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Shares of The Michaels Companies (NASDAQ: MIK) soared on Monday. As of 1:38 p.m. EDT, the stock traded 51% higher based on a rosy analyst report.

The arts and crafts retailer reported first-quarter

Shares of Luckin Coffee (NASDAQ: LK) fell on Monday on an otherwise positive day for the markets as the scandal-ridden Chinese coffee company received another lump of bad news: Chairman Lu Zhengyao

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) kicked off the new week with another strong gain. The Dow was up 0.9% at noon EDT Monday as investors continued to be optimistic about the

Shares of Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ: VIR) rose 12% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the biotech published preclinical data in the journal Nature on S309, a

Shares of kids' entertainment content developer Genius Brands International (NASDAQ: GNUS) were down 12.3% at 12:54 p.m. EDT on Monday, following the Friday release of a short-selling thesis that

Airline shares got a lift on Monday after a prominent Wall Street analyst declared an initial rebound in travel demand is "real." The stocks have been rallying in recent days on hopes that the worst

Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF) is looking to be one of the larger survivors in a cannabis industry that is going through a tumultuous phase.

The Chicago company's stock is down roughly 50% from where it

Shares of Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), a provider of online education services, went up 42.9% in May, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Investors cheered first-quarter 2020

Shares of Conduent (NYSE: CNDT) were trading about 25% higher as of 1:30 p.m. EDT Monday, after activist investment firm Trillium Capital released an open letter to the board of directors. In the

Cruise ship stocks jumped on Monday, following a stronger-than-expected jobs report on Friday. Investors are growing more optimistic that the economy could recover more quickly than many economists

Shares of high-end restaurant chain Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ: RUTH) were surging 15% higher in midday trading Monday after an analyst boosted her price target for the eatery by 25% to $10 a

Just a few days after Impossible Foods launched direct-to-customer sales of bulk Impossible Burger packages, the plant-based meat company has found yet another outlet -- this time, the Habit Burger

Cancer therapeutics have come a long way in the last 10 years, with the rise of cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy providing ever-improving outcomes for patients. Investors keen on profiting from

Many e-commerce businesses have seen tailwinds this year as conditions created by the novel coronavirus pandemic resulted in stores closing and spending migrating to digital channels. With many

Shares of laser technology expert Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR) gained 13.6% in May 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The company largely saw an amplified version of the broader

Adding a bit of zing to its menu of "honest to goodness homestyle" breakfast, lunch, and dinner offerings, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) is testing alcohol beverage sales, first in

Shares of Gap (NYSE: GPS) are running 8% higher in midday trading Monday as the markets continue celebrating the reopening of the economy.

While getting back to business is key to survival for all

Monday morning brought further gains to the stock market, building on an exceptional return last week. Investors continue to hope that the economic recovery has taken firm root, and they're looking

CEC Entertainment, Inc., the parent of pizza and entertainment restaurant chain Chuck E. Cheese, said in an SEC filing that its Board of Directors approved a "Key Employee Retention Program"

The Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) announced last Friday it plans to have approximately 65% of its restaurants open for dine-in by mid-June. This amounts to 124 Cheesecake Factory locations in

Shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) gained 40% last week on growing investor optimism that the airline sector is in the early stages of a recovery. The momentum continued on Monday, with Boeing up 12% as of

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Yum China (NYSE: YUMC) are two of the largest fast food chains the world. McDonald's operates and franchises over 36,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries worldwide

In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Dylan Lewis chats with Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi about valuable lessons from a company working on a COVID-19 vaccine, the various clinical

Groupon Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GRPN) shares popped Monday as investors continued to digest positive jobs data that was published on Friday. The company's shares climbed as high as 17.9% in the morning.

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, and even with the May jobs report suggesting that a turnaround on the employment front is under way, tens of millions of Americans are