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Why NIO's Stock Is Surging Today
Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) were trading higher on Thursday, after the company reported sales totals for June and the second quarter that exceeded analysts' expectations
Dow Jones Rises on Jobs Report; Apple and McDonald's Hit the Brakes; Exxon Discloses Big Earnings Hit; Boeing's 737 Max Certification Flights Complete
The U.S. gained 4.8 million jobs in June, eliminating a chunk of the job losses registered during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The jobs number was good enough news to propel the Dow Jones
Why Shares of Plug Power Skyrocketed 95% in June
After rising a nominal 0.6% in May, shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) were supercharged in June, racing 90.5% higher according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Besides reacting to a
2 Things to Know About NVIDIA’s Mercedes-Benz Deal
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG (OTC: DMLRY) (OTC: DDAIF) are teaming up to truly build a computer on wheels. The two companies recently announced a collaboration
How the Restaurants Are Doing
In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Emily Flippen with Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline give a breakdown of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index Restaurant Report. Discover the
Why Shares of Graf Industrial Are Soaring Today
Shares of Graf Industrial (NYSE: GRAF) gained 20% on Thursday after the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) announced plans to merge with a maker of sensors for self-driving vehicles. The
Why CrowdStrike Holdings Stock Climbed 14.2% in June
Shares of CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) gained 14.2% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock benefited from market momentum and got a boost from better-than-expected
Here's Why Neoleukin Therapeutics Dropped Today
Shares of Neoleukin Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NLTX) fell nearly 18% today after the company announced the pricing of a public offering of common stock and a separate offering of warrants to purchase
3 Reasons Not to Worry About the State of the Market
The stock market has always experienced its fair share of ups and downs, but this year has been a doozy. Earlier this year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its worst first quarter in
Google's Latest Attempt to Fight Back Against Amazon
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been stealing away Google's most valuable searches over the last several years. More product searches begin on Amazon.com than the search engine owned by Alphabet (NASDAQ:
Why Chegg Stock Was Up 10% in June
Shares of education-technology platform Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) marched 10.1% higher in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. That's a great one-month return, but pales in
Why MEI Pharma Is Tanking 15.3% Today
Shares in MEI Pharma (NASDAQ: MEIP) are tumbling 15.3% at 11:55 a.m. EDT on Thursday following news its collaboration partner, Helsinn Group, is discontinuing a phase 3 trial of pracinostat in acute
The Social Security Risk Older Adults Don't Know They're Taking
Social Security benefits can be an invaluable resource in retirement. Especially when the stock market is volatile, it can be tough to plan for the future not knowing how much your retirement fund
Constellation Brands Finds a Way to Grow Without Bar Sales
Investors had good reasons to be cautious heading into Constellation Brands' (NYSE: STZ) earnings report this week. Rival alcoholic beverage giants have been posting sharp sales drops as drinking
NIO Beats Its Own Guidance After Sales Surged in June
Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) said it delivered 3,740 vehicles in June, up 179% from a year ago, a record monthly total that powered a record quarterly total for the company as
Why Shares of Alcoa Jumped in June
Shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) gained 22% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as hopes for a quick economic recovery continued to build momentum and commodity prices
3 Stocks to Buy and Hold During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has made life difficult for businesses that rely on in-store traffic and those that sell products and services that aren't considered essential. But that isn't the case for
Can Newly Profitable Dropbox Keep Climbing?
The era of widespread work-from-home policies has settled in, and increased reliance on online collaboration tools has fueled growth in many companies. Quiet first-mover Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) is no
Will Disney World Really Open This Month?
The countdown clock is now in the single digits for the phased reopening of Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) flagship resort in Florida. Disney World is set to open half of its theme parks on July 11. The
Stock Market News: What Conflicting Jobs Data Really Means for Markets
The stock market kept moving upward on Thursday morning, continuing to draw optimism from hopes that the economy will be able to overcome a second wave of coronavirus cases. Just before 11 a.m. EDT
Disney Finds New Avenue for Revenue in Partnership With Ford
Entertainment giant Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been suffering for the past few months while its parks and experiences were closed, and only a few have recently reopened. Its main revenue driver
Micron Helps Power a New Wave of High-End Computing Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
When Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) last provided a quarterly update at the end of March, question marks abounded. The memory chipmaker was showing signs that the cyclical slump it's been stuck in
Apple Re-Closing 77 Stores Due to the Coronavirus
In the face of the sudden and sharp increases in coronavirus cases in the U.S., Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has elected to once again close many of its retail outlets. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that
While Others Are Cutting, W.P. Carey Is Raising Its Dividend
Like its peers, real estate investment trust (REIT) W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) is working through the difficult economic conditions that COVID-19 has brought to the world. However, there's a material
Better Buy: Editas Medicine vs. Intellia
CRISPR stands for Clustered, Regularly Interspaced, Short Palindromic Repeats. It is an emerging gene-editing technology that can rapidly locate and change genome sequences to deliver a cure for


