U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Astra Space, Biodesix Inc, Kohl's Corp

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12/04/2022 17:12

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The Nasdaq led Wall Street's main indexes higher on Tuesday after data showed
consumer prices rose largely in line with estimates, taking pressure off
high-growth stocks that were hammered on expectations of aggressive U.S.
interest rate hikes.  .N 
    
    At 11:47 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average  .DJI  was up 0.74% at
34,560.92. The S&P 500  .SPX  was up 0.99% at 4,456.41 and the Nasdaq Composite
 .IXIC  was up 1.43% at 13,603.46.
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PG.INX  percentage gainers:
 ** Marathon Oil Corp  MRO.N , up 5.7%
 ** APA Corp  APA.O , up 5%
 ** Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N , up 4.9%
 
 The top three S&P 500  .PL.INX  percentage losers:
 ** Carmax Inc  KMX.N , down 5.5%
 ** Kroger Co  KR.N , down 2.5%
 ** Twitter Inc  TWTR.N , down 2%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PG.N  percentage gainers:
 ** Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc  ATNM.N , up 28.8%
 ** Enservco Corp  ENSV.N , up 23.2%
 ** Blue Apron Holdings Inc  APRN.N , up 12.3%
 
 The top three NYSE  .PL.N  percentage losers:
 ** Myovant Sciences Ltd  MYOV.N , down 21.8%
 ** Franklin Exponential Data ETF  XDAT.N , down 20%
 ** Sunlands Technology Group  STG.N , down 12.3%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PG.O  percentage gainers:
 ** Lixte Biotechnology Holdings Inc  LIXT.O , up 223.2%
 ** Troops Inc  TROO.O , up 33.1%
 ** MiNK Therapeutics Inc  INKT.O , up 23.6%
 
 The top three Nasdaq  .PL.O  percentage losers:
 ** Terawulf Inc  WULF.O , down 26.8%
 ** Zosano Pharma Corp  ZSAN.O , down 24.3%
 ** Iveda Solutions Inc  IVDA.O , down 20.9%
 
 
 ** HashiCorp Inc  HCP.N : up 6.7%
BUZZ-Piper Sandler starts coverage with 'neutral'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1N5
    
 ** Meta Platforms Inc  FB.O : up 1.1%
BUZZ- Begins testing money-making tools for its metaverse, shares up
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1PG
    
 ** Ping Identity Holding Corp  PING.N : up 3.1%
BUZZ-D.A. initiates with 'buy', sees boost from rapid cloud adoption
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1T6
    
 ** UTZ Brands Inc  UTZ.N : down 0.9% 
BUZZ-Credit Suisse downgrades to 'neutral'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1U7
    
 ** Hoth Therapeutics Inc  HOTH.O : down 32.9%
BUZZ-Drops on pricing share offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WA0MV
    
 ** Landos Biopharma Inc  LABP.O : down 3.1%
BUZZ-Jefferies cuts PT over uncertain pipeline prospects urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1WB
    
 ** Exxon Mobil Corp  XOM.N : up 3.0%
 ** Devon Energy Corp  DVN.N : up 4.9%
 ** Occidental Petroleum Corp  OXY.N : up 4.4%
BUZZ-Oil cos rise as OPEC warning, easing Shanghai COVID curbs lift crude
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1WS
    
 ** CrowdStrike Holdings Inc  CRWD.O : up 5.9%
BUZZ- Rises after Goldman upgrades to "buy"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WA0P4
    
 ** CarMax Inc  KMX.N : down 5.5%
BUZZ- Skids after Q4 EPS miss  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA20M
    
 ** First Financial Corporation  THFF.O : up 3.3%
BUZZ-Raymond James upgrades to 'outperform' from 'market perform'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA1ZQ
    
 ** Myovant Sciences Ltd  MYOV.N : down 21.8%
BUZZ- Down as FDA finds deficiency in drug application for endometriosis pain
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA20U
    
 ** Starbucks Corp  SBUX.O : up 0.7%
BUZZ-Slips as Citi downgrades over lack of clarity on management
change urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA20T
    
 ** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd  SBSW.N : down 2.3%
BUZZ- Down as unions plan strike at platinum operations  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA226
    
 ** Cisco Systems Inc  CSCO.O : down 0.7%
BUZZ-Falls after Citi slashes rating to "sell"  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA249
    
 ** APA Corp  APA.O : up 5.0%
BUZZ-Rises as Barclays reinstates 'overweight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA26D
    
