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We haven't written a lot here on The Motley Fool about Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (NYSE: CBD), so before we go any further, let me answer one question you may have right off the bat:

Shares of casino operator Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN) rose roughly 12.5% in the first half-hour of trading on Thursday. They then promptly gave back almost all of that gain before heading

The stock market remained on pins and needles Thursday, as investors weren't able to carry through Wednesday's big market gain. Although major indexes moved higher at the open, they quickly gave up

The COVID-19 crisis crushed many retail stocks this year, but Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) both weathered the storm after swooning briefly in March. Both stocks are up more than

Shares of alternative energy pioneer FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) were in freefall Thursday morning, sliding by 17% through 11:45 a.m. EDT after it reported a sales beat -- but an earnings miss.

Petco Animal Supplies, a privately held pet retailer which sells small animals as well as pet food and other pet supplies, may be put on sale or launch an IPO in 2021, according to news first broken

Shares of BigCommerce (NASDAQ: BIGC) sank on Thursday after the e-commerce software provider reported its second-quarter results. While it beat analyst expectations across the board, some red flags

During the worst of the pandemic, Free Donut Fridays from Dunkin' Brands Group (NASDAQ: DNKN) became one of the rare reasons to venture outside. Customers discovered they could snag a free donut

Shares of Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) fell sharply on Thursday after Hindenburg Research published a scathing report on the electric truck maker. As of 11:15 a.m. EDT, Nikola stock was down 10%. 

Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) are rising 5% in morning trading Thursday after Bloomberg reported rival plant-based meat alternative maker Impossible Foods may have a longer wait than

Investors have good reasons to follow the consumer staples sector right now. Its appeal has been bolstered by spiking demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies that manufacture or sell

Shares of Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) spiked today after the company's second-quarter fiscal 2021 results beat Wall Street's revenue and earnings estimates. The company's shares were up by as much

Shares of oil and natural gas driller PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PDCE) fell as much as 16% in the first 90 minutes of trading on Sept. 10. So far in 2020 the company's stock price has been cut roughly in

Shares of Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: STSA) are plunging today, down 74.8% as of 11:17 a.m. EDT, after the company announced that investigational drug STS101 failed to meet the primary

The stock market was having a so-so day on Thursday, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all slightly in the red at 11 a.m. EDT. Insurance distribution platform provider SelectQuote (NYSE: SLQT)

Shares of Turquoise Hill Resources (NYSE: TRQ) were down about 19% by 10:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday. Weighing on the mining stock was an agreement it reached with its controlling shareholder Rio Tinto 

Shares of truck maker Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) jumped by as much as 20% in the first half hour of trading on Thursday -- just a day after the company reported earnings. The stock price

Lucid Motors said that its Air sedan will be offered with over 1,000 horsepower and range of more than 500 miles when it goes into production in Arizona next spring. 

The company revealed the

On Thursday, shares of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) continued to rebound from their worst one-day sell-off on record earlier this week. The stock jumped as much as 8.9%, but as of 11:15

The 2020 presidential election is just weeks away, and the next president could very well decide the fate of Social Security.

With this popular and important entitlement program at risk of running

Shares of home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) surged in early trading on the Nasdaq, rising more than 10% before retracing a bit as the day wore on. As of 10:55 a.m. EDT, Bed Bath &amp

Shares of solar module maker Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) were down 9.6% at 10:40 a.m. EDT on Thursday, and the company has only itself to blame. After today's sell-off, the stock has given up

In a world of selfies and social media influencers, aesthetics have never been more in focus. Not surprisingly, a survey by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry found that 99.7% of adults said

Shares of video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME) dropped as much as 15% in early trading on Sept. 10. There's no question about what moved the stock: The company reported earnings after the close

Shares of luxury furniture retailer RH (NYSE: RH), formerly known as Restoration Hardware, are rocketing higher today after the company reported results for its fiscal second quarter of 2020. Q2 net