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MVB Financial Corp. MVBF recently announced that it will continue with its current stock-repurchase program. The company has approved the repurchase of up to $5 million worth of outstanding common stock.

Shares of Ball Corporation BLL have outperformed the industry so far this year on solid beverage-can demand, capacity expansion, introduction of fresh products, acquisitions, upbeat second quarter results and solid backlog levels in the Aerospace segment. The stock has gained 17

On Aug 18, we issued an updated report on Fidelity National Information Services FIS. The company is benefiting from solid organic growth and continues to undertake initiatives in a bid to boost digital platforms like mobile banking. However, the firm continues to witness rising

It seems to be a good idea to relocate money from the oil energy space to the renewable industry. This is because it has become clear looking at the price charts that the biggest names in the oil energy sector are significantly underperforming the renewable energy stocks. In fac

Pure Storage, Inc. PSTG is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2021 results on Aug 25.The company refrained from providing fiscal second-quarter outlook citing uncertainty in demand due to COVID-19-related business impact.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal second-quar

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. LOW is cheering its customers by introducing a one-stop shop for all tools and equipment in the form of its new tool rental department. This new program is likely to serve as a boon for Pro and DIY customers who want to complete their home improvement pr

The J. M. Smucker Company SJM is likely to register an increase in the top and bottom lines when it reports first-quarter fiscal 2021 numbers on Aug 25, before market open. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings has risen 1.2% over the past seven days to $1.71 per share, sugg

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. PSTI announced that it has completed patient enrollment in its phase I study evaluating PLX-R18 as a treatment for incomplete hematopoietic recovery following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), in the United States and Israel. 

Alkermes plc ALKS announced the initiation of a new phase II ARTISTRY-3 study to evaluate the clinical and immunologic effects of ALKS 4230 monotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumors.

Shares of biotechnology company Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MNTA were up 69.17% after it announced that it will be acquired by pharma giant Johnson & Johnson JNJ for $52.50 per share in an all-cash transaction.The total value of the transaction comes to $6.5 billion.The tr

The Boeing Company BA has recently secured a new order for two 737-8 airplanes plus options for two more jets from Enter Air, Poland’s biggest charter carrier. With this deal, Boeing received the first order for its grounded 737 MAX aircraft this year.Boeing and Enter Air have

Restaurant Brands International Inc. QSR is likely to benefit from digitalization, re-imaging and innovative initiatives and expansion strategies. However, dismal comps at Tim Hortons and Burger King due to the global pandemic and high debt margins pose concerns. Notably, shares

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) shows an impressive 23.0% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. OGE Energy Corp. (Symbol: OGE), which makes up 0.82% of the iShares Selec

Have you read the latest? The media says municipal bonds, our favorite plays for safe, tax-free dividends, are facing a surge in defaults.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. MDRX recently collaborated with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to accelerate the pace of artificial intelligence technologies and boost patient care through the hospitals’ ARC (acronym for accelerate, redesign and collaborate) Innovation

On Aug 19, Apple, Inc. AAPL became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the $2 trillion market cap, as widely anticipated. Shares of Apple closed the session at $462.83, with a 0.1% uptick. The iPhone maker’s market cap dropped slightly to $1.98 trillion at the end

Wall Street is having a dream run for nearly five months. The three major stock indexes — the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — rallied significantly in the last four months. While Wall Street historically remains muted in August, the markets are continuing the

Long positions across most Asian currencies were comfortably raised, a Reuters poll found, as investors turn increasingly optimistic of the region's economic rebound with confidence in the U.S. dollar waning and China primed for a recovery.