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Shares of payment-card titan Mastercard (NYSE: MA) outpaced the broader stock market on Wednesday. The company's stock notched a 2.9% gain on the day, beating the 2.2% rise of the S&P 500 index.

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Shares of DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) popped 13.6% on Wednesday after the daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company announced a larger move into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). 

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Biotech Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) was one of the better-performing stocks in its sector on Wednesday. The company's shares closed the day 5% higher, well eclipsing the 2.2% rise of the S&P 500 index

The stock market moved sharply higher on Wednesday, with only a brief hiccup in the hour surrounding the latest decision from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee. Stocks briefly gave up

Shares of MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) surged by 15% on Wednesday after the cloud database company expanded its strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). 

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The stock of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) was such a popular item on Wednesday, it even soared past the high-flying S&P 500 index on an excellent day for equities. The fintech rose by over 7%

Shares of Grab Holdings (NASDAQ: GRAB), a Southeast Asian ridesharing company, jumped Wednesday as Chinese stocks broadly skyrocketed on news that Beijing would do more to stabilize markets and prop

Shares of NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK) fell hard today after U.K. regulators said they were investigating the company's proposed merger with rival cybersecurity company Avast. 

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Investors have been keen on Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) over the past two days and have pushed the company's share price up 11% today alone. The recent share price jump is a welcomed change

Shares of Incannex Healthcare (NASDAQ: IXHL) were crashing 58.4% lower as of 3:52 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The huge decline came after the Australian drugmaker announced earlier today the issuance of

Shares of casino stocks had a great day on Wednesday with a number of companies jumping double digits. There was some earnings to report, but there are also market tailwinds with the S&P 500 trading

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Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS)Q4 2021 Earnings CallMar 16, 2022, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Chinese stocks were skyrocketing across the board Wednesday on news that Beijing may be reversing course on its regulatory crackdown after China's economy grew by just 4% in the fourth quarter and

Shares of Farfetch (NYSE: FTCH) were moving higher today after J.P. Morgan issued a bullish note on the luxury online fashion company. Farfetch also seemed to get a benefit from the Chinese

Shares of Endeavor Silver (NYSE: EXK), a precious metals miner with exposure to both gold and silver, fell as much as 14% on March 16. Gold and silver prices were both under pressure today, which

Buoyed by bullish momentum for the broader market Wednesday, StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) stock is making substantial gains in today's trading. The Brazilian fintech company's share price was up roughly

While shares of many growth stocks were moving higher today, the stock of electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) outpaced the general market move. At the day's highs, Lucid stock was

Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) shareholders trounced the S&P 500 on Wednesday as the stock jumped 17% by 3 p.m. EDT compared to a 0.4% drop in the wider market. The rally added to solid gains for owners of the

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Molecular Partners AG (NASDAQ: MOLN)Q4 2021 Earnings CallMar 16, 2022, 8:00 a.m. ET

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BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE), a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, saw its shares rise 33.7% on Wednesday. The stock closed at $146.52 on Tuesday but opened at $175.82 today and rose as high as $195.95 in

Shares of aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) rose in Wednesday trading and are up 3.5% as of 1:55 p.m. ET.

You can thank investment banker R.W. Baird for that.

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Despite the recent sell-off, the stock market is an excellent way to build wealth over long periods. In fact, the S&P 500 has produced a total return of 436% over the last 20 years, equivalent to an

It's a good day for most stocks. But it's a great day for most Chinese stocks. Shares of Zhihu (NYSE: ZH) are up an incredible 64% as of 1:46 p.m. ET Wednesday, outpaced by the 70% gain Kingsoft