QUICK MARKET SUMMARY: Consumer 🔸 Carvana ( $CVNA) upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley; PT raised to $280 from $260. 🔸 Cintas ( $CTAS) ended talks to buy UniFirst (UNF) for $275/share. 🔸 KB Home ( $KBH) Q1 miss: revenue down 5%, net income down 21%, lowers FY25 outlook; appoints Robert Dillard as CFO. 🔸 McCormick ( $MKC) Q1 EPS $0.60 (vs. $0.64 est.), reaffirms FY25 guidance. 🔸 Smithfield Foods sees higher annual sales and profit. 🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA) European market share down sharply; YTD sales -42.6%. Energy, Industrials & Materials 🔸 American Electric ( $AEP) announces $2B stock offering. 🔸 Bunge ( $BG) selling European margarine business to Vandemoortele. 🔸 Canadian Solar ( $CSIQ) Q4 EPS loss (-$1.47) vs. (-$0.24) est.; record storage shipments. 🔸 Enerpac ( $EPAC) Q2 EPS $0.38 (vs. $0.40 est.), maintains guidance. 🔸 EOG Resources ( $EOG) downgraded to Neutral at Mizuho; PT cut to $140. 🔸 Oklo ( $OKLO) FY24 EPS loss (-$0.74); first Aurora deployment expected late 2027. 🔸 Parsons ( $PSN) approves $250M share buyback. 🔸 TechnipFMC ( $FTI) wins $500M–$1B EPC contract from Equinor. Healthcare 🔸 Aura Biosciences ( $AURA) FY loss ($96M); cash runway into 2H26. 🔸 Beyond Air ( $XAIR) secures $2M for autism therapy development. 🔸 Merck ( $MRK) signs $200M licensing deal for Lp(a) inhibitor, potential $1.77B in milestones. 🔸 Neurogene ( $NGNE) FY loss ($82.6M); files $300M shelf offering; cash runway into 2H27. Tech, Media & Telecom 🔸 Alibaba ( $BABA) to restart hiring; Chairman Tsai warns of potential AI bubble. 🔸 Cloudflare ( $NET) double-upgraded to Buy at BofA; PT raised to $160. 🔸 India plans to scrap 6% digital ad tax, easing pressure on U.S. tech firms. 🔸 Crown Castle ( $CCI) appoints interim CEO Daniel Schlanger; reaffirms guidance. 🔸 Volkswagen ( $cVOWGY) partners with Valeo and Mobileye for advanced driver-assistance systems.

MORNING RECAP 🔸 EVgo Inc ( $EVGO) launches secondary offering of 23 million Class A shares. 🔸 Mama's Creations ( $MAMA) Q3: EPS $0.01 (est. $0.04), adj. EBITDA $1.7M (est. $3.229M), revenue $31.5M (est. $30.05M). 🔸 McCormick ( $MKC) reportedly negotiating to acquire Sauer brands for $1 billion. 🔸 RCI Hospitality ( $RICK) Q4: adj. EPS $1.63 (est. $0.37), adj. EBITDA $17.9M (est. $13.92M), revenue $73.2M (est. $72.98M); forecasts FY29 revenue at $400M, FCF at $75M with 7.5M shares. 🔸 Tesla ( $TSLA) upgraded to Overweight by Mizuho, target price raised to $515. 🔸 Online sports betting: New Jersey's November handle exceeds $1.2B, with $119M in revenue, up 24.1% from last year. 🔸 Compass Minerals ( $CMP) Q4: adj. EPS loss (-$0.77) vs. est. (-$0.44), revenue $208.8M vs. est. $213.5M; adj. EBITDA $15.6M. 🔸 Expects 2025 salt sales volumes up 9% and 2024 Plant Nutrition volumes up 25% to 273K tons. 🔸 Kosmos Energy ( $KOS) abandons acquisition talks with Tullow Oil. 🔸 Joby Aviation ( $JOBY) completes major FAA certification tests for aerostructures. 🔸 Nucor Corp. ( $NUE) lowers Q4 EPS guidance to $0.55-$0.65, below consensus of $0.87. 🔸 Owens Corning ( $OC) upgraded to Overweight by Wells Fargo. 🔸 Biden administration offers PG&E ( $PCG) a $15B loan for climate and grid improvement projects. 🔸 Affirm Holdings ( $AFRM) issues $750M in Convertible Senior Notes due 2029, plans to repurchase up to $300M in Class A stock. 🔸 Marqeta ( $MQ) downgraded to Equal Weight by Barclays. 🔸 Jazz Pharmaceuticals ( $JAZZ) CEO Bruce Cozadd to retire by end of 2025. 🔸 Rockwell Medical ( $RMTI) secures multi-year deal with top dialysis provider, anticipating $10M+ in 2025 sales, with annual price increases and a term up to five years. 🔸 eBay Inc ( $EBAY) board approved an additional $3B for stock repurchases on Dec 12. 🔸 Mitek Systems ( $MITK) Q4: adj. EPS $0.33 (est. $0.17), adj. EBITDA $15.4M (est. $8.314M), revenue $43.222M (est. $41.31M); FY25 guidance: revenue $170-180M (est. $179.52M), adj. EBITDA margin 24-28%.