Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intuit — The stock slipped 1% after the financial software company issued weaker-than-expected earnings guidance for the fiscal third quarter. Live Nation Entertainment — Shares of the entertainment platform popped nearly 5% following a fourth-quarter revenue beat. Revenue came in at $5.84 billion, higher than the $4.79 analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected. Booking Holdings — The stock slumped more than 8% after the online travel booking company issued gross booking and EBITDA guidance for the first quarter that fell short of expectations, overshadowing better-than-expected quarterly results. Insulet — The stock slid 6% after the medical device firm issued a revenue growth forecast below analyst expectations. Insulet expects revenue to grow between 17% to 20% year over year in the first quarter, below the 24.3% expected by FactSet. On the other hand, however, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue figures that surprised to the upside. Block — Shares surged more than 14% after the payments company posted su rprise quarterly earnings and issued strong full-year guidance for gross profits. Carvana — Shares of the used car marketplace surged 33% in premarket trading after the struggling company posted its first-ever annual profit. Quarterly profit and revenue results were weaker than analysts expected, although the company reported strong fourth-quarter earnings than analysts anticipated. Carvana also guided for stronger-than-expected earnings in its current quarter. Following the results, Carvana was upgraded to outperform from market perform at William Blair, and upgraded to market perform from underperform at Raymond James. MercadoLibre — Shares slid 7% after the e-commerce platform posted flat year-over-year earnings for the fourth quarter. Operating income came in below estimates. Rivian — Shares fell 2.4%, a day after sinking nearly 26%. The electric-vehicle…
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