Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Tribune Publishing, Apple, Tesla & more

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Tribune Publishing, Apple, Tesla & more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Exxon Mobil – The energy giant will write down the value of its assets by up to $20 billion for the fourth quarter, mostly related to its natural gas assets. Exxon is, however, seeing a benefit this quarter from higher oil prices and improved margins in its chemicals business. Shares were fractionally lower around 7:45 a.m. ET. Enphase Energy – The Australia-based energy technology company's stock will replace Tiffany in the S&P 500, effective January 7. Tiffany is being bought by France's LVMH, with Tiffany shareholders having approved the deal Wednesday. Enphase stock was up 1% around 7:45 a.m. ET. Apple – Apple removed 39,000 games from its China app store, amid a crackdown on unlicensed games by the Chinese government. Including those games, a total of more than 46,000 apps were removed. Shares had gained half of 1% as of 7:45 a.m. ET. Tribune Publishing – Alden Global Capital offered to buy the portion of Tribune that it doesn't already own for $14.25 per share, compared to Wednesday's close of $12.79.  Alden is already Tribune's largest shareholder with a 32% stake. Tribune shares were up nearly 9% around 7:45 a.m. ET to trade at