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Shares of Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) jumped on Monday after financial filings showed that Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) had taken a stake in the gold mining

Shares of space tourism company Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) fell out of the sky this morning after getting their wings clipped by a column in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday. Pointing out

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google published an open letter to Australians on Monday, warning that a proposed new law in the country -- which would require the company to pay for news

Long-term troubles with Yum! Brands' (NYSE: YUM) Pizza Hut chain came to a head today in the announced sale or closure of roughly 20% of its U.S. restaurants, according to Business Insider. NPC

Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) were trading higher on Monday after a report that the company had hired a new leader for its self-driving technology unit. 

As of 2:15 p.m

Shares of GAN Limited (NASDAQ: GAN) jumped as much as 10.3% in trading Monday after an analyst released a positive note about the company. Shares were still up by 9.1% as of 2:52 p.m. EDT. 

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The world's largest liquor maker, Diageo (NYSE: DEO), said it is buying Aviation American Gin through an acquisition of Aviation Gin and Davos Brands. Aviation American Gin is majority owned by

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced on Monday that it would offer its first-ever bundle, but it isn't necessarily the one users have been expecting. Beginning immediately, Apple TV+ users will be able to

Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) were moving higher on Monday, after a Deutsche Bank analyst argued that GM should spin off its electric-vehicle (EV) business. 

As of 1:30 p.m. EDT, GM's shares

Shares of Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) and Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) climbed on Monday, following positive analyst commentary. As of 1:50 p.m. EDT, both stocks were up more than 7%.

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Shares of point-of-sale payments processor Square (NYSE: SQ) jumped out of the gate and are up 5.9% as of 12:40 p.m. EDT.

Two news items appear to be helping the stock today.

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Shares of Unity Biotechnology (NASDAQ: UBX) fell over 63% today after the company announced disappointing results from a clinical trial involving its lead drug candidate, UBX0101. 

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Shares of Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) have jumped more than +2.3% in morning and midday trading today after an announcement New York state will likely allow gyms to reopen next Monday, Aug. 24

Square (NYSE: SQ) announced last week that its Cash App payments service is testing a new feature that will allow users to take small, short-term loans that could represent a challenge to the payday

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) stock has outperformed the market through mid-August, with shares up about 15% compared to a 5% increase in the S&P 500. The global paint giant has benefited from a

Vaccine specialist Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) announced the launch of a phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to test the effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine, NVX-CoV2373. The trial is an

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Beauty company Coty (NYSE: COTY) is not one of the COVID-19 winners. In fact, its stock has performed so poorly that it has barely moved from its March low of $3, currently hovering around $4, a 62%

Shares of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) have skyrocketed today, up by 21% as of 12:15 p.m. EDT, after getting a bullish initiation from Wall Street. Piper Sandler kicked off coverage of the

Shares of Singapore-based e-commerce, payments, and online gaming company Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) popped more than 5% in Monday morning trading before settling down to enjoy a still respectable 3.6%

Global demand for Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) is so great for its Switch hybrid mobile game console that it is reportedly asking suppliers to produce enough components for 25 million units this year, 3

Shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) were rising 5% higher in midday trading after the video communications collaboration specialist announced its Zoom Phone cloud phone service is now

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) was the lone loser among the major U.S. stock indices by 10:50 a.m. EDT Monday, down roughly 0.1%. In economic news, Federal Housing Administration

Shares of Tortoise Acquisition (NYSE: SHLL) were moving higher on Monday. The special purpose acquisition company released second-quarter financial information for electric-truck powertrain maker

Shares of graphics chip developer NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) surged on Monday following multiple price target bumps from analysts ahead of the company's second-quarter report. The stock was up about 6.2%