The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook.
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - A promise by Amazon.com to roll out a new technology in its warehouses is valuable. Just look at the $730 million pop in the market value of Plug Power on Thursday morning after it announced an agreement to supply green hydro
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) wants to build a greener future. The e-commerce colossus is turning to Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) to help make green hydrogen a major component of its clean energy strategy.
The Nasdaq rallied on Thursday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other technology-related stocks as investors focused on the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues about the central bank's policy outlook.
Health care stocks were little changed this afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.1% while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF (XLV) was falling fractionally.
Energy stocks still were moderately higher this afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.1% while the SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF (XLE) was up 0.3%. The Philadelphia Oil-Service Sector index was posting a 1.4% advance but the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was slipp
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Thursday on support from growth and semiconductor stocks, while investors eyed the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole conference for clues on its policy outlook.
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Shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) shot up 14.7% at the market's opening this morning and were trading 9.2% higher as of 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. The hydrogen fuel cell specialist just signed a huge supply agreement, answering critics who have been dismissive abo
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Shares of Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) were jumping 2.2% as of 10:53 a.m. ET on Thursday after rising as much as 4.8% earlier in the day. The gain came on news that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to shut down its rival telehealth service, Amazon Care, by the end of 2022
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Electric semitruck maker Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) isn't selling its hydrogen-fueled trucks yet, but investors are thinking about that segment of its business today. A new deal in the hydrogen sector has investors thinking Nikola's trucks will be in high demand when it
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $395.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.1% increase week over we
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