In trading on Tuesday, shares of Marten Transport Ltd (Symbol: MRTN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $20.37, changing hands as high as $20.65 per share. Marten Transport Ltd shares are currently trading up about 11.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one y
Professional money managers are feeling more bearish than they did in the late 2018 selloff, and even more bearish than they did during the financial crisis in 2009.
The Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq all jumped on Tuesday on signs that the economic stimulus deal might be signed. Plus, Wall Street seems pleased with the Fed’s announcement Monday that it would purchase practically unlimited amounts of government debt to help provide l
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. (Symbol: FLO) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.76), with the stock changing hands as low as $18.95 on the day.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA), where a total of 162,118 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 16.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 87.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ambarella, Inc. (Symbol: AMBA), where a total of 69,665 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 7
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total volume of 6,930 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in McDonald's Corp (Symbol: MCD), where a total of 34,192 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 42
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG), where a total volume of 18,426 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Services sector, higher by 9.4%. Within that group, L Brands, Inc (Symbol: LB) and MGM Resorts International (Symbol: MGM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 32.3% and 28.0%, respectively. Among the
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Healthcare stocks are the worst performing sector, up 4.1%. Within the sector, Wellcare Health Plans Inc (Symbol: WCG) and Mylan NV (Symbol: MYL) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 42.8% and 5.3%, respectively. Among healthcare
Aytu BioScience, Inc. AYTU announced that it has extended the distribution right to commercialize the clinically-validated and commercially-used coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) IgG/IgM Rapid Test in North America. Following this, the company will gain the right to distribute and com
Magellan Health, Inc. MGLN recently announced that its behavioral and specialty healthcare segment, Magellan Healthcare, has enhanced telehealth services and other initiatives to help clients amid the coronavirus outbreak. This global pandemic, as declared by the World Health Or
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AGIO announced that the FDA has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) application for AG-946, a next-generation pyruvate kinase-R (PKR) activator. The company plans to initiate a phase I study on AG-946 by the middle of this year.
A price war between the world's oil powerhouses is leaving many producers in Latin American struggling to cover production costs, boosting chances of output cuts and investment delays in coming months.
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. However, it isn't easy to find a great growth stock.