On the surface, Asensus Surgical (NYSEAMERICAN:ASXC) stock looks like just another sputtering SPAC. Source: Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com But it’s not a SPAC. This company came public as TransEnterix back in 2014. It raised $52 million for a robotic surgery system then called SurgiBot. This was a hot stock in 2018, rising as high as
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) – The sporting goods retailer earned $3.41 per share for the first quarter, more than tripling the $1.12 consensus estimate. Revenue also beat forecasts amid comparable sales that more than doubled. Dick’s also gave a full-year outlook that exceeds
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are BlackBerry Ltd., Oracle Corp., and Kroger Co. BlackBerry US:BBRY BB, +0.80% is projected to report a loss of 27 cents a share in the first quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. The Canadian
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio (NYSE:NIO) saw its shares hit all-time highs early this year. With a series of missteps behind it, consumers buying more EVs in China, and its factories churning out record numbers of vehicles, Nio was on fire. But after closing at $62.84 on Feb. 9, NIO stock began to slide.
The abundance of investing choices can be paralyzing. Stocks, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and more await. But income investors looking for high yields could consider a relatively unknown segment of the stock market: business development companies. These stocks, called BDCs for short, have multiple potential benefits for income investors. Source: Shutterstock BDCs are essentially publicly
Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) stock has had a wild year thus far. But, of course wild swings are to be expected, especially considering SPCE stock operates in the space exploration industry. Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com This industry has never been hotter, thanks to billionaires who’ve zeroed in on it as another high-growth sector. Richard Branson, Elon Musk
There’s a lot to like about Lucid Motors stock and its SPAC partner Churchill Capital Corp IV (NYSE:CCIV). Lucid is a pure-play on electric vehicles, one of the hottest and potentially biggest growth markets out there today. Source: gg_photography / Shutterstock.com Unfortunately, Lucid Motors stock has too many unanswered questions at this point to be
A butcher stocks a display case with packages of steaks at a Costco store on May 24, 2021 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Don’t tell Costco executives that inflation is low. The big-box club chain said it’s been seeing accelerating prices across a range of products, including shipping containers, aluminum foil and
An employee preps a John Deere & Co. excavator for sale at Martin Equipment in Rock Island, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images With May coming to a close, Wall Street analysts are fine tuning their recommendations as COVID-19 vaccinations pave the way for further economic re-opening this summer. We used TipRanks
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Best Buy (BBY) – Best Buy shares jumped 3.8% in the premarket after the electronics retailer reported quarterly earnings of $2.23 per share, which beat the consensus estimate of $1.39 a share. Revenue and comparable-store sales also exceeded Wall Street forecasts and Best
In this article @LCO.4 @CL.1 Consumers pump gas at a Costco gasoline station on May 11, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images Gasoline prices are expected to be the highest for a Memorial Day weekend in seven years, and prices could stay elevated all summer, as Americans take to the
In this article HPQ DELL ULTA CRM Signage on a Saleforce office building in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Salesforce — Salesforce shares jumped 5% in extended trading after the cloud-based software company posted
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AMC Entertainment — Shares of AMC Entertainment are in a middle of a roller-coaster session Friday as they turned 5% lower after rallying as much as 38%. By midday, over 360 million shares have already been traded, more than tripling its 30-day average. Shares have already
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE May’s employment report is the big event in the week ahead, as stocks enter the often weak month of June. Stocks are finishing May with a mixed performance. Big cap indexes like the S&P 500 and Dow notched slight gains, while the
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Family Dollar Stores Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle ORCL, -0.72% said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A spurt of acquisition announcements or talk of deals involving Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may set those shares up for active trading in Monday’s session. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC, +0.89% said it would buy Integrys Energy Group Inc. US:TEG in a cash-and-stock purchase valued at $9.1
An earlier version of this story included companies that are scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, not Wednesday. The errors have been corrected. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Google Inc., and Barnes and Noble Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., GoPro Inc., and Nike Inc. After Wednesday’s closing bell, Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY, +3.24% reported quarterly earnings that fell short of analysts’ estimate. Shares fell 5.7% in after hours.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are DuPont, Nike Inc., and KB Home. DuPont DD, -1.62% : The chemical company late Thursday cut its second-quarter and full year profit outlook due to worse-than-expected performance of its agriculture unit. Shares fell 1.9% in extended
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