Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 1.6 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total volume of 5,277 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of BancFirst Corp. (Symbol: BANF) were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.72), with the stock changing hands as low as $85.65 on the day. Divid
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of First Interstate BancSystem Inc (Symbol: FIBK) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.88), with the stock changing hands as low as $26.73 on
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Urban Edge Properties (Symbol: UE) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.68), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.95 on the day. D
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is up +148 (+1.83%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +141 (+2.12%). Cocoa prices today extended Thursday's sharp rally to new 1-1/2 week highs. Since posting 2-1/2 month lows on Monday, cocoa prices have recovered after the Hightower Report...
July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) today is up +2.20 (+1.02%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) is up +43 (+1.13%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher but remain below Thursday's 3-week highs. Concerns that excessive dryness in Brazil and Vietnam will damage coffee crops and curb global production underpin...
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ross Stores Inc (Symbol: ROST), where a total volume of 23,171 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
July WTI crude oil (CLN24 ) today is up +0.32 (+0.42%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN24 ) is up +0.58 (+0.24%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today erased an early decline and are moderately higher. A weaker dollar today is bullish for energy prices. Also, today's better-than-expected US economic news...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.44%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.71%. US stock indexes today are moderately higher. Some positive corporate news is boosting stocks...
Bicycle Therapeutics BCYC shares rallied 9.6% in the last trading session on May 23 after the company announced entering into a funding agreement with multiple institutional investors, new and existing, to issue and sell an a
Affirm Holdings, Inc. AFRM recently announced its collaboration with a Canadian travel agency — FlightHub. The deal enables Affirm to provide flexible and transparent payment options, like buy now pay later (BNPL), to eligibl
The SPDR SSGA Fixed Income Sector Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 254,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 115,000. Shares of FISR were up about 0.1% on the day.
Components of that ETF with the highest
Shares of Lamar Advertising LAMR have risen 11.7% year to date against its industry’s decline of 10.2%. The company currently carries a Zacks Ranks #2 (Buy).Earlier this month, this real estate investment trust (REIT), headquarter
Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sponsored ADR (TME) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company's earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue with
HUYA Inc. Sponsored ADR (HUYA) appears an attractive pick given a noticeable improvement in the company's earnings outlook. The stock has been a strong performer lately, and the momentum might continue with analysts still raising
Cirrus Logic CRUS witnessed healthy momentum this year so far. Shares of the company have gained 37.1% in the same time frame compared with the sub-industry’s growth of 16.3%.
Assurant, a leading global business services company that supports, protects and connects major consumer purchases, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.72 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 24, 2024 to stoc
In trading on Friday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sunrun, up about 10.9% and shares of First Solar, up about 10.1% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs t
In trading on Friday, water utilities shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Consolidated Water, off about 1.1% and shares of California Water Service Group off about 0.7% on the day.
Also lagging the market Fri