator’s third-quarter gross margins missed the average analyst estimate. CoreWeave (CRWV) rises 3% after the cloud-computing provider reported an expanded long-term agreement with Meta to provide AI cloud capacity through December 2032 for ~$21 billion. Marvell Technology (MRVL) rises 2% after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight, citing demand for optical products. Instacart (CART) climbs 2% as Raymond James upgrades to outperform, calling the grocery segment an under-penetrated e-commerce market. Simply Good Foods (SMPL) falls 16% after the packaged-food firm forecast year net sales will be down as much as 10%. STAAR Surgical (STAA) rises 23% after the health-care supplies firm said it expects net sales for the first quarter to exceed $90 million, up from $42.6 million in the year ago period. The estimate surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. Texas Instruments (TXN) gains 1.6% after Stifel upgraded the stock to buy, citing “multiple tailwinds” that should support the semiconductor firm’s outlook. Whitestone REIT (WSR) shares rise 11% after the retail-focused real estate investment trust company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Ares Real Estate funds to be acquired for $19 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.7 billion.(zerohedge)