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What happened Shares of Vivint Solar (NYSE: VSLR) plunged as much as 10.9% in trading on Wednesday as its acquirer, Sunrun, dropped as much as 11%. Sunrun is exchanging 0.55 shares of its stock for each share of Vivint Solar, so it makes sense that the stocks are trading togethe

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Omnicom Group, Inc. (Symbol: OMC), where a total volume of 14,293 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Anthem Inc (Symbol: ANTM), where a total of 5,693 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 569,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 47.4% of ANT

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What happened Investors are cheering a business update from L Brands (NYSE: LB), owner of the Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works retail chains. The company plans to cut annual costs by $400 million going forward -- a crucial move considering it's facing a steep drop in

(RTTNews) - French real estate company Unibail-Rodamco SE (UNBLF, UNRDY) reported that its recurring net result for the first-half of 2020 dropped 27.2% to 667 million euros from 916 million euros last year. Recurring earnings per share declined to 4.82 euros from 6.63 euros las

You know the old saw: "Buy when there's blood in the streets." The broader market has pulled off a strong rebound from the coronavirus panic in March and April, but there's still plenty of figurative blood left to clean up from Wall Street's pavement. Whether you're looking for

Shares of Sogou (NYSE: SOGO), China's second-largest online search provider after Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), surged over 40% on July 27 after the company received a buyout offer from its top stakeholder, Tencent (OTC: TCEHY).

What happened Shares of rent-to-own specialist Aaron's (NYSE: AAN) took off on Wednesday, rising 20% in the first couple of hours of trading. There were two important pieces of news that drove the stock higher: earnings and the company's plans for a big corporate makeover. At 12

(RTTNews) - Dürr Group (DUERF.PK) Wednesday said its sales dropped by 14.1% to 1.615 billion euros in the first half of the year, compared to 1.880 billion euros last year.

Given the sheer massiveness of the number of cable television customers AT&T (NYSE: T) lost during the second quarter, it would be easy to conclude that the COVID-19-infected quarter represents the apex of its attrition, the worst of the worst. Between the 886,000 premium us

The retailing world isn't a favorite among income investors. Tough selling conditions -- such as low profit margins and constantly shifting consumer preferences -- make it harder for companies in the industry to establish the type of consistent earnings growth that dividend fans

What happened Shares of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) have tanked today, down by 10% as of 12:05 p.m. EDT, after the company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. The results missed expectations and guidance was underwhelming.

What happened Shares of cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) are on a tear -- up 11.5% from last week's closing price, and up 5.5% today alone (as of 11:15 a.m. EDT).

A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in

Medicare today provides critical healthcare benefits to 44 million U.S. seniors, but the process of signing up for the program can be complicated. Those who are already receiving Social Security benefits prior to age 65, when Medicare eligibility begins, get enrolled in it autom

Potlatch (PCH) could be a solid choice for investors given the company's remarkably improving earnings outlook. While the stock has been a strong performer lately, this trend might continue since analysts are still raising their earnings estimates for the company.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Price/Sales Investor model based on the published strategy of Kenneth Fisher. This value strategy rewards stocks with low P/S ratios, long-term profit growth, strong free cash flow and consistent profit margins.

The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Earnings Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Joel Greenblatt. This value model looks for companies with high return on capital and earnings yields.