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Shares of ChemoCentryx (NASDAQ: CCXI) soared 96% on Friday after the biopharmaceutical company received Food and Drug Administration approval for its treatment for a rare autoimmune disease.  

Wall Street had a slightly downbeat close to what was otherwise a strong week. Investors were happy to see sentiment recover from a tough September, but after several days of strong gains, Friday

Despite recent volatility, the S&P 500 is up 30% over the past year, and companies looking to take advantage of that environment are going public at record rates. Through the first three quarters of

It didn't take long for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to lets its new Genie out of the bottle. On Oct. 19, the theme park giant is upgrading the way its guests lean on its app to optimize a day at Disney

Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) has caught Wall Street's attention in a big way. The stock price has skyrocketed over 940% since the company went public in December 2020. And the driving force

General Motors (NYSE: GM) shocked the electric cars market this week when it made an electrifying prediction:

By 2030, GM intends to double its annual revenue from $140 billion today to roughly $280

Value stocks (companies that have mostly "plateaued" but generate stable profits) have largely underperformed growth stocks for over a decade now. Some investors have theorized that a shift favoring

The stock market has kept investors on their toes lately, and Friday was no exception. After spending much of the morning in positive territory, most major market benchmarks pulled back in early

Investing through the ups and downs inherent in the market can be mentally grueling. Hobbies and recreation are key to keeping a level head, especially in times of market volatility. In this Motley

Shares of 3D printing company Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) jumped an impressive 13.3% in the first four trading days of the week, in part due to an important acquisition. Shares are up an additional

One company's optionality is another company's threat. For Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) and Amwell (NYSE: AMWL), that threat could come from Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM). 

In this Backstage Pass video, which aired

One company's optionality is another company's threat. For Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) and Amwell (NYSE: AMWL), that threat could come from Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM). 

In this Backstage Pass video, which aired

The stock market posted mixed results on Friday morning, as investors continued to wrestle with countervailing factors in making their investment decisions. As of 11:45 a.m. EDT, the Nasdaq

Shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) popped today, jumping 3.7% as of 10:30 a.m. EDT after the hydrogen fuel cell stock received an analyst upgrade.

Barclays upgraded its rating on Plug Power stock

Shares of the off-the-shelf cell therapy company Allogene Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ALLO) are ending the week on a sour note. The biotech's stock is down by a jaw-dropping 44% as of 11:36 a.m. EDT

Shares of the Canadian cannabis company Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL) are having a strong finish to the week. They're up by a healthy 11.1% as of 10:42 a.m. EDT on Friday.

Sundial's shares are up

After jumping more than 3.5% yesterday, shares of theater owner AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) were building on those gains Friday morning. As of 11:15 a.m. EDT, AMC shares were up another

Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) has come so far into the public consciousness during the pandemic, but how well it can grow in the future remains a question.

In this Backstage Pass video, which aired Sept. 28

Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock misfired Friday, its shares swinging wildly -- down 11% at the open, up 3% a little after 10 a.m., but now, at 11 a.m. EDT, back in the red again with a 5.9%

During its recent investor day presentation, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) detailed how much of the company's growth has come from customers increasing their adoption of its cloud services. In fiscal

Jabil's (NYSE: JBL) terrific stock market rally came to a halt at the end of September. Apparently, the company's fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter results didn't pass muster. Though Jabil delivered a

When Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched DocumentDB, its new database service, in 2019, some thought it would be a MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) killer. Mongo shares plunged on the news, but the company

Dividend stocks can offer investors recurring income and stability over the long term. But dividends are discretionary and a company's history of distributing them is never a guarantee that the

With just a passing glance, it would be easy to dismiss the news: Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is expanding its private-label apparel brand Free Assembly to include kids' clothes. Walmart is already a

Good investing doesn't always feel good; we all want to buy when stocks are ripping higher and run away when the markets fall lower. But buying high-quality stocks when they go on sale can be a