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Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) was in the perfect position to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, having previously succeeded against two similar coronaviruses (SARS and MERS) in the lab. The company chose a

The stock market's first trading day of 2021 was just as muted as many people's socially distanced New Year's parties, and for much the same reasons. Market participants were nervous about the

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is looking to bulk up and expand its investment banking operations in order to better compete against its peers, Bloomberg reported.

That means underwriting more equity and

Buoyed by an optimistic research note from a prominent analyst, a clutch of notable marijuana stocks saw their share prices rise nicely on the first trading day of 2021.

Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) and

Marijuana stocks popped on Monday, as investors looked ahead to crucial Senate runoff elections. By the close of trading, shares of Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL), Cronos Group (NASDAQ: CRON), and

Google is getting its first labor union.

Approximately 230 workers out of the 130,000-plus employees and contractors at Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined forces on Monday to launch the

It seems that a battle is brewing in the fast-food henhouse. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), eager to ride the recent popularity of crispy chicken sandwiches, is rolling out three new products in the

The beginning of the year is full of signature events. For many income investors, Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) first dividend declaration is one of them -- the pharmaceutical giant reliably

Shares of Energy Fuels (NYSEMKT: UUUU) entered 2021 on a down note today, falling 7.5% through the closing bell. The drop came in response to a Form 8-K filing that Energy Fuels made with the

Shares of Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the supply-side ad tech specialist, soared last month as analysts lined up behind the growth stock, sending it even higher after a surge in November.

Though there

Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) closed down almost 6% on Monday, after a joint venture partner revealed that MGM is seeking to acquire it. 

MGM joint venture (JV) partner Entain

Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) climbed 7% on Monday after the biotech provided investors with a COVID-19 vaccine supply update. 

Moderna boosted its baseline production estimates for its

Shares of Varonis (NASDAQ: VRNS) jumped 35.6% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Cybersecurity stocks broadly rallied last month following news of a massive

The pandemic lit a fire under many e-commerce stocks last year as more people shopped online. Companies like Amazon, Shopify, and Etsy all profited from that shift, and their stocks could rise even

Shares of owner and operator of electric-vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) dropped 12% today, as of 3:45 p.m. EST. Even with the drop, shares are still up almost 70%

Shares of home-exercise company Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON), e-commerce titan Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), and online travel agency Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) all started off 2021 on a low note

Shares of AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) were down about 5% in afternoon trading on Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 500 points to kick off trading in the new year.

The

The price of popular cryptocurrency bitcoin has more than tripled over the last three months. This has sparked a recent surge in the prices of other cryptocurrencies -- collectively known as

Shares of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) surged 21.1% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Fueling the oil stock's rally was a double dose of acquisition

Smart people from three very successful companies -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) -- apparently couldn't figure out how to

Shares of coal producer Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) jumped as much as 22% in trading on Monday after the company finalized an agreement with debtholders. At 2:50 p.m. EDT today, shares were near

Beam Global (NASDAQ: BEEM) became the latest electric vehicle (EV) stock to catch fire as the company surged after announcing new patents related to EV charging and a new contract to deploy the

Shares of fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) continued a remarkable slide that has brought the stock down more than 60% since the Dec. 22 high. Today, shares were down another 17% to slightly over $23 per share as

In late 2018, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) went public in the largest biotech IPO in history. Its value barely moved until mid-February 2020, when COVID-19 cases in the U.S. started showing up in multiple

2021 is not off to a good start for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) or the broader stock market, with the Dow down 1.7% at 1:20 p.m. EST Monday. With stimulus checks hitting