Here’s a look at the companies making headlines in midday trading: Intel — The struggling chip stock bounced back at the end of the year, rising nearly 1.2% in midday trading. Intel’s stock price plummeted more than 60% in 2024, putting the stock on track for its worst year ever and becoming the second-worst performer in the S&P 500. Shares of Nvidia, the artificial intelligence giant and retail investor favorite, fell 1.3% as traders took profits at the end of the trading year. Nvidia is up more than 170% and is on track to be the third-best performer in the S&P 500 in 2024. Shares of the company plummeted 54% over its hemophilia A gene therapy. Biohaven — The biopharmaceutical stock rose nearly 2% after director John Childs disclosed buying 29,000 shares. Childs currently owns about 6.5 million shares. Nutriband — Nutriband said it expects an expedited review process for its abuse-deterrent opioid patch called AVERSA Fentanyl, which could allow the company to win regulatory approval by the end of 2025. Shares rose more than 8% as the company extended its Chinese patent for the technology to Macau. Zivo Bioscience — Shares of Zivo Bioscience rose nearly 3% after investor Mark Strome, who owns 10% of the biotech company, purchased 75,000 shares. —CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Yun Li and Pia Singh contributed reporting.