Take a look at the businesses making headlines earlier than the bell:

Alibaba (BABA) – Alibaba fell 3.8% within the premarket after a Reuters report mentioned the Biden administration was reviewing the China-based firm’s cloud unit to see if it poses a threat to US nationwide safety. The probe is alleged to concentrate on how the e-commerce large shops the info of US purchasers.

Citrix Systems (CTXS) – Citrix jumped 2.8% in premarket buying and selling following a Bloomberg report saying Elliott Funding Administration and Vista Fairness Companions had been in superior talks to purchase the software program firm.

23andMe (ME) – The genetic testing firm’s shares initially rallied 6% within the premarket after saying that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline had exercised its possibility to increase a partnership with 23andMe. The corporate will obtain a one-time $50 million fee as a part of that settlement. The inventory subsequently misplaced its positive factors and fell 1.4%.

Goldman Sachs (GS) – Goldman Sachs fell 2.2% within the premarket after reporting a blended fourth quarter. Goldman earned $10.81 per share for the quarter, in contrast with a consensus estimate of $11.76, though income beat analyst forecasts.

Gap (GPS) – Hole tumbled 5.4% in premarket buying and selling after Morgan Stanley downgraded the attire retailer’s inventory to “underweight” from “equal-weight,” saying it expects margins for Hole and different mall-based specialty retailers to revert again to the declining path seen pre-pandemic.

Credit Suisse (CS) – Credit score Suisse chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio resigned after he reportedly violated Covid-19 protocols on a number of events. Horta-Osorio’s departure comes after simply eight months with the financial institution. Credit score Suisse fell 3.4% in premarket buying and selling.

Unilever (UL) – Unilever tumbled 9.8% in premarket motion after the patron merchandise firm made a $68 billion bid for GlaxoSmithKline‘s (GSK) shopper well being enterprise. That bid was the third in a sequence of gives to accumulate the unit, however all had been rejected by Glaxo as undervaluing the enterprise. GlaxoSmithKline shares jumped 2.6%.

Kohl’s (KSS) – Activist investor Macellum Advisors is renewing its push for the retailer to extend shareholder worth. Macellum holds a roughly 5% stake in Kohl’s, and is telling Kohl’s that it both wants to alter its board or rent bankers to discover a potential sale or different transaction. Kohl’s rose 1% within the premarket.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMHC) – The inventory surged 8.3% within the premarket following a Bloomberg report mentioned the schooling supplies writer is exploring a potential sale of the corporate. The inventory rose 4.5% Friday after the report first surfaced.

Peloton (PTON) – Peloton will start charging for setup and supply of its bicycles and treadmills beginning January 31, companies that had beforehand been included within the gross sales worth. Peloton will cost $250 for setup and supply of its bicycles and $350 for its treadmills. The inventory fell 2.2% in premarket buying and selling.