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Shares of QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) were moving higher on Wednesday, as the company's stock price continued to recover after beginning 2021 with an abrupt 40% fall on Monday.

As of 2:15 p.m. EST

The stock market was having a strong day on Wednesday in reaction to the Georgia Senate runoff election results, and the financial sector was one of the biggest winners. But banking technology

Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) were trading higher on Wednesday. Investors are optimistic that a Democrat-controlled Senate could pave the way for new incentives for U.S. buyers of electric

Shares of CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK) are on the rise today and it could be related to the bitcoin mining update it provided yesterday. As of 1:30 p.m. EST, CleanSpark stock was up 30%. In its press

Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) started today's session down 4.5%, but some company-specific news reversed the decline, moving the stock up 3.5% as of 1:45 p.m. EST. 

Other technology stocks are

Share of steelmaker United States Steel (NYSE: X) rose a dramatic 18% on Wednesday. By 1 p.m. EST, the stock was still clinging to a gain of 17%. The advance was largely tied to political events.

On

Shares of Vroom (NASDAQ: VRM) were marching higher last month as the online used car dealer got a boost from an analyst upgrade, and also responded to the passage of a second relief bill, which

Shares of stocks in the cannabis sector are soaring today as news filters in from the Senate runoff elections in Georgia. As of noon EST, Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY), Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC), HEXO

Fuel cell stocks are blowing up (in a good way) in Wednesday afternoon trading. At 12:35 p.m. EST today, shares of Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) were up 11.7%, Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock was jumping

Shares of start-up lithium miner Lithium Americas (NYSE: LAC) had jumped 10.7% by 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, while more established lithium producer Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) had gained 4.6%. Elsewhere in

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has underperformed the financial sector for years, and for good reasons. From its numerous scandals to the asset-cap penalty that prevents the bank from growing, Wells Fargo

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) keeps expanding its horizons and the number of pies it has its finger in.

The e-commerce giant has announced it was establishing a $2 billion fund to build over 20,000

Ammunition maker Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) should benefit from the Georgia Senate runoff elections as the results should bolster demand for firearms, Riley Securities analyst Eric Wold says.

On

America's largest healthcare benefits manager struck a multibillion-dollar cash deal on Wednesday that will make it even larger. UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has agreed to acquire Change

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged higher on Wednesday, extending the stock's early momentum in 2021. Shares rose as much as 5.3% but were up 4.8% as of 12:35 p.m. EST.

The stock's gain is likely

This is the "Streaming Decade," Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) CEO Anthony Wood has said. The world is moving to streaming as consumers cut out traditional pay TV, with eMarketer estimating that less than half

Shares of Change Healthcare (NASDAQ: CHNG) had skyrocketed by 30.7% as of 12:41 p.m. EST on Wednesday. The big jump came after UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced plans to acquire the company

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) found itself in an unusual situation on Wednesday morning. Throughout 2020, the Nasdaq had the leadership role for the stock market, dramatically outpacing

Shares of HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) spiked 150.1% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the company reported several quarterly earnings beats throughout the year and

The stock price of Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT) was up big Wednesday morning following the company's launch of GO2bank, its new mobile bank.

GO2bank seeks to provide people with easily accessible and

Wednesday morning brought a return to the bullish market environment that we saw throughout much of 2020. Many had predicted that stocks would sell off if it appeared that the Georgia runoff

Wednesday is shaping up to be a great day for cannabis investors. Marijuana stocks are soaring following election results on Tuesday that have the potential to reshape the industry.

Here's how some

Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) enjoyed their best month in recent memory in December, gaining 12.95%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. But that might have felt like a

2020 was a phenomenal year for advertising technology stocks. The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), the leading demand-side platform (DSP), racked up a gain of 208%, as the company wowed investors with its

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said its U.S. sales fell 9.8% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, as supplies of its best-selling pickups were extremely tight following factory shutdowns earlier in