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Lumen Slips 14% in a Month: How Should You Play the Stock?

Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s LUMN shares have slipped 13.7% in the past month compared with the S&P 500 composite and sub-industry’s decline of 4.1% and 8.5%, respectively. Price Performance Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Closing at $5.36 as of yesterday’s trading session, LUMN stock is currently trading 48.1% below its 52-week high of $10.33 attained on ...

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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: MRNA, META, NFLX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA), where a total volume of 163,416 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 16.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying ...

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XBIT Investors Have Opportunity to Join XBiotech Inc. Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of XBiotech Inc. (“XBiotech” or “the Company”) XBIT for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. XBiotech ...

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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for January 13th

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today January 13th: The Greenbrier Companies GBX: This company which is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad and related industries, carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ...

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Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IMCB

The iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 254,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of IMCB were trading flat on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Monday were Ford Motor, trading down about 0.7% with over ...

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How You Can Join the Race to Find the Best AGI Plays

“Slow and steady wins the race” is the sage phrase used to teach children the value of patience and consistency. However, when it comes to investing – specifically along the road to artificial general intelligence – the better adverbs are “promptly” and “indirectly.” That’s because the stock market doesn’t offer any pure-play AGI companies, but ...

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3 Chinese Stocks I Own in 2025

If you’ve made it this far, you’ve passed the test. Chinese stocks aren’t very popular with stateside investors these days. With tariffs about to muddy up a trade war and TikTok’s ban hanging in the balance, it’s easy to sidestep exposure to China when there’s a world of other opportunities available. I think that is ...

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Better Buy in 2025: Tesla Stock or Meta Platforms Stock?

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs), whereas Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is home to social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In other words, they are two completely different companies. But they have one important thing in common: They are betting big on artificial intelligence (AI). Where to invest $1,000 ...

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Meet the 15 Dow Jones Stocks That Combined for Over $150 Billion in Dividends in 2024 and Will All Likely Boost Their Payouts Again in 2025

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is composed of 30 industry-leading blue-chip businesses that represent the broader market. Many of these companies also pay growing dividends. Here’s a look at the 15 Dow components that paid the most dividends in 2024 — combining for more than $150 billion in total — and the benefits ...