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See the companies making headlines before the bell. Cisco Systems — The networking technology stock added nearly 2% on the heels of an upgrade from Citi to buy from neutral. Citi said artificial intelligence could become a larger part of the business over time. Novocure — Shares soared about 22% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novocure’s Optune Lua wearable treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Morgan Stanley — Shares gained more than 3% after the bank reported quarterly results before the bell that beat Wall Street forecasts, helped by higher-than-expected revenue from its wealth management operations, trading and investment banking. The company’s profit came in at $1.88 per share, compared with $1.58 expected by a poll of LSEG analysts. Revenue came in at $15.38 billion, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.41 billion. United Airlines — Shares rose about 1% after the airline beat earnings and revenue expectations for the third quarter. United also announced a $1.5 billion stock buyback, the first since before the pandemic. ASML — Shares of the Dutch chip equipment company fell 4% before the bell, adding to Tuesday’s losses after it accidentally released its third-quarter results a day earlier. The report was disappointing as ASML cut its sales forecast for 2025, suggesting weakness in markets other than those serving AI applications. JB Hunt Transport Services — Shares jumped more than 7% after the company’s third-quarter results beat expectations. JB Hunt reported earnings per share of $1.49 on revenue of $3.07 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had forecast earnings of $1.41 per share on revenue of $3.02 billion. The company said demand for its intermodal service increased throughout the quarter. — CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox and Hakyung Kim contributed reporting.