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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Aspen Technology Inc (Symbol: AZPN), where a total volume of 2,586 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 VMware Inc (Symbol: VMW), where a total of 5,500 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 550,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.8% of VMW

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR), where a total volume of 18,981 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Qiagen NV (Symbol: QGEN), where a total of 8,191 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 819,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.7% of QGE

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total of 17,093 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 99.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly ready to launch a long-rumored bundle, which would package together several of the company's most popular digital services for a lower monthly price, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing "people with knowledge of the effort." 

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust (Symbol: PMT) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6), with the stock changing hands as low as $17.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Pinnacle West Capital Corp (Symbol: PNW) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.13), with the stock changing hands as low as $77.41 on t

What happened Shares of Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) stock are up 5% in 12:25 p.m. EDT trading Thursday. There was no news to explain why the stock is moving higher, however.

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What happened Shares of China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) have soared today, up by 19% as of 12:15 p.m. EDT, after the company reported financial results for the first half of 2020. Its performance was mixed relative to analyst expectations.

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What happened? Shares of the biotech Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) are rising sharply today, up by 5.9% as of 12:23 p.m. EDT, despite the company not reporting any news. But with the company down by nearly 29% over the past five days alone, it seems reasonable to assume t

What happened Shares of Fly Leasing (NYSE: FLY) fell more than 8% on Thursday after the aircraft leasing company reported weaker-than-expected earnings. The COVID-19 pandemic is weighing on airlines, making life difficult for companies that rely on aviation for revenue and profi

What happened Shares of online betting facilitator GAN Limited (NASDAQ: GAN) rose sharply at the open on Aug. 13, reaching a gain of around 13.5% by 11 a.m. EDT. Although it gave back some of that advance by 11:30 a.m., the stock was still up by an impressive 11%. While the comp

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) was up 9.1% in early afternoon trading Thursday after it announced that it had signed a development and supply agreement with SK Bioscience, a subsidiary of SK Group, to produce the antigen component of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. In addition, both com

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The market expects Dillard's (DDS) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended July 2020. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that

Ross Stores (ROST) is expected to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended July 2020. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare

Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) reports results for the quarter ended July 2020. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that co