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Shares of StoneMor (NYSE: STON) soared 50% on Wednesday after the owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes struck a deal to be acquired by Axar Capital Management. 

Axar is StoneMor's

One of the surest temporary drivers for stock prices is a rumor of an impending asset buy. That was the situation on Wednesday with veteran motor oil and lubricant manufacturer Valvoline (NYSE: VVV)

A great many titles in the sector wafted notably higher in share price on Wednesday. This was due largely to yet another U.S. state opting for recreational legalization, and a nearby state reporting

Battered by the recent tech stock rout, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was reversing course dramatically on Wednesday. Thanks largely to a high-profile investor's buy, the teleconferencing

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) shareholders trounced the market on Wednesday as shares jumped 16% by 3 p.m. ET compared to a 0.9% boost in the S&P 500. The move erased just a portion of the losses

Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Wayfair (NYSE: W), and Gap (NYSE: GPS) were all rising today as investors regained some of their optimism for retail stocks. Several retailers reported

Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) were up 5.9% as of 1:49 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The stock was rebounding after a sudden drop the day before when social media company Snap cut its financial guidance for

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The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS)Q2 2022 Earnings CallMay 25, 2022, 7:15 a.m. ET

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Shares of online college platform 2U (NASDAQ: TWOU) cratered today after it received a downgrade from a Wall Street analyst. As of 2:30 p.m ET, the stock was down 16% for the session and has now

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MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT)Q4 2022 Earnings CallMay 25, 2022, 7:30 a.m. ET

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TDCX Inc. (NYSE: TDCX)Q1 2022 Earnings CallMay 25, 2022, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) were soaring today, likely as some investors viewed the company's recent sell-off as a new buying opportunity. The investor optimism may be fueled by the fact that

With all the distressing signals about the state of the economy, you might think that now's not a good time to invest in the stock market. But that would be a mistake, because, as is the case in

Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) were levitating today, up more than 11.8% as of 1:37 p.m. ET. The reason for the rise wasn't hard to figure out; yesterday, Beyond Meat announced a new

Shares of the video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) had popped nearly 26% as of 1:37 p.m. ET today as excitement over a potential short squeeze rose on social media.

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It's been a whole trading week since the last time American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) investors had reason to be happy, with five straight days of nothing but falling share prices. But today that

Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) were up 10.8% as of 12:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday after the company reported earnings for the fiscal first quarter, which ended April 30. 

The largest

A day after Snap (NYSE: SNAP) plunged 43% on a guidance cut, the social media stock was bouncing back as investors seemed to spy an opportunity in the sell-off.

As of 12:22 p.m. ET today, the stock

The stock market has been turbulent lately, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has seen bigger ups and downs than most of its peers. On Wednesday morning, investors were looking on the

If you want to outperform the market over the long term, buy stocks in growing companies that generate high and/or rising returns on invested capital (ROIC) at fair or better valuations.

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Shares of fast-food chain The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ: WEN) popped on Wednesday following news that its largest shareholder might be looking to acquire the company outright. As of noon ET today, the

Shares of Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) were up big on Wednesday, rocketing 12.8% higher as of 12:20 p.m. ET.

The reason is easy to point out -- last night, Nordstrom reported first-quarter earnings that

Shares of Planet Labs (NYSE: PL), the tiny space company that's built the world's largest constellation of Earth observation satellites, rocketed to the moon Wednesday morning, shooting 14.2% higher

Shares of Super Group (NYSE: SGHC) are plunging 18% at 11:29 a.m. ET on Wednesday after the sports betting and casino app reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations on the

Shares of electric vehicle leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) zoomed higher on Wednesday morning, and were up by 5% through 11:58 a.m. ET.

You can give some credit to Cathie Wood for that.

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