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Popularized by Reddit traders on WallStreetBets early in the week then crushed by brokers' reaction to the WSB phenomenon on Thursday, shares of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) are taking off again in

Shares of special-purpose acquisition company Property Solutions Acquisition (NASDAQ: PSAC) were sharply higher on Friday morning. After weeks of speculation, the SPAC confirmed that it has struck a

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) are old companies seeking new connections with investors through 5G technology. Time will tell whether massive investments in this technology breathe new life

The stock market was having a rather negative day on Friday morning, with all major market indexes in the red. But Chamath Palihapitiya-led special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Social Capital

Shares of Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS), which makes semiconductors for smartphones, soared in early trading Friday, rising 11.4% through 10:30 a.m. EST because of a good old-fashioned earnings

Shares of computer memory maker Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) are spinning higher Friday, up 10.8% as of 10 a.m. EST -- not due to any internet-inspired market manipulation, but because

A common measure of dividend sustainability is the payout ratio, the percent of earnings that are paid out to shareholders. Unfortunately, earnings don't always represent how much money is available

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) generally aren't considered competitors, since the former mainly sells hardware, software, and services and the latter generates nearly all its revenue

Shares of beleaguered theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) popped another 85% at the market open Friday and had settled back to a 58% gain at 9:55 a.m. EST. 

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