Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Autodesk — The design software maker rose more than 5% after Bloomberg News reported , citing people familiar with the matter, that it ended a plan to potentially buy out PTC . The possible acquisition was first reported by Bloomberg last Wednesday . PTC fell about 2%. Waters — The life sciences tools maker fell nearly 12% after announcing plans to merge with Becton Dickinson’s Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit. Waters will take on $4 billion in debt and issue 39.2% of its stock to Becton Dickinson shareholders, under the terms of the deal. Becton shareholders will also receive a $4 billion payout. Becton shares fell more than 1% Synopsys , Ansys — Shares of semiconductor design company Synopsys slipped roughly 1% after Chinese regulators conditionally approved its purchase of Ansys for $35 billion. Ansys rose 3%. Fastenal — Shares gained 2% after second-quarter earnings surpassed analysts’ estimates. The industrial supply company reported earnings of 29 cents per share, while analysts polled by FactSet were looking for 28 cents. PayPal — Shares of the fintech company jumped more than 3% as Wall Street analysts brushed off a Bloomberg News report that JPMorgan will start charging fees for access to customer bank account information. “If implemented, any adverse impact is likely to be negligible in our view,” Morgan Stanley analysts said in a Monday note. Nebius Group …
