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The stock of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) device management software provider Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF) surged out of the gate on its first day as a public company on Wednesday, soaring as much as 91% (not a

Legendary investor Peter Lynch famously told investors to invest in "what they know." But that oft-repeated quote doesn't mean to simply invest in a company because you like its product or service

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was up a modest 0.3% by 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, outperforming the other major stock indices. Weighing on the market was a decision by the U.S. to

Shares in CytoSorbents (NASDAQ: CTSO) are surging 12% higher at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday after the company announced it will offer 5.3 million shares to the public at $9.50 per share. Management

Investors were optimistic that iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) would reveal strong operating trends in its second-quarter announcement this week. The robotic cleaning device specialist issued a positive sales

Shares of online food delivery company Waitr Holdings (NASDAQ: WTRH) are up a big 21.5% in trading as of 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday.

You can thank the analysts at B. Riley FBR for that.

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Wednesday gave investors another example of the bifurcated stock market that we've seen lately. Even though stocks got out to early gains across the board, different sectors gave up those gains and

The casino industry is another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, having been forced to shut down to help prevent the spread of the virus. Yet now that gaming houses have reopened, albeit with

After a massive sales decline in the fourth quarter and the expansion of its digital program, Nike (NYSE: NKE) said it would be streamlining its workforce toward a leaner company with a digital

What a whirlwind the first half of the year was. Things got off on a steady foot at the beginning of 2020 despite what was (at the time) only a nagging coronavirus outbreak in China.

But when the

Healthcare company Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) has been somewhat pushed aside as investors in the sector focus their interest on companies working to fight the coronavirus pandemic. However

Shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) were jumping 11.3% as of 11:25 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. The big gain came after the hospital operator announced its second-quarter results before the market

Shares of electric-vehicle maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) and other Chinese stocks were moving lower on Wednesday, on investor fears of a flare-up of international tensions after the U.S. government ordered

Shares of precious metals miner Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK) rose a little more than 12% at the open of trading on July 22. At this point the stock has more than doubled over the last month, with a

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU) and Waymo said that they will work together to develop and build a series of self-driving commercial vans, the two companies announced in a statement on

Shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) are up by 10.4% as of 11:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, after the company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the filing

Shares of Hertz (NYSE: HTZ), a vehicle rental company working through the bankruptcy process, popped more than 30% higher early Wednesday morning before giving back some of the gains, as the company

Dividends have been under intense pressure this year. More than 175 publicly traded companies have either slashed their payout by more than 50% or suspended it all together. That dividend carnage

E-commerce giant eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) finally has the green light to fully expand its managed payments service, which offers payment processing and deposit services for sellers on its marketplace. 

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ: KTOS) jumped 11% higher on Wednesday on speculation that the company could be a takeover target for defense giant Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).

Kratos is

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) reported a net loss of $918 million, or $2.21 per share, in the second quarter, primarily due to a $4.2 billion provision for credit losses -- including a $2.7

Shares of containership operator Costamare (NYSE: CMRE) jumped 13.5% in early trading Wednesday and remains up a healthy 7.3% as of 10:30 a.m. EDT.

You can thank Stifel Nicolaus for that.

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I've been to all four of Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Florida theme parks since its resort reopened two weeks ago. There's a lot to like about how the media giant has handled the challenging if not

The coronavirus pandemic is causing havoc around the world, with cities, states, and countries implemented varying degrees of shutdowns and stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus

Brick-and-mortar retailers are having a tough time riding out the effects of COVID-19. That was to be expected. It's difficult to run such a business while having to close your doors to customers