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Gene therapy took another public step forward during a virtual presentation at a scientific conference on Friday. CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX)

Despite a lack of hit new title launches, people bought video games at a near record pace last month. The updated sales figures that NPD released on Friday showed that the industry expanded by 52%

Gene therapy company bluebird bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) gave an update on the clinical trial of its treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD) showing that patients in the study have remained free of the most

This week has been a volatile one for the oil sector. Oil stocks started the week on fire after OPEC and its partners agreed to extend their initial supply reduction rate until the end of July.

After a rough Thursday for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), the index attempted to stage a rebound on Friday. The Dow was up about 2% by noon EDT after some fluctuations earlier

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) got its investment rating downgraded by two influential Wall Street firms Friday, with both citing valuation for the moves. 

Earlier Friday Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs

Barely a week after announcing plans to reopen five Nevada-based casinos early this month, Eldorado Resorts (NASDAQ: ERI) announced even more reopenings this morning.

"Eldorado plans to reopen Isle

Even if Boeing (NYSE: BA) does complete the 737 MAX recertification flight in June as it hopes, the plane is unlikely to fly passengers until September at the earliest, according to an online post

In the latest wild turn for Hertz (NYSE: HTZ), the well-known vehicle rental company that is progressing through the bankruptcy process, the company's seeking to take advantage of the recent

Shares of Pearson (NYSE: PSO) have popped today, up by 10% as of 12:45 p.m. EDT, after activist investor Cevian Capital disclosed that it had amassed a 5.4% stake in the company. Activist investors

Shares of Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) traded up 18% on Friday after activist Jana Partners disclosed a 5.9% stake in the government services company and said it intends to push for change. Perspecta is

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) founder and CEO Trevor Milton appears to have borrowed a couple of pages from Elon Musk's playbook. That is, make bold claims about your electric vehicle company's potential

Friday morning brought some relief for hard-hit investors after Thursday's big plunge. Gains on Friday weren't nearly as large as the losses the markets suffered the day before, and even with the

Shares of industrial giant General Electric (NYSE: GE) snapped back from their near-9% sell-off Thursday to notch better than 5% gains in early Friday trading. As of 12:22 p.m. EDT, GE stock was up

Shares of Selecta Biosciences (NASDAQ: SELB) fell more than 25% today as investors signaled their lack of confidence in the company's trajectory. Yesterday, the biopharma announced it had licensed

Shares of packaging specialist Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) were up 7% heading into midday trading on Friday as the markets rebounded from Thursday's rout.

The stock of the maker of rigid and flexible

Customers working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic didn't give lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) the lift many had expected.

While the athleisure leader was forecast to see gains as

Shares of OrganiGram Holdings (NASDAQ: OGI) were 7.8% higher as of 11:44 a.m. EDT on Friday after rising as much as 11.5% earlier in the day. The Canadian cannabis producer didn't report any new

Fear has once again returned to the financial markets.

An alarmingly high number of new COVID-19 cases across the U.S. and many other countries is forcing investors to once again consider the

Shares of struggling children's entertainment company Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) have been on a rocket-ship rally lately. On May 6, Genius announced the planned launch of its Kartoon Channel!

Shares of Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) were trading higher Friday morning after the eat-and-play specialist reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and reported encouraging progress on reopening

After an epic sell-off Thursday, stocks came roaring back to notch big gains Friday morning. Blue chip aerospace stock Boeing (NYSE: BA), which tumbled 16.5% on Thursday, is helping lead the charge

SoftBank (OTC: SFTBY) has spent nearly $3 billion repurchasing shares since the end of March when it announced shareholder-friendly moves to shore up cash and buyback stocks. 

In a press release

It appears GameStop (NYSE: GME) failed to make its case to investors during a proxy fight with activist hedge funds Hestia Capital Partners and Permit Capital Enterprise Fund. According to