Stocks making the biggest moves premarket:

$Yum China(YUMC.US)$
— Shares rose over 3% in premarket hours as the Chinese restaurant conglomerate announced new financial targets and unveiled plans to expand to 20,000 restaurants by 2026 during an investor day.
$AMC Entertainment(AMC.US)$
— Shares of the movie theater chain jumped 5% in premarket trading after AMC said it had completed the equity offering it announced earlier this month. The company said it sold 40 million shares at an average price of $8.14, raising about $325.5 million.
$Etsy Inc(ETSY.US)$
— Shares of the e-commerce retailer added 4% before the bell after Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to an outperform rating from peer perform. Wolfe cited three reasons for the upgrade: a rebound in consumer spending, the potential for margin improvement and an improved emphasis on Etsy's primary franchise.
$Semtech(SMTC.US)$
— The semiconductor stock rose 1% in early trading despite offering a fiscal third-quarter forecast late Wednesday that calls for a loss of 9 cents to 22 cents a share on revenue of $190 million to $210 million. Analysts had estimated it would earn 12 cents on revenue of $247.7 million during the period. In the second quarter, the company earned 11 cents a share, after adjustments, exceeding analyst's expectations of 2 cents per share, according to FactSet.
$Penn Entertainment(PENN.US)$
— The sports betting stock climbed 3% in premarket trading following a short-term buy call from Deutsche Bank. The bank said there's reason to believe the stock should see upside ahead.
$First Solar(FSLR.US)$
— The stock climbed about 2% higher after BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares to outperform from market perform, citing a recent selloff that has created an attractive entry point for investors.
$Exxon Mobil(XOM.US)$, $Chevron(CVX.US)$
— Exxon Mobil and Chevron gained about 1% each before the market opened as oil prices reached their highest levels this year, with Brent crude topping $93 a barrel. $Occidental Petroleum(OXY.US)$ and Devon saw early morning gains as well.
$Helmerich & Payne(HP.US)$
— Shares of the printer and PC maker fell more than 3% in premarket trading after a regulatory filing showed Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
sold a portion of its stake. The conglomerate sold about 5.5 million shares of HP, worth around $158 million. The Omaha-based giant first bought the tech hardware stock in April 2022, becoming its largest shareholder. Berkshire still owns over $3 billion in HP shares.
$General Motors(GM.US)$, $Forward Industries(FORD.US)$
— Shares of the automakers were up fractionally in premarket trading after United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday night that a strike was "likely" against the companies if a contract agreement can't be reached before the 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline. Ford CEO Jim Farley struck back, saying the company has received "no genuine counteroffer" on its proposals.