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The stock market was largely mixed most of Thursday, posting a late-day push higher that brought the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) just barely out of the red. As we've seen often

On Thursday, Tencent (OTC: TCEHY) launched its popular mobile game Arena of Valor (the international version of Honor of Kings) in Russia and the Middle East, as the Chinese tech giant tries to

One-time Finnish tech star Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Nokia stock has bounced back, however, gaining roughly 43% from mid-March to mid-April.

Today, investors

Shares of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings (NYSE: SPR) lost 8.6% on Thursday as investors continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic's likely impact on commercial airplane sales. Spirit, a onetime

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LOVESAC CO (NASDAQ: LOVE)Q4 2020 Earnings CallApr 16, 2020, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Shares of Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) were down 22% on Thursday as investors had time to digest the headset and videoconferencing hardware manufacturer's updated guidance. The company in the near term

As of Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began paying laboratories $100 for each COVID-19 diagnostic test they conduct using high-throughput technologies to rapidly

People hankering for pizza but also seeking to keep the coronavirus at bay might want to take note of Pizza Hut's announcement of a new contactless curbside pickup service launched today. Prepared

Shares of companies focused on the offshore drilling industry are plunging today. Leading the downdraft was Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO), which plummeted 38% by 2:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday.

For weeks, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) stock has struggled to maintain momentum under the pressure of a flood of reports of FBI warnings -- and company bannings -- related to the

For the longest time, sales growth has been integral to Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) business. Annual sales growth in North America in 2015 and 2016 was 25%, according to data from S&P Global Market

Chinese regulators have given their approval for NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) to acquire Israeli-based Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ: MLNX). NVIDIA announced it received the go-ahead on April 16, 2020

It's finally happening. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is selling off its investment in the oil-rich former Soviet Union nation of Azerbaijan -- and its exit couldn't come at a better time for this energy

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) has been a leader in the race to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The company recently started a phase 1 clinical

Shares of fast-food chain Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK) soared on Thursday, rising as much as 21.6%. As of 3:05 EDT, however, the stock was up 19.2%.

The stock's gain follows a business update from

Stay-at-home orders prompted consumers to stock up on nutrition products and customers in emerging markets were strong buyers of pharmaceuticals, helping Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) beat

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Badger Meter Inc (NYSE: BMI)Q1 2020 Earnings CallApr 16, 2020, 11:00 a.m. ET

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Thursday was actually one of the calmer days in the stock market in recent memory. As of 3 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 0.3% and the S&P 500 had risen by 0.2%. There were

Social distancing is leading to increased television time, especially for on-demand streaming services. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said this week that it has seen soaring network traffic across its TV

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is gearing up to reopen its sole store in South Korea, the first retail location to return to operations outside of China since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Investors have sent Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) share price soaring as demand for home entertainment has boomed amid social distancing efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. At the same

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) stock could be causing whiplash for investors this year. In less than five months, the pharmacy chain's shares have had eight double-digit-percentage swings. And now

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), a busy company these days, might be adding another significant investment to its agenda. An article published by Bloomberg after the market closed Wednesday, citing

It's increasingly difficult to say Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) isn't taking the work-at-home movement seriously. On Thursday, its flagship brand Google updated its video conferencing

Already looking forward to the moment when its vessels can weigh anchor again with fresh rosters of vacationers aboard, Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) says it might reduce the number of passengers