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The latest trading session saw QuantumScape Corporation (QS) ending at $6.61, denoting a -0.6% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.88%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Marathon Oil Corp. (Symbol: MRO) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.44), with the stock changing hands as low as $21.81 on the day.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of US Bancorp (Symbol: USB) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.96), with the stock changing hands as low as $39.05 on the day. Dividend

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN) were yielding above the 3% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $9), with the stock changing hands as low as $299.55 on the day. Dividends

In trading on Thursday, shares of Public Storage's 4.75% Depositary Shares Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series K (Symbol: PSA.PRK) were yielding above the 5.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.1875), with shares changing hands as low as $21.58 on the day.

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.3% loss. Within the sector, Dominion Energy Inc (Symbol: D) and Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing

The best performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 0.9%. Within that group, KLA Corp (Symbol: KLAC) and Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 4.0% and 3.6%, respectively. Among techn

GameStop had the most unusually active option Wednesday with a Vol/OI ratio of 142.87, more than double the next highest at 68.34. CEO Ryan Cohen, also its largest shareholder, has another plan for the specialty retailer. It’s not a good one.

Midday cattle futures are trading $1.30 to $2.05 in the black with a triple digit rally through midday. Front month feeders are also up by as much as $2.97, leading the March contract to the 38.2% retracement of the fall board collapse. USDA had no confirmed cash business to report...

Hogs are up by 25 cents at midday in the April contract, while the other front months are down by 40 to 47 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was $2.06 stronger in the Thursday AM quote at $47.90. The CME Lean Hog Index was $66.85 on 1/15, up...

Thursday’s session has the board working fractionally to 1 ¾ cents higher through midday. March corn has seen an 8 ¼ cent range for the day from -5 ½ to +2 ¾ cents. Open interest increased 24.6k contracts on Wednesday – mainly in the May contracts. Corn OI is up...

Chicago wheat futures are trading fractionally to a 1 ½ cents higher so far for Thursday while the hard red futures are rallying. Futures are up by 1.3% to 1.9% in KC, with March at the high for the day. Futures are up by as much as 1.5% in Minneapolis,...

The soybean futures have given back their initial Thursday strength and are trading within 2c of UNCH for midday. March soybeans have seen a 13 ½ cent range so far for the day from -4 ¾ to +8 ¾ cents. CME data showed traders added 9.9k new soybean futures yesterday,...

Midday cotton futures are rallying 17 to 73 points, led by the old crop contracts. March contracts are at levels not seen since early December. Dec is now a 244 point discount to March futures. The updated 7-day QPF from NOAA has heavy accumulations for the TX/LA Gulf, with as...

Nvidia is among the top S&P 500 gainers in 2024, after standing out as the best-performing stock last year. Here's the 2025 prediction for NVDA stock, and a look at whether its market cap can reach $2 trillion.

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 22 most recent 13F filings for the 12/31/2023 reporting period, and noticed that RTX Corp (Symbol: RTX) was held by 13 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to

In trading on Thursday, the Invesco Semiconductors ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Onto Innovation, up about 5.7% and shares of Veeco Instruments, up about 5.7% on the day. And unde

In trading on Thursday, drugs shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of ProQR Therapeutics, down about 17.3% and shares of Esperion Therapeutics down about 13.2% on the day. Also lagging the market Thursday are wat

In trading on Thursday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.7%. Leading the group were shares of M.D.C. Holdings, up about 18.1% and shares of Beazer Homes USA up about 3.9% on the day. Also showing relative strength are se

The board of directors of ONEOK today increased its quarterly dividend to 99 cents per share, an increase of 3.7%. This increase results in an annualized dividend of $3.96 per share. The dividend is payable Feb. 14, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan.