Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares rose more than 1% in the premarket after the company announced new artificial intelligence chips aimed at competing with those from rivals Nvidia and AMD. Despite the AI boom, Intel is down nearly 40% year to date, while Nvidia and AMD are up 132% and 11% in that time, respectively. GameStop — GameStop slipped 2% following a 21% rally on Monday amid speculation that meme stock trader Keith Gill could hold a major position in the video game retailer. The Wall Street Journal reported that E-Trade is weighing Gill from the platform due to market manipulation concerns. Shares of AMC Entertainment slipped 3% following an 11% jump. Bath & Body Works — Shares of the home fragrance and personal care retailer dropped 9%. Bath & Body Works topped first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates but shared disappointing guidance for the current period. The company expects earnings to range between 31 cents and 36 cents a share, versus a FactSet estimate of 38 cents. SentinelOne — The cybersecurity stock rose 2.3% on the back of a Canaccord Genuity upgrade to buy from hold. The firm called SentinelOne a secular winner in the long term and said its recent sell-off was “overdone.” Gitlab — The software company shed 2.3% despite posting an earnings and revenue beat postmarket for its fiscal first quarter Monday. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 3 cents, versus the 4 cent loss per share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue was $169 million, topping the $166 million consensus estimate. Alphabet — Alphabet shares hovered below the flatline after the search giant cut at least 100 positions within its cloud unit, CNBC reported. — CNBC’s Fred Imbert, Alex Harring and Michelle Fox contributed reporting
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