Amazon (AMZN) came out with quarterly earnings of $14.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.47 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Equinor ASA EQNR along with its partners intends to boost the day-to-day output capacity at the Johan Sverdrup project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Nektar Therapeutics (Symbol: NKTR) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $19.59, changing hands as low as $19.41 per share. Nektar Therapeutics shares are currently trading off about 5.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year
This year promises to be a much better one for retailers, with most projections calling for low single-digit growth this year over a low-single-digit decline in 2020. But all of this is expected to really hit in the second half of the year, when the Covid vaccines reach more peop
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX: CU.TO) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $32.59, changing hands as high as $32.85 per share. Canadian Utilities Ltd shares are currently trading up about 2.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one y
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Agree Realty Corp. (Symbol: ADC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $65.12, changing hands as high as $65.45 per share. Agree Realty Corp. shares are currently trading up about 0.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year per
In trading on Tuesday, shares of Hormel Foods Corp. (Symbol: HRL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $48.67, changing hands as high as $50.86 per share. Hormel Foods Corp. shares are currently trading up about 4.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year per
First Financial Corp. (THFF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.95 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.05 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Children's Place Inc (Symbol: PLCE), where a total of 3,766 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 376,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 4
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Electronic Arts, Inc. (Symbol: EA), where a total volume of 19,472 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: VRTX), where a total volume of 8,347 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative o
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Cassava Sciences Inc (Symbol: SAVA), where a total volume of 48,106 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Horizon Therapeutics plc (Symbol: HZNP), where a total volume of 10,896 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of a
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM), where a total volume of 133,739 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Toll Brothers Inc. (Symbol: TOL), where a total of 10,465 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
With hedge funds at the center of market drama for the second time in less than 12 months, the GameStop saga is likely to expedite a regulatory review of the ever-larger role non-bank firms play in the financial markets, regulatory experts said.
The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Services sector, higher by 2.2%. Within that group, Expedia Group Inc (Symbol: EXPE) and Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 7.0% and 5.7%, respectively. Among the la
Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Monster Beverage Corp (Symbol: MNST), where a total volume of 10,646 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason a director of a company would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the o