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The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its fifth day in a row of gains on Tuesday, scoring its longest such win streak in about eight weeks, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.26% advanced by about 96 points, or 0.3%, to end near 36,398, marking its longest win streak since […]
Investors increased their bearish bets in the energy sector in the past month, as a decline in crude oil prices led to broad weakness in the sector. Based on the most recent exchange data, the median industry short interest, or bets that the shares would fall, was approximately 4% of the shares outstanding as of […]
U.S. crude oil futures notched a fifth straight gain Tuesday, supported by hopes that the omicron variant of coronavirus would have only limited impact on economic growth. West Texas Intermediate oil for February delivery CLG22, +0.62% picked up 41 cents, or 0.5%, to end at $75.98/bbl. The contract had touched an intraday high at $76.92 […]
Gold futures climbed Tuesday, producing the third gain of the past four sessions, but some firmness in the U.S. dollar undercut demand for the precious metal. February gold GCG22, -0.10% GC00, -0.10% finished up $2.10, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,810.90 an ounce. Futures had traded as high as $1,821.60, which would have marked the […]
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. SRNE, -11.70% announced Monday a contract for the sale and distribution of up to 10 million its Covistix rapid COVID-19 virus detection tests in Mexico. That follows a previously announced deal for up to 5 million Covistix tests in Mexico, bringing the total number of tests to 15 million. The biopharmaceutical company […]
Shares of Microbot Medical Inc. MBOT, -8.83% rocketed 67.3% toward a nine-month high on heavy volume in premarket trading Monday, after the pre-clinical medical device company announced an agreement with Stryker Corp. SYK, +0.24% to develop the first dedicated robotic procedural kits for use in certain neurovascular procedures. Trading volume ballooned to 9.6 million shares, […]
News Corp NWS, +0.33% announced Monday an agreement to buy the Base Chemicals business from S&P Global Inc. SPGI, -0.39% and IHS Markit Ltd. INFO, -0.44% for $295 million in cash. Base Chemicals, which is known for its pricing data, insights, analysis and forecasting capabilities for base chemicals, has about 185 employees and was expected […]
FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS, +0.91% announced Monday an agreement to buy CUSIP Global Services (CGS) from S&P Global Inc. SPGI, -0.39% for $1.925 billion in cash. FactSet said it will fund the deal through a combination of cash-on-hand and committed financing. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of 2022. FactSet […]
Shares of Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON, -2.59% dropped 2.8% in afternoon trading Tuesday, putting them on track for the lowest close since May 4, 2020, after Raymond James analyst Aaron Kessler said he’s seen signs of “continued softness” in the December quarter. The at-home fitness company’s stock has plummeted 58.5% since it reported after the […]
Major cryptocurrencies tumbled amid concerns about the omicron variant and holiday travel disruptions around the globe. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -6.20% traded 7.4% lower from 24 hours ago at around $47,849. The cryptocurrency was down more than 30% from its all-time high of $68,990 in November, according to CoinDesk data. Ether ETHUSD, -6.27% declined 7.6% over the […]
