Garnering investor interest before the New York bell was a big soda drink story.
The giant, global Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) is set to buy Moxie, which is the historic drink of choice in the US state of Maine.
Moxie was first patented in 1885 and has a distinct, 'love it or hate it' flavor, which is from a root extract.
Coca-Cola reckons it can bring the brand to a wider audience, but its distribution will not change.
Coca-Cola shares are down 0.73% to US$45.04 in pre-market deals.
Also today, Box Inc (NYSE:BOX) tanked over 7% in pre-market to US$24.70 as the cloud content management group released weaker third-quarter guidance as part of its second quarter eport.
Box is now forecasting adjusted losses of between eight and nine cents per share and revenues of US$154mln to US$155mln.
Despite that, the company reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Oreo, the famous US cookie, was in focus as parent company of the brand Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) tweeted about two new flavors for the biscuit.
Oreos in hot chicken wing and wasabi flavors will hit shelves soon - in China. Whether they will suit more western tastes remains to be seen.
Last but not least, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) saw shares lift 1.85% in pre-market trade to US$17.05 after the computer group reported a third quarter earnings beat.
Fort the three months, the company posted earnings of US$ 0.44 per share on revenue of US$7.8bn. Analysts on 'The Street' were expecting earnings of US$0.37 on revenues of US$7.68bn.