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Why Intel Stock Popped Today
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were moving higher today on reports that the legacy chip giant could be acquired.While the buzz is just a rumor at this point, it was enough to send the stock up 8.2% as of 11:41 a.m. ET.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Snap slides, Meta turns positive; US Supreme Court rules against TikTok
Updates** Shares of Instagram-owner Meta Platforms META.O up 0.3% and Snapchat-parent Snap SNAP.N down 5.2% in afternoon trading** Supreme Court upheld law banning TikTok in U.S. on national security grounds if Chinese parent co ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday** Judges unanimou...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-GSI Technology rises on potential US Army contract
** Memory chip maker GSI Technology's GSIT.O shares rise ~48% to $3.94** GSIT says it has been selected for potential $250,000 contract from U.S. Army under DoD Small Business Innovation Research program** GSIT says contract, if awarded, would support development of Army-specific edge computing AI s...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares rise along with dollar, bond yields turn higher
Global shares rise, U.S. bond yields turn positiveTrump inauguration prompts some uncertainty S&P, Dow eye biggest weekly gains since election weekDollar regains ground, still set for weekly lossUpdates prices to early afternoon tradingBy Sinéad Carew and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK LONDON, Jan 17 (Reu...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
UPDATE 4-SLB boosts dividend and buybacks, but warns of oil oversupply
Q4 adjusted profit, revenue beats estimatesRevenue in Q1, full year to largely be steady Shares up 6% in morning tradeBoost quarterly dividend, share buy backsAdds outlook and comments from conference call throughout, updates shares, adds analysts comment in paragraph 16, 17By Arathy Somasekhar and ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner Helps Set Investors Up for Long-Term Success
David Gardner is The Motley Fool's co-founder and chief rule breaker. In this Motley Fool Money episode, Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey caught up with David for a conversation about:Why buying and holding stocks works.Rational optimism.The future of space travel.Check out David's weekly show, Rule Br...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
US STOCKS-Wall St set for weekly advances in countdown to Trump presidency
For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.Truist Financial gains after a rise in Q4 profitSLB rises on upbeat fourth-quarter profitBarclays lifts PTs on Nvidia, BroadcomDow at one-month high; S&P, Nasdaq at over one-week highIndexes up...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Crypto markets set to pop inauguration champagne
Main U.S. indexes all up >1%: Nasdaq out front, up ~1.6%Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; healthcare ~flatEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%Dollar gains; bitcoin rallies >4%; gold ~flat; crude declinesU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.62%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets br...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-SLB rises on Q4 profit beat, dividend raise
Updates** Shares of oilfield services firm SLB SLB.N up 7.3% at $44.09** Co beats Q4 profit estimates as it benefited from higher demand for its drilling equipment and technology in North America and international markets** Quarterly adj. profit of 92 cents per share vs ests. of 90 cents per share -...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-PREVIEW: 3M seen posting 31% year-on-year EPS plunge
** Shares of 3M MMM.N up 1.2% on Fri amid a broader rally ahead of qtrly report due before market open on Tues; stock market closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day** Industrial conglomerate is expected to report adj EPS of $1.66, a 31.1% yr/yr decline, on rev of $5.78 bln vs $7.69 bln...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ- Western Digital shares rise after co gives guidance
** Western Digital WDC.O shares are up 2.3% in midday trading Fri after the co gave guidance on its Q2 results** The broader mkt was also higher on Fri** Western Digital late Thurs said it expected Q2 rev at the mid-point of $4.20 bln to $4.40 bln range; the consensus view for rev was $4.24 bln, acc...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Why Plug Power Stock Just Dropped an Unlucky 7%
Buy the rumor, sell the news -- that seems to be the story at Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock this morning.After running up big earlier in the week on rumors the U.S. Department of Energy would approve a $1.7 billion loan to promote hydrogen fuel production, shares of the hydrogen fuel cell manufact...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Canada's TD Bank climbs after accelerating CEO transition
Updates** Shares of Canadian lender TD Bank TD.TO rise 2.9% to C$81.93** TD says CEO-designate Raymond Chun would take charge on Feb. 1, over two months earlier than initially planned** Bank also slashed outgoing CEO Bharat Masrani's annual salary by 89%, while refreshing its board with new faces ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-National Vision shares edge up after upbeat prelim rev
** Shares of National Vision Holdings EYE.O are up 0.4% on Fri after the optical retail co announced preliminary Q4 rev above analyst expectations and also the depature of its CFO** The co late Thurs said it expects Q4 2024 net rev of about $437 mln; the consensus estimate, according to LSEG, was fo...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Dividend growth strategy may help combat volatility - BMO
Main U.S. indexes all up >1%: Nasdaq out front, up ~1.5%Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; healthcare lagsEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%Dollar gains; bitcoin rallies >4%; gold ~flat; crude declinesU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.62%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets bro...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Trump Media set for best week in 3 months ahead of Inauguration Day
** Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group DJT.O up 4% at $42.59 on the last trading day before Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States on Monday** At current levels, stock has climbed 20.7% so far this week, looking at its sharpest weekly percentage surge since Oct. 21** In the ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Canada's TD Bank rises after accelerating CEO transition
** Shares of Canadian lender TD Bank TD.TO rise 3% to C$81.99 ** TD says CEO-designate Raymond Chun would take charge on Feb. 1, over two months earlier than initially planned** Bank also slashed outgoing CEO Bharat Masrani's annual salary by 89%, while refreshing its board with new faces ** TD ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Eaton fire victim pushes for more CA utility equipment to be examined
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Attorneys for a woman who lost her home in the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire filed an emergency request late on Thursday for Southern California Edison to preserve additional electrical equipment to be examined in blaze investigations, court filings sho...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Popped, but Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers Health Dropped Today
A shake-up may be brewing in the market for GLP-1 diet drugs Friday, and it's making itself felt all across the field of companies selling (or hoping to sell) semaglutide and related drugs for treating diabetes and losing weight. As of 11 a.m. ET, shares of Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) are down 4.2%, an...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-As Trump nears inauguration, what to watch for on Day One
Main U.S. indexes all up >1%: Nasdaq out front, up ~1.7%Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; healthcare ~flatEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%Dollar gains; bitcoin rallies >4%; gold ~flat; crude declinesU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield flat at ~4.61%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brough...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
