Straight from Benzinga newsdesk, hosts Brent Slava and Steve Krause bring you the market news and stocks to watch.

In today's episode Steve and Brent look at:

• What Is Primary Endpoint?
• What to watch in Chinese Stocks and their sympathy plays in biotech etc.

Today's 5 Stock Ideas: VOLT, BABA, NKTR. ASO, CVX

• Volt Information Sciences (VOLT) - Shares up ~95% premarket. The company announced it will be acquired by Vega Consulting, Inc. for $6 per share in cash.
• Alibaba (BABA) - Shares down ~5% premarket. Shares of several Chinese stocks are trading lower amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the country which has caused some business operations so cease. Other stocks in the sector include: BIDU, JD, PDD, NIO.
• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) - Shares down ~52% premarket. The company's Phase 3 PIVOT trial did not meet its primary endpoint.
• Academy Sports And Outdoors (ASO) - Shares up ~6.4% premarket. The company announced it would join the S&P SmallCap 600.
• Chevron (CVX) - Shares down ~2.9% premarket. Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight. A pullback in oil prices has also weighed on the stock.

Hosts:

Steve Krause Reach out to Steve at [email protected]

Sr. Reporter Benzinga Newsdesk

Brent Slava Reach out to Brent at [email protected]

Sr. Reporter, Head of Benzinga Newsdesk

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