>>> US After Hours Summary: SBUX -0.3% as Howard Schultz steps down from board;

After Hours Summary: SBUX -0.3% as Howard Schultz steps down from board; Wei Zhang joins board; SMTC -5.9% lower on earnings; DDD +2% delivers signed merger agreement to SSYS +1.9%

After Hours Gainers:

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: None

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news: SCNI +8.4% (reports preclinical results for plaque psoriasis treatment), DVAX +2.3% (supply agreement with Avecia), HSTM +2% (authorizes new $10 mln share repurchase program), DDD +2% (DDD delivers signed merger agreement to SSYS), SSYS +1.9% (DDD delivers signed merger agreement to SSYS), TRIN +1.5% (increases dividend), HOOD +0.9% (reports August 2023 operating data), AMZN +0.3% (launching new generative AI tools)

After Hours Losers:

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings/guidance: IBEX -8.2%, SMTC -5.9%

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: IE -10.8% (files for $150 mln share offering), VTLE -9.8% (to significantly increase Permian Basin Scale through accretive transactions; also stock offering), IMAX -3.5% (expands strategic relationship with Prime Focus into streaming ecosystem), EPRT -1.8% (commences 8.7 mln share offering), ALNY -1.7% (announces outcome of FDA advisory committee meeting on patisiran), CTLP -1.5% (to delay 10-K filing), SBUX -0.3% (Howard Schultz steps down from board; Wei Zhang joins board)