Texas Instruments (TXN) closed the most recent trading day at $162.10, moving -0.17% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.15%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.5%.
We were moderately mixed in the markets this Hump Day, with economic data largely showing a U.S. economy slowing its roll, and a Fed Chair more or less in agreement with this. After worse-than-expected Retail Sales and a big drop in PMI Services, likely due to the recent surge in
Tesla (TSLA) closed the most recent trading day at $622.58, moving -1.68% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.15%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.5%.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) closed the most recent trading day at $43.70, moving +1.53% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.15%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.5%.
Procter & Gamble (PG) closed the most recent trading day at $137.27, moving +0.45% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.18%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.15%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.5%.
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Fastly Inc (Symbol: FSLY), where a total volume of 40,320 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Cortexyme Inc (Symbol: CRTX), where a total of 1,571 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 157,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 50% of CR
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Capri Holdings Ltd (Symbol: CPRI), where a total of 37,723 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Insulet Corp (Symbol: PODD), where a total of 3,348 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 334,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 82% of POD
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
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Wednesday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are outperforming other sectors, not showing much of a loss. Within that group, ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW) and Twitter Inc (Symbol: TWTR) are two large stocks leadi
The worst performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Utilities sector, showing a 1.3% loss. Within that group, Evergy Inc (Symbol: EVRG) and CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Symbol: CNP) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 2.0% and 2.0%, respectively. Among
The $20 trillion U.S. Treasury market is set to come under intense scrutiny by President-elect Joe Biden's regulators, after seizing-up amid rising pandemic fears in March and threatening the stability of the broader financial system.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of SLM Corp.'s Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $0.20 per share (Symbol: SLMBP) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.9588), with shares changing hands as low as $48.57
Medtronic plc MDT recently announced the release of favorable outcomes in the first batch of 100 patients who were treated with the OsteoCool Radiofrequency Ablation (“RFA”) System as part of the OPuS One Clinical Study. Notably, the company claims that this study, which is t
Hologic, Inc. HOLX has been gaining on robust growth in the Diagnostics segment. Its slew of regulatory approvals has also been impressive. Its better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 buoy optimism. However, downsides may result from a stiff competitive
Shares of Kansas City Southern KSU have surged 25.1% in a year’s time, outperforming the industry’s 19.9% rally, despite coronavirus-led disruptions weighing on its volumes.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD announced its decision to not seek approval of filgotinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United States as it does not see a viable path for the drug for the same.
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new wave of consumer shopping patterns, with online retailing becoming one of the hottest trends at the moment. With consumers’ continued consciousness about health and safety, the current online boom is here to stay. American Eagle Out
Quite a few regulatory and pipeline updates grabbed the spotlight in the biotech sector in the past week. Acquisitions again take center stage in the sector. Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccine updates gain more significance in the sector with each passing day as the pandemic registers a