For investors looking for momentum, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB is probably a suitable pick. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 153.2% from its 52-week low price of $22.39/share.
All three major indexes finished higher on Monday, building off of last week's record closes, thanks to some positive coronavirus news. Cases in the U.S. continued to decline, with the number of new daily infections down by almost half. A new COVID-19 treatment that uses rec
(RTTNews) - Stocks moved significantly higher over the course of the trading session on Monday, adding to the gains posted last week. With the upward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reached new record closing highs, while the Dow ended the session at its best closing level
The coronavirus outbreak continues to aggravate in the United as the total number of cases cross 5.7 million, with the death toll surpassing 176,000. This health crisis has forced people to maintain social distancing and work remotely. In such a scenario, people are depending on
In this episode of Industry Focus: Energy, host Nick Sciple chats with Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall about the renewable energy industry. Coal is being replaced by renewable energy sources, but the industry is facing some challenges. They also discuss some investment opport
In trading on Monday, shares of Motorola Solutions Inc (Symbol: MSI) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $153.35, changing hands as high as $153.61 per share. Motorola Solutions Inc shares are currently trading up about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the on
The stock market has risen sharply over the past five months, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has led the way higher. On Monday, though, the Nasdaq largely took a pause, as some of the leading tech stocks that have powered the index's advance stayed close to flat.
TikTok, the wildly popular video-sharing service owned by China's ByteDance, is taking its grievance against the government to court. The company announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Trump, who earlier this month signed an Executiv
In trading on Monday, shares of STERIS plc (Symbol: STE) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $151.89, changing hands as low as $151.87 per share. STERIS plc shares are currently trading down about 0.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of
According to a source who spoke to the New York Post today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has decided to implement the same cashier-free system at its Whole Foods stores as it recently introduced at Amazon Go locations. The cashier-less checkout will appear at the company's natural and
Consumer stocks held on to most of their earlier advance, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF climbing 0.6% while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF was rising 1.2%.
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Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) dropped more than 5% in early trading Monday after it suffered a partial service outage this morning. But Zoom says it has restored service to its customers, and now its stock is headed back toward where it started t
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (Symbol: SPCE), where a total of 60,022 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares. That amoun
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT), where a total of 3,432 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 343,200 underlying shares. That amou
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ubiquiti Inc (Symbol: UI), where a total volume of 383 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 38,
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Mastercard Inc (Symbol: MA), where a total volume of 24,570 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel