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The stock market has been trying to match its 2020 performance at the beginning of 2021, and over the weekend, investors appear to have built up their resolve to take major market benchmarks back

Shares of satellite builder and Earth imager Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) jumped this morning, topping out up 14.8% as of 11:40 a.m. EST. It was a welcome boost for shareholders, but still a

Shares of Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) have plummeted while shares of Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR) have skyrocketed today after the companies announced  that Lumentum would acquire Coherent. Lumentum also

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Comerica Inc (NYSE: CMA)Q4 2020 Earnings CallJan 19, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of Aclaris Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACRS) surged on Tuesday, following the release of promising data regarding its experimental treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. 

As of 12:20 a.m. EST today

Shares of United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC) have popped today, up by 15% as of 11:20 a.m. EST, following a report from DIGITIMES suggesting that the company and larger rival Taiwan Semiconductor

Shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE: TME), a China-based streaming music company, jumped sharply on Tuesday. The stock was up about 19% as of noon EST.

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PetMed Express Inc (NASDAQ: PETS)Q3 2020 Earnings CallJan 19, 2021, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Shares of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTC: ETHE) were soaring on Tuesday. As of noon EST, the stock was up 22%. This is likely related to the movement the funds' underlying asset: Ether. Ether is the

The rally by Gevo (NASDAQ: GEVO) stock continued today as the renewable energy specialist said that its co-founder Frances Arnold was named to President-elect Joe Biden's science team, a vote of

The stars are aligning again for investors in special purpose acquisition company -- and soon to be smart energy storage IPO -- Star Peak Energy Transition (NYSE: STPK) this morning. As of 11:20

Shares of Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ: GILT) rallied today after the company said it was awarded a multi-million dollar contract with two mobile operators in Mexico by AXESS Networks. 

The tech

There's pressure on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) every time it steps up with its latest financials. The world's leading premium video-streaming service has been one of the market's best investments -- a 4

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) published a press release on Tuesday announcing a partnership with PG&E (NYSE: PCG) aimed at improving electric grid reliability and safety. PG&E has already started using

Life insurers have been particularly valuable and necessary during the coronavirus pandemic, but they have also struggled financially under the weight of increased claims. Investors have, for the

Shares of U.K. based speciality chemical maker Tronox Holdings (NYSE: TROX) rose as much as 15% in the first two hours of trading on Jan. 19. The driving force behind the move was a mixture of good

It's official. On Monday, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced that it has started selling domestically-made Model Y's in China. The company released a comment on Twitter saying simply "Model Y deliveries

British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI), one of the world's top tobacco companies, is often considered a stable income investment. It generates consistent revenue and earnings growth, pays a high

Shares of hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) have been on a tear in 2021. After several new business announcements, the stock has gained more than 90% just since the start of the new

Michigan-based electric-truck start-up Rivian said that it has raised $2.65 billion in new cash from a group of investors led by mutual-fund giant T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW).

The company, which

On Sunday, Virgin Orbit put a rocket into orbit for its first time ever. The satellite launch company is not part of space tourism company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE). Still, presumably buoyed by

Shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) were jumping 6.7% higher as of 11:21 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The gain came after Morgan Stanley analyst Matthew Harrison upgraded the stock to overweight from

Shares of Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) opened sharply higher on Tuesday, the company's first day of trading in the U.S. Stellantis, the company formed from the merger of French automaker PSA Peugeot with

Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) were trading higher on Tuesday, on a somewhat bullish note from Wall Street after the company unveiled its newest advanced driver-assist

Most stocks trading under $20 a share are priced that way for a reason. Either they're unproven (such as a clinical-stage biotech company) or they have had some financial difficulty.

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