"Midday trading" refers to the buying and selling of stocks or other financial assets that occurs in the middle of the day, around noon.
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Shares of McDonald's rose by about 1.5 %
in midday trading on Monday as investors wagered that even stronger sales — and profits — in the company's largest market lay ahead, due to customers also embracing the new «McPick 2» value menu that launched nationwide on Jan. 4.
Netflix's shares fell about 3.7 % in
midday trading on Wednesday to $ 290 as part of a broader sell off of tech stocks.
Spotify lost some of its initial heat in
midday trading Tuesday after soaring as much as 28 percent from its reference price in the company's stock market debut.
Yahoo fell 2 percent in
midday trading Monday after Verizon said it would buy Yahoo's internet businesses.
That pushed shares of the company up 4 %, giving it a market capitalization of about $ 25.4 billion
by midday trading on Tuesday.
Tax preparer H&R Block plunged 11 percent in
midday trading Wednesday after reporting revenue that fell short of analysts» estimates, and distiller Brown - Forman, which makes Jack Daniels and Woodford Reserve, fell 4 percent after its own results also came up short of forecasts.
Shares of Calgon Carbon shot up by more than 61 percent in
midday trading Thursday after the company announced it would be acquired by Japanese chemical manufacturer Kuraray.
Stocks moved lower in
midday trading Friday, following European markets into the red, as Greece's future continued to look shaky after a breakdown in negotiations with the IMF.
That translates to an $ 825 million holding as
of midday trading Thursday, or about 3.5 % of Sirius XM shares.
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) shares shot up
during midday trading Wednesday on back of comments made by its CEO, James L. Dolan.
Shares fell 2.5 % in
midday trading Tuesday as the company reported a comparable - store sales decline of 2 % in its latest quarter.
NEW YORK (TheStreet)-- Shares of Yamana Gold Inc (AUY) were sliding, lower by 0.49 % to $ 3.06 in
midday trading Friday, along with other gold - related stocks after spot gold fell to a three week low level as the euro fell against the dollar ahead of the Greek bailout talks this weekend, Reuters reports.
Rite Aid stock is up over 11 percent in
midday trading Monday, and the FTC looks increasingly to approve Rite Aid's merger with Walgreens.
Following the news, United States Steel's (x) stock surged nearly 18 %, AK Steel Holding (aks) jumped 19 % while ArcelorMittal (mt) gained 10 % during
midday trade Wednesday.
Henry Hub sunk below $ 2.10 / MMBtu during
midday trading on October 27, a level not seen since the first half of 2012.
Shares of auction house soared more than 14 %
in midday trading Monday after the company released quarterly earnings that beat analysts» predictions.
American's shares were down more than 6 percent in
midday trade.
Investors were dismayed by the earnings report, causing Apple's shares to drop 3 % in
midday trading on Friday to $ 162.35, on top of losing 7 % in the previous two weeks.
Shares of Lionsgate pop 2 percent in Tuesday
midday trading after a Variety report revealed that toy builder Hasbro was close to a deal.
LinkedIn shares soared 47 per cent to $ 192.50 in
midday trading Monday.
Shares of AMD, which have been volatile in 2018, lost almost 2 % to $ 9.92 in
midday trading on Friday.
The company opened at $ 10 a share, in line with its IPO price, and popped as much as 9.8 % by
midday trading, giving the company a valuation of about $ 2 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway took on a stake of 17.5 million shares, worth about $ 540 million by
midday trading.
Shares of Unilever (ul), which produces brands such as Hellmann's mayonnaise, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and Lipton tea, were up more than 11 % in
midday trading, bringing the price up to $ 47.30 and in range of its all — time high set in August.
Dell shares were also down 1.1 percent to $ 13 in
midday trading Tuesday.
Major stock indexes continue to fall after President Donald Trump's threat of meeting North Korea with «fire and fury» Tuesday, with the S&P 500 falling another 0.2 % during
midday trading Wednesday.
Shares of Northrop Grumman climbed by 1 % and Lockheed Martin rose 1.5 %, while Raytheon jumped 2.3 % by
midday trading — each hitting an all - time high.
Bank of America shares were about 1 percent in
midday trading to $ 25.70.
NEW YORK (AP)-- Declines in several stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average are pulling the index lower in
midday trading.
News that he has taken a stake in Apple predictably sent the stock soaring up $ 26.29, or 5.63 %, to $ 493.65 in
midday trading.
In
midday trading Tuesday, Class A shares were little changed, while Class C shares were about 1 percent lower.
The stock was more than 4 percent lower in
midday trading.
NEW YORK (AP)-- The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 12:00 p.m. U.S. stock indexes are slipping lower in
midday trading, weighed down by a slide in supermarket operators and other consumer - focused companies.
Following a nearly 50 % pop on its first day of trading on Thursday, Zendesk is up double digits again today, rising more than 11 % in
midday trading.
Apple shares were down 1.4 percent to $ 170.26 after the event, slightly better than the NASDAQ Composite, which was down 1.6 percent in
midday trading.
The local price of bitcoin plunged as much as 21 percent in
midday trade to 18.3 million won ($ 17,064.53) after the minister's comments.
U.S. stock indexes are slipping lower in
midday trading, weighed down by a slide in supermarket operators and other consumer - focused companies.
Dell Inc. saw its stock jump 1.26 % in
midday trading on Monday after the company reached an agreement to let shareholder activist Carl Icahn see its books.
NXP's stock rose 13 percent on the news in
midday trading, giving the company a market capitalization of $ 32 billion.
Apple shares rose $ 14.02, or 2.2 percent, to $ 648.78 in
midday trading Tuesday.
Borders shares rose 13 cents, or 6.3 percent, to $ 2.20 during
midday trading.
The company's sales missed expectations, however, and its shares fell 6 percent in
midday trading.
Shares fell 99 cents to $ 15.44 during
midday trading.