The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Financial sector, up 0.1%. Within that group, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (the (Symbol: GS) and Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 6.9% and 6.0%, respectively. Among financial E
IMAX Corporation IMAX recently extended its partnership with Guangzhou JinYi Media Corporation, a leading film exhibitor in China, by signing a new 12-theatre agreement.According to the agreement, IMAX with Laser technology will be upgraded in the top-grossing Beijing Joy City Ji
In trading on Monday, shares of Digital Realty Trust Inc's 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: DLR.PRJ) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.3125), with shares changing hands as low as $26.25 on the day.
In trading on Monday, shares of Digital Realty Trust Inc's 6.625% SERIES C CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK (Symbol: DLR.PRC) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6563), with shares changing hands as low as $25.48 o
Koninklijke Philips N.V. PHG recently inked an agreement to acquire BioTelemetry BEAT, a provider of remote cardiac diagnostics and monitoring in the United States.Per the deal, Philips will make a cash tender offer to buy all of BioTelemetry’s issued and outstanding shares for
In trading on Monday, shares of Wells Fargo & Co's 7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock, Series L (Symbol: WFC.PRL) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $75.00), with shares changing hands as low as $14
FedEx Corporation FDX has begun the shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines throughout the United States.Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of emergency use for the Moderna vaccine on Friday, FedEx started transporting the vaccine and kits of supplies for i
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
It has been a horrible year. There was so much to lose with the virus traveling all over the world and literally sending people scurrying home, forcing them to give up their habits of many years just so they’d be in a safe place.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Nike (Symbol: NKE), where a total of 120,512 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 12.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 192% of NKE's
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Royal Caribbean Group (Symbol: RCL), where a total volume of 30,050 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS), where a total of 49,526 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 45% of
Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.
In trading on Monday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Azure Power Global, up about 12.8% and shares of Jinkosolar Holding, up about 10.4% on the day.
In trading on Monday, defense shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.5%. Leading the group were shares of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings), up about 22.3% and shares of Ammo up about 7.1% on the day.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which m