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Aptinyx Inc. (APTX) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.27 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.29. This compares to loss of $0.36 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

Atyr Pharma (LIFE) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.69 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.73. This compares to loss of $1.80 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

Applied Materials (AMAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.06 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.95 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.74 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

I know that the next few months are full of uncertainty. While things haven’t been as bad as expected, it’s still a fact that second quarter results are shaping up to be pretty weak.

Bellus Health (BLU) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.14 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.19. This compares to loss of $0.14 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Aspen Technology Inc (Symbol: AZPN), where a total volume of 2,586 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in VMware Inc (Symbol: VMW), where a total of 5,500 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 550,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.8% of VMW

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR), where a total volume of 18,981 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Qiagen NV (Symbol: QGEN), where a total of 8,191 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 819,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.7% of QGE

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total of 17,093 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 99.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust (Symbol: PMT) were yielding above the 9% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6), with the stock changing hands as low as $17.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Pinnacle West Capital Corp (Symbol: PNW) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.13), with the stock changing hands as low as $77.41 on t

In trading on Thursday, shares of Simon Property Group, Inc.'s 8 3/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Symbol: SPG.PRJ) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $4.1875), with shares changing hands as low as $64.27 on the

A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in

In afternoon trading on Thursday, Services stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.1%. Within that group, Best Buy Inc (Symbol: BBY) and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 3.0% and 2.6%, respectively. Among th

The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Energy sector, showing a 1.8% loss. Within that group, HollyFrontier Corp (Symbol: HFC) and ONEOK Inc (Symbol: OKE) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 5.1% and 3.7%, respectively. Among energy ETF

MoneyGram International, Inc. MGI recently announced that its online platform has been gaining from strong customer demand, driven by its digital capabilities. This upside led to robust digital transaction growth for the company in July.

Rent-A-Center, Inc. RCII remains an investor favorite thanks to sturdy performance in the first half of 2020 and an upbeat outlook for the year, aided by its robust endeavors. An impressive e-commerce business coupled with a resilient business model and gains from a pullback in

Shares of Genpact Limited G have gained 1.6% since it reported its second-quarter 2020 results on Aug 7, outperforming the 1.4% growth of the industry it belongs to.