In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, Nick Sciple is joined by Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell, and they interview Professor Lawrence Cunningham about his book Quality Shareholders: How the Best Managers Attract and Keep Them. He also provides his insights on Berkshire
What happened
Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) bucked the bear market on Thursday, closing the day 1.2% higher. That lift appears to have stemmed from at-first-glance minor news about a new company hire.
Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) reported blockbuster fiscal fourth-quarter results (ended Jun. 30) after the market close on Thursday, continuing to reap the rewards of the stay-at-home economy. The home fitness specialist reported revenue of $607 million, which soared 172% year over yea
Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), one of the more reliable dividend payers in the pharmaceutical industry, is getting set to hand out its new distribution. On Thursday, the sprawling company's board of directors declared a new quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, which will be
The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been doing its best yo-yo impression over the past week. Today's close was almost 1.8% lower, giving up almost 60 points after gaining 67 points, or 2%, yesterday. It's the fourth session in the past five market days that the index,
Thursday brought another bout of volatility to the stock markets, which started the day on the upside but then reversed to move sharply lower. New data on first-time unemployment claims didn't show the improvement that everyone hoped to see, and there's lingering doubt about wha
(RTTNews) - Zumiez Inc. (ZUMZ) - The specialty retailer gained 11% in extended trading session on Thursday after its second-quarter earnings and revenues trumped Wall Street estimates. Sales sales for the second quarter increased 9.6% to $250.4 million. Profit was $25.4 million
Market indexes closed in the red for the fourth time in five sessions Thursday, falling from gains in the morning and swinging to negative around midday. The impact came partly from a news report in Washington DC whereby a new coronavirus relief package in the Senate was blocked
Texas Instruments (TXN) closed the most recent trading day at $137.19, moving -1.78% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.76%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.99%.
In the latest trading session, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) closed at $17.12, marking a -1.61% move from the previous day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.76%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.45%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.99%.
Zynga (ZNGA) closed the most recent trading day at $8.50, moving +0.47% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.76% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.99%.
In the latest trading session, Barrick Gold (GOLD) closed at $30.11, marking a -1.15% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's 1.76% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.99%.
What happened
Shares of DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) were up 5.4% by the close of trading on Thursday, just a few hours before the opening game of the National Football League's 2020 season.
(RTTNews) - Business software giant Oracle Corp. (ORCL), Thursday reported a first-quarter profit and revenues that trumped Wall Street estimates, a work-from-home climate has increased demand for cloud services and other softwares.
What happened
Shares of IT consultant Virtusa (NASDAQ: VRTU) are up 23.8% in 9:55 a.m. EDT trading on news that private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) will acquire the company in a merger transaction valued at $2 billion.
What happened
Shares of movie meister AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) lost 5.2% in Thursday trading and continued to fall in the after-hours. There's been no "new" news today to explain the decline, so I can only presume that it took investors a while to work out the math on yeste
Brushing off yesterday's small rally, stocks once again fell during a session of volatile trading, as the tech sector pulled back after a one-day respite. The Dow finished the day over 400 points lower, despite earlier trading over 200 points above fair value, as investors por
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(RTTNews) - Stocks extended Wednesday's significant rebound early in the trading day on Thursday but pulled back sharply over the course of the session. With the downturn, the major averages largely offset the strong gains posted in the previous session.