Pre-Open Movers: Monkeypox Plays Jump on WHO Warning; Weber Falls on Weak Results

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GeoVax Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOVX) 73% HIGHER; gains after the WHO calls monkeypox an emergency.

IEA (NASDAQ:IEA) 26% HIGHER; MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) and IEA today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MasTec will acquire all of the outstanding shares of IEA in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $14.00 per IEA share. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both MasTec and IEA, and is subject to customary closing conditions, including IEA stockholders and Hart-Scott-Rodino approvals, with an expected closing late fourth quarter of 2022.

Chimerix (NASDAQ:CMRX) 24% HIGHER; gains after the WHO calls monkeypox an emergency.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA15% HIGHER; gains after the WHO calls monkeypox an emergency.

Weber , Inc (NYSE:WEBR18% LOWER; preliminary Q3 Net Sales of $525 million to $530 million, versus the consensus of $532.74 million.

MP Materials Corp (NYSE:MP7% HIGHER; will replace Sanderson Farms Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 27.

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) 5% LOWER; falls as Bitcoin prices fall back below $22K.

Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) 3% LOWER; falls as Bitcoin prices fall back below $22K.

MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR3% LOWER; falls as Bitcoin prices fall back below $22K.

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) 3% HIGHER; reported Q4 EPS of $1.42, $0.02 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.44. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.98 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.97 billion. Fiscal 2023 first-quarter outlook calls for sales growth in the mid-teens and adjusted EBIT growth of 20% to 25%

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) 3% HIGHER; adopts a poison pill.

Ivanhoe Electric, Inc. (NASDAQ:IE3% HIGHER; BMO and Jefferies start at Buy.

Coinbase Global , Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) 2% LOWER; falls as Bitcoin prices fall back below $22K.