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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  SunPower — Shares of the solar company jumped more than 13% to a new 52-week high after Piper Sandler initiated coverage on the stock with an overweight rating. The firm called SunPower a “favorite idea,” noting that it has “a path toward generating positive operating cash

Traders wearing masks on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A fiscal stimulus package is the one thing that could put the stock market on an upward trajectory into the election, but some strategists say the odds of that happening are still rather low. President Donald Trump, within hours

A man walks near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 31, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Whoever wins the presidential election is likely to seek an infrastructure program next year, but if Democrats win the presidency and Congress, the program could be bigger

Trainers have Orca killer whales perform for the crowd during a show at the animal theme park SeaWorld in San Diego. (File photo). Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  SeaWorld Entertainment — SeaWorld shares popped more than 7% after a Credit Suisse analyst upgraded them to outperform from

A child wearing a face mask sits on the Charging Bull statue, also known as the Wall Street Bull, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, August 19, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Here are the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Alteryx — Shares of the analytics company soared more

A technician prepares a flow cell slide for loading onto a genetic sequencing machine at a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals laboratory at the biotechnology company’s headquarters in Tarrytown, New York Mike Segar | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Regeneron — Shares of the biotech company rose 5.9% after President Donald Trump used

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walmart (WMT) – The retailer announced the sale of its British supermarket chain Asda for $8.8 billion. The buying group consists of private equity firm TDR Capital and the Issa brothers, founders of gasoline station chain EG Group. Uber Technologies (UBER) – Private

Getty Images Oil prices are expected to rise just slightly in the final quarter of the year, held back from further gains by a deep chill in global travel and a still healing economy. Analysts forecast the prices of Brent and West Texas Intermediate should rise to the low to mid-$40s per barrel, but they

In just the last 24 hours, the wall of worry for stocks got a lot higher. President Donald Trump has contracted Covid-19, which keeps him off the campaign trail and secluded in the White House for at least two weeks. The betting markets are raising the odds for his rival Joe Biden, whose policies are

A man walks a dog in the shade away from the midday sun past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building in Manhattan, during hot weather in New York City, New York, U.S., August 11, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters President Donald Trump’s health and the state of a fiscal stimulus package will be the

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Twilio — shares of the cloud services company jumped 12% to a new all-time high after Twilio raised its forecast for third quarter revenue. The company said it is benefitting from the rise of remote work and education. Twilio is set to release its quarterly results

A help wanted sign is posted at a taco stand in Solana Beach, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Job growth in September was expected to have been less robust than August as some companies made layoffs permanent and others looked to trim costs. The September report, released Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, is expected to show 800,000

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: PepsiCo (PEP) – The snack and beverage giant reported quarterly profit of $1.66 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $1.49 a share. Revenue came in above estimates as well, boosted in part from increased snack purchases by homebound consumers. PepsiCo said it

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Walt Disney (DIS) – Disney is cutting 28,000 jobs in its theme parks division, as the coronavirus impacts park visits and as the company’s flagship Disneyland resort remains closed for the foreseeable future due to restrictions imposed by California. Palantir (PLTR) – Palantir

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Datadog — Shares of Datadog popped more than 11% after the cloud security platform announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft’s cloud computing service Azure. Datadog will now be available in the Azure console as a first-class service, the company said. Nikola — Nikola soared 11% after

Sanjay Mehrota, CEO, Micron Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after-hours Tuesday: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — The pharmaceutical company said trial data for its coronavirus antibody cocktail showed it reduced “viral levels and improved symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.” Regeneron shares were halted in after-hours trading. Micron Technology — Micron shares rose

Ethan Brown, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat, center, celebrates with his wife Tracy Brown, center left, and guests during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday

Yard signs supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden are seen outside of an early voting site at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Virginia, September 18, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters If the presidential debate Tuesday results in a clear winner, there could be

Evan Spiegel, co-founder and chief executive officer of Snap Inc., speaks during the New Work Summit in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Devon Energy, WPX Energy — Shares of Devon jumped 9% while WPX

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Amazon – Shares of Amazon climbed nearly 3% after Bernstein upgraded the e-commerce giant to outperform from market perform. The Wall Street firm said the recent pullback created an attractive “entry point” for the stock, adding it undervalued the