[U.S. Stock Market Pre-Market: Most of the Big Seven Rise, Akamai Up 20% on $11.6 Billion Deal with Anthropic] BlockBeats News, September 25, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, in the U.S. stock market pre-market, most tech giants saw gains. Tesla rose 1.1%, Nvidia gained 0.7%, Amazon increased 0.6%, Alphabet climbed 0.4%, Apple edged up 0.1%, Microsoft remained flat, while Meta fell 0.5%. In individual stocks, Akamai Technologies surged 20% after the company announced a 7-year agreement worth $11.6 billion with Anthropic to provide computing power. Atlas Energy rose 6.9% after announcing a $340.5 million equipment procurement agreement for a power project with Wyoming Machinery Company, along with a separate agreement for a 328 MW power transaction. People Inc. jumped 9.9% amid market reports that MGM Resorts is in talks to acquire the media company controlled by Barry Diller. On the downside, Comcast fell 1.9% after KeyBanc downgraded its rating from 'Sector Weight' to 'Underweight.' Nike dropped 2% as Bank of America downgraded its rating from 'Neutral' to 'Underperform' and pushed back its sales recovery forecast to fiscal year 2028. Twilio declined 3.5% after HSBC downgraded its rating from 'Hold' to 'Reduce.' Zscaler slid 3.4% after the company announced the appointment of Ross Tackett as Chief Revenue Officer, effective October 1. [Original Link]