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The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Financial sector, up 7.3%. Within that group, AFLAC Inc (Symbol: AFL) and Simon Property Group, Inc. (Symbol: SPG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 23.2% and 21.0%, respectively. Among financial

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Technology & Communications stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 2.6%. Within that group, Texas Instruments Inc. (Symbol: TXN) and Electronic Arts, Inc. (Symbol: EA) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3

The company said drug factories are exempt from the stay-at-home order issued in India.

More U.S. companies are rushing to adopt so-called poison pills, dusting off a nearly 40-year-old takeover defense tool to ward off hostile bidders and activist shareholders eager to exploit the coronavirus-induced market sell-off.

Boeing’s 30% rise is having an outsize impact on the Dow because of how the benchmark is constructed. What that means.

Mastercard Inc. MA gave a second revenue warning for the first quarter, which will be impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Assessing the longer-term financial impact of the coronavirus spread worldwide now hinges on the success of lockdowns in containing the pandemic and trillions of dollar of support in easing the burden, thereby limiting the duration of the deep freeze and hastening any rebound.

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

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU), where a total of 169,360 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 16.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to a

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has a concrete reason for putting pressure on euro zone governments to finance the fight against coronavirus with joint debt -- avoiding trouble with the courts.

Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.

Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.

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Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when Lamb Weston (LW) reports results for the quarter ended February 2020. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could i

Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when PVH (PVH) reports results for the quarter ended January 2020. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its

The market expects UniFirst (UNF) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended February 2020. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor t

The iShares Global Comm Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 259,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 72,000. Shares of IXP were off about 0.8% on the day.