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Why Workhorse Stock Is Flying Today
Shares of Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), which is developing electric delivery trucks and bidding on a big $6 billion contract to upgrade the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery fleet, were
Why DraftKings' Shares Fell 5.6% on Friday
Shares of online betting company DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) fell as much as 5.6% in trading Friday after the company and insiders priced a share sale. At 1:40 p.m. EDT, shares were still down 3.8%
Microsoft Embraces the Work-From-Home Trend
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is giving its employees the flexibility to work remotely more often.
The tech titan is adopting a "hybrid workplace" system that will allow its people to work from home
Better Buy: Amazon vs. Dollar Tree
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) take different approaches to reach customers looking for bargains. Amazon targets customers looking for a wide array of merchandise online
SPAC Mania: Here's Why Opendoor's Acquirer Is Soaring on Friday
The stock market was having a strong day on Friday, but not compared with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II's (NYSE: IPOB). Best known for being the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC
Record-Low NBA Finals Viewership Is Bad for Disney
The National Basketball Association paused its season in March after a player from the Utah Jazz (Rudy Gobert) tested positive for the coronavirus. A few months and lots of expensive planning later
Amazon Agrees to Buy up to 15% of Food Distributor SpartanNash's Stock
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to acquire as many as 5.4 million shares of SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN), or 15% of the food distribution leader's total outstanding stock, as the e-commerce giant
Why Niu Technologies Shares Were Gaining Today
Shares of Niu Technologies (NASDAQ: NIU) were climbing today after the Chinese e-scooter company posted strong sales figures for its third quarter. As a result, the stock was up 10.3% as of 11:51
Why Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stocks Popped Today
Fuel cell stocks are making another run higher in Friday trading, with shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock up 5.3% and Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) up 10.9% as of 12:05 p.m. EDT. Meanwhile
Why GE Shares Jumped Today
After jumping more than 6% this morning, shares in General Electric (NYSE: GE) are up 3.5% as of 12:15 p.m. EDT. A Goldman Sachs analyst sees a path for the stock to reach $10 per share, a 50%
Soaring SaaS Stocks Lift the Markets; GameStop Keeps Winning
Friday morning brought another great performance from the stock market, with major market benchmarks launching higher yet again in what appears to be a likely attempt to hit new all-time highs
AMD Taking on Intel on a New Front With Purchase of Chip Designer Xilinx
With NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) working on its industry-redefining acquisition of chip-design licensor ARM Holdings for $40 billion, peer AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) is reportedly trying to make waves of its own
Netflix Is Beating YouTube in This Key Demographic
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has surpassed Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube as the most popular daily video consumption platform for U.S. teens, according to Piper Sandler's latest
Why Marijuana Stocks Popped Today
Two days after Wednesday's vice presidential debate, marijuana stocks are on a tear -- and that's no coincidence.
For the second day in a row, shares of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) -- already the
A Top 5G Stock to Buy Before the Year Ends
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) ended fiscal 2020 on a high with a solid set of fourth-quarter results for the three months ending on Sept. 3., but investors were far from impressed by the company's
GameStop Gets Boost From Microsoft Partnership
GameStop (NYSE: GME) is partnering with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bring the tech giant's cloud-based business solutions and applications to the video game retailer's back-office operations.
Why SpartanNash Soared 30% Today
Shares in SpartanNash (NASDAQ: SPTN) are up more than 30% as of 11:15 a.m. EDT Friday.
While the food distributor and retailer's business has been strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a
Why Precigen Stock Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of Precigen (NASDAQ: PGEN) had skyrocketed by 26.3% as of 11:30 a.m. EDT on Friday. That jump came after Precigen announced that German drugmaker Merck KGaA (OTC: MKKGY) (not to be confused
3 Top 5G Stocks to Buy Right Now
The expansion of 5G networks, which are up to 100 times faster than 4G networks, could generate strong tailwinds for handset makers, carriers, component makers, and other tech companies over the
How Dollar Tree Is Gearing Up for the Holidays
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker about the latest headlines from Wall Street. They discuss the stock moves of a data analytics software
Biden's Plan to Increase Taxes for Social Security Spares the Very Rich
Social Security's trust fund is in a lot of financial trouble, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a plan to fix it. Mr. Biden has indicated that if elected, he'll expand the income
Is Palo Alto Networks Stock a Buy?
Thanks to a few billion dollars' worth of acquisitions the last few years and steadily rising need for cybersecurity, Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) remains by far the largest security software
Here's What Made Extreme Networks Stock Pop Today
Shares of technology company Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) popped on Friday after the company provided preliminary results for its upcoming fiscal first quarter of 2021. These results exceeded
Goldman Sachs Expects 50% Rise in GE Shares
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic through several of its businesses. Shares are down 37% since the start of 2020, and its segments including aviation
Should You Buy Amazon Stock Before Prime Day?
The sale of all sales is right around the corner: Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day will take place on Oct. 13-14. Past events have taken place in July, but this year the online retailing giant


