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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday. Boeing — Shares of the aerospace company slipped 3.34%. On Thursday, Boeing said it was expanding the scope of its ongoing inspection

into a production defect on some aft pressure bulkheads on the 737 Max 8 aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems , which builds the fuselages, was down1% Dollar General — Shares of the discount

retailer rallied 9.16% after it announced late Thursday it was bringing back former CEO Todd Vasos to lead the company. On Friday, Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buy , saying Dollar

General's latest leadership change could help stabilize the company. JPMorgan Chase — The country's largest bank saw shares rise1.5% after it reported third-quarter financial

results , boosting its profit 35% from a year earlier to $4.33 per share, a figure not immediately comparable to LSEG estimates. Revenue came in at $40.69 billion for the quarter, compared

to the LSEG estimate of $39.63 billion. Wells Fargo — The bank stock gained 3.07% after Wells Fargo posted third-quarter results that beat expectations. Revenue came in at $20.86 billion,

versus $20.11 billion estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. Its earnings per share was $1.48, or $1.39 per share, excluding discrete tax benefits. It was unclear what the exact comparable

number was to estimates, but both figures were higher than the LSEG consensus of $1.24. Citigroup — Shares of the New York-based bank dipped 0.24% after posting its third-quarter results .

Citigroup reported $1.63 in earnings per share, or $1.52 per share, excluding the effect of divestitures. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting $1.21 per share, though it is unclear if

that number accounts for the divestitures. On the revenue front, Citigroup generated $20.14 billion, compared to $19.31 billion expected. PNC Financial Services — Shares shed 2.62% after

reporting mixed earnings for its third quarter. Its revenue of $5.23 billion came in below the consensus estimate of $5.32 billion, per LSEG. However, PNC earned $3.60 per share, topping the

$3.11 per share expected. Oil stocks — Shares of oil companies rallied as crude prices climbed over 4% Friday. Marathon Oil gained 4.74% and EOG Resources advanced 3.78%. ConocoPhillips

rose 3.1% and Exxon Mobil moved 3.19% higher. Progressive — The insurance stock added 8.13% after it reported $15.59 billion in net premiums written for the third quarter, topping

StreetAccount estimates of $15.38 billion. Its September net premiums written also beat expectations. JD.com — The Chinese e-commerce company slid 2.8% Friday and hit a new 52-week low.

Morgan Stanley downgraded shares to equal weight from overweight in a client note, citing weak consumption trends in China. Post Holdings — Shares of the packaged food company gained 2.55%

after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an overweight rating on shares. The firm cited Post's strong free cash flow conversion rate. Netflix — Netflix shares fell close to 1.53% after

Wolfe Research downgraded the streaming stock to peer perform from outperform, citing concerns related to the company's growth forecast. UnitedHealth Group — Shares of the health

insurance giant gained 2.64% on better-than-expected earnings. The company posted adjusted earnings of $6.56 per share on revenue of $92.4 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected

earnings per share of $6.32 on revenue of $91.37 billion. UnitedHealth has the highest share price of any Dow stock, giving it the most influence over the benchmark's performance.

Hormel Foods — The stock fell nearly 1.16%. This week, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union ratified a new contract with Hormel Foods, which includes hourly wage

increases of $3 to $6 an hour. — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel and Jesse Pound contributed reporting.