Check out some of the companies making headlines in midday trading: Novo Nordisk — The maker of the Wegovy obesity treatment jumped more than 4% as sales of its oral weight loss treatment got off to a strong start. In the first week of its launch, about 1.3% of Wegovy prescriptions were for the oral version. Regions Financial — Shares of the Birmingham, Ala.-based regional bank fell nearly 3% after it reported disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. Regions earned 57 cents per share excluding items. That was below the 61 cents per share prediction from analysts surveyed by FactSet. Energy stocks — The Trump administration is pushing for technology companies to bankroll power plants amid a rise in energy-guzzling data centers. Companies tied to electric utility infrastructure rose, including GE Vernova and Bloom Energy , which both gained about 6%, and Quanta Services , which advanced about 5%. Independent power producers, however, tumbled, with Constellation Energy dropping nearly 10% and Vistra falling 7%. Micron Technology — The chipmaker climbed more than 5% after board member Mark Liu revealed in a securities filing that he bought $7.8 million of stock at market prices. The purchases were notable as Micron shares have already skyrocketed more than 246% over the past 12 months. AST SpaceMobile — Shares soared nearly 13% after AST SpaceMobile was picked a …
