The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Technology & Communications sector, up 1.4%. Within that group, KLA Corp (Symbol: KLAC) and Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 5.0% and 4.6%, respectively. Among
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ciena Corp (Symbol: CIEN), where a total volume of 9,955 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 9
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in 1Life Healthcare Inc (Symbol: ONEM), where a total volume of 8,557 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Symbol: ATVI), where a total volume of 27,075 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Corning Inc (Symbol: GLW), where a total volume of 47,279 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Redfin Corp (Symbol: RDFN), where a total volume of 8,608 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
In trading on Monday, shares of TransAlta Corp's Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series E (TSX: TA-PRH.TO) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.2985), with shares changing hands as low as $14.15 on the day.
In trading on Monday, shares of Whirlpool Corp (Symbol: WHR) touched a new 52-week high of $163.93/share. That's a 156.14% rise, or $99.93 per share from the 52-week low of $64.00 set back on 03/23/2020. That means at today's intraday high, any investor who purchased WHR sto
In trading on Monday, shares of Great-West Lifeco Inc's Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series R (TSX: GWO-PRR.TO) were yielding above the 5.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.20), with shares changing hands as low as $21.77 on the day. As of l
Chip stocks are having a really good quarter so far, with the typical beat and raise results we would expect in a thriving economy, something like what we had right before the pandemic hit. But while the pandemic has hit several other sectors real bad, this one seems to have com
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in F5 Networks, Inc. (Symbol: FFIV), where a total volume of 5,036 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxima
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG), where a total volume of 8,401 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of a
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American Electric Power Co Inc (Symbol: AEP), where a total of 20,896 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares. That amoun
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA), where a total of 8,128 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 812,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 69.5% o
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD), where a total volume of 73,288 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx
Mexico's economy is expected to contract at historic levels in the second quarter after measures intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus hammered economic activity, according to a Reuters poll of analysts. Among 13 analysts surveyed by Reuters, the median estimate was for a seasonally adjusted 17.7% drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in the April-June period compared to the first quarter, when the economy contracted by 1.2%.
Facebook FB is set to report second-quarter 2020 results on Jul 29.The company’s e-commerce push is expected to grab limelight in the to-be-reported quarter. Ad sales are expected to have struggled due to the coronavirus-related headwinds and weakness in the travel and automot
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