Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Brighthouse Financial — Shares soared 23% after the Financial Times reported that Aquarian Holdings is in advanced talks to buy the North Carolina-based life insurer and take it private. Amazon — The e-commerce company and web services provider beat earnings expectations, boosting its stock 12%. Amazon posted earnings of $1.95 per share on revenue of $180.2 billion versus the Street’s estimated earnings of $1.57 per share and revenue of $177.9 billion, according to FactSet. Apple — The iPhone maker added 2% after beating earnings and revenue expectations in its September quarter. Apple also forecast a strong December quarter due in part to iPhone 17 sales that CEO Tim Cook said are “off the chart.” Ramaco Resources — The Appalachian metallurgical coal miner jumped 13% after signing an agreement with the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to accelerate mining and processing of rare earths and other minerals. Twilio — Shares surged 11% after the cloud communications software vendor posted third-quarter results that surpassed expectations. Twilio earned an adjusted of $1.25 per share on revenue of $1.3 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had estimated earnings of $1.08 per share on revenue of $1.25 billion. Western Digital — The hard drive maker rallied 9% after fiscal first-quarter results beat analyst estimates. We …
