The US economy continued to show resilience, with gross domestic product (GDP) growing at an annualised rate of 4.3% in the third quarter – its fastest pace in about two years. Household spending was ... ...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Oracle.Looking at options history for Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) we detected 45 trades.If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.From the overall spotted trades, 15 are puts, for a total amount of $3,497,825 and 30, calls, for a total amount of $1,966,394.What's The Price Target?After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Int ...

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), and it's important for retail traders to take note.\This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in MRK often signals that someone has privileged information.Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 9 options trades for Merck & Co. This is not a typical pattern.The sentiment among these m ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Silver and gold futures fell sharply Monday after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading floors for commodities, asked traders to put up more cash to make bets on precious metals with prices surging this year. This year, gold futures are up 65% and silver has more than doubled. The CME raised margin requirements for gold, silver and other metals in a notice posted to the exchange's website Friday. These notices require traders to put up more cash on their bet ...

Investors in Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the May 15, 2026 $22.50 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It co ...

Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, December 29th:Macy's (M) : This company, which is an omnichannel retail organization operating stores, websites and mobile applications, has a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.6% over the last 60 days.Macy's shares gained 26.3% over the last three month compared with the S&P 500’s gain of 3.6%. The company possesses a Momentu ...

Alibaba and other Chinese names fell in Monday trading, trailing U.S. stocks even as the wider market exhibited a lackluster performance to start the final week of the year. ...

In the current market session, BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) stock price is at $1085.47, after a 0.24% decrease. However, over the past month, the company's stock spiked by 4.51%, and in the past year, by 5.89%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is overvalued, even if the company is not performing up to par in the current session. Comparing BlackRock P/E Against Its PeersThe P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company's EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xcel Energy employees, contractors and retirees, supported by the company's Foundation, provided over $14 million and tens of thousands of volunteer hours in 2025 to support charitable organizations and causes. Throughout the year, they embraced opportunities to donate their time and act on a shared commitment to making a difference in their communities, volunteering nearly 60,000 hours. The Foundation expanded its giving impact this year by investing nearly $5 mil. ...

If you are interested in keeping up to date with stocks making moves within the biotech, pharma and healthcare industries, and understanding the key trends and catalysts driving valuations ahead of the market, why not subscribe to my weekly newsletter via my Investing Group, Haggerston BioHealth ?Edmund Ingham is a biotech consultant. He has been covering biotech, healthcare, and pharma for over 5 years, and has put together detailed reports of over 1,000 companies. He leads the investing group Haggerston B ...