Check out the companies making headlines yesterday:

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM): Buy now, pay later company Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) rose by 5.1% on Wednesday after reports highlighted a significant boom in 'buy now, pay later' (BNPL) spending during the holiday season, signaling strong consumer adoption. See our full article here.

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Bark (NYSE: BARK): Pet products provider Bark (NYSE: BARK) rose by 3.1% on Wednesday on what appeared to be technical trading activity See our full article here.

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Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP): Analog chipmaker Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) rose by 11% on Wednesday after the company raised its financial guidance for its third fiscal quarter, citing stronger-than-expected business performance, bookings, and backlog. See our full article here.

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Paramount (NASDAQ: PSKY): Multinational media and entertainment corporation Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA) fell by 5.4% on Wednesday after reports surfaced that the company submitted a cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, an offer that was met with caution amid negative analyst sentiment. See our full article here.

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Amkor (NASDAQ: AMKR): Semiconductor packaging and testing company Amkor Technology (NASDAQ: AMKR) rose by 5.9% on Wednesday after the stock's positive momentum continued as reports indicated that Intel outsourced its high-end chip packaging production to the company for the first time. See our full article here.

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