 ** Caladrius Biosciences Inc  CLBS.O : up 0.8%
BUZZ- Gains on starting kidney disease therapy trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA29L
    
 ** Beyond Meat Inc  BYND.O : up 1.7%
BUZZ-Rises on expanding distribution of plant-based chicken tenders urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA29K
    
 ** Chegg Inc  CHGG.N : down 3.3%
BUZZ-Keybanc downgrades to 'sector weight'  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA280
    
 ** Albertsons Companies Inc  ACI.N : down 6.1%
BUZZ-Down after posting lower-than-expected outlook  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA28O
    
 ** VistaGen Therapeutics Inc  VTGN.O : up 10.2%
BUZZ-Gains on advancing trial of social anxiety disorder drug  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2AX
    
 ** Kohl's Corp  KSS.N : up 6.9%
BUZZ-Gains on Reuters report that Franchise Group has joined bidding
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA28Y
    
 ** CrowdStrike Holdings Inc  CRWD.O : up 5.9%
BUZZ-Jumps after Goldman upgrades to "buy" on accelerating demand  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WA0WC
    
 ** Mind Technology Inc  MIND.O : up 8.2%
BUZZ-Climbs after getting orders worth $7.3 mln  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2BL
    
 ** Ocugen Inc  OCGN.O : down 1.4%
BUZZ- Slides as FDA places COVID vaccine trial on clinical hold  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2DH
    
 ** Biodesix Inc  BDSX.O : up 17.0%
BUZZ-Soars after reaffirming previous guidance, waivers for loan repayment
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2E1
    
 ** Synaptogenix Inc  SNPX.O : up 1.3%
BUZZ- Rises as Maxim initiates with 'buy' [nL3N2WA2FD    ]
    
 ** Lixte Biotechnology Holdings Inc  LIXT.O : up 223.2%
BUZZ- More than doubles on promising cancer drug data; tops premarket gainers
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2F8
    
 ** Riot Blockchain Inc  RIOT.O : up 2.9%
 ** Marathon Digital Holdings Inc  MARA.O : up 2.7%
 ** Hut 8 Mining Corp  HUT.O : up 1.2%
BUZZ-Crypto stocks rebound as risk appetite improves after U.S. inflation
data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2FC
    
 ** UpHealth Inc  UPH.N : down 1.4%
BUZZ- Looking for new CEO; shares down urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2GM
    
 ** First Solar Inc  FSLR.O : up 2.3%
BUZZ-Up on deal to supply solar modules  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2FU
    
 ** TeraWulf Inc  WULF.O : down 26.8%
BUZZ-Bitcoin miner tumbles on $21 mln stock offering  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WA0Z0
    
 ** Affirm Holdings Inc  AFRM.O : up 4.4%
BUZZ-Gains after expanding partnership with Poshmark  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2GX
    
 ** Autodesk Inc  ADSK.O : up 1.2%
BUZZ- Rises on securing contract  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2HZ
    
 ** IHeartMedia Inc  IHRT.O : up 1.5%
BUZZ-Gains on radio broadcast deal with Washington Commanders  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2IS
    
 ** Robinhood Markets Inc  HOOD.O : up 3.9%
BUZZ-Rises on listing four new crypto assets on platform  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2JH
    
 ** Chinook Therapeutics Inc  KDNY.O : up 2.4%
BUZZ-Up as dosing starts in kidney disorder drug trial  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2JT
    
 ** General Motors Co  GM.N : up 0.8%
BUZZ-Ticks up on cobalt supply deal with Glencore  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2JV
    
 ** Zosano Pharma Corp  ZSAN.O : down 24.3%
BUZZ-Plunges after reverse stock split  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WA18A
    
 ** Lazard Ltd  LAZ.N : up 1.3%
BUZZ- Gains after reporting higher assets under management  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2KJ
    
 ** Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc  SPR.N : up 3.2%
BUZZ-Rises on Boeing contract to replace B-52 engines  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2JX
    
 ** Astra Space Inc  ASTR.O : up 6.0%
BUZZ-Rises on deal to supply satellite propulsion systems  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2LF
    
 ** Ultra Clean Holdings Inc  UCTT.O : up 4.2%
BUZZ-Craig Hallum sees dent in stock price as buying opportunity urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2I7
    
 ** Apple Inc  AAPL.O : up 2.0%
BUZZ-Citigroup expects to announce up to $90 bln stock buyback this
month urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2IW
    
 ** JP Morgan Chase & Co  JPM.N : up 0.2%
 ** Goldman Sachs Group Inc  GS.N : up 1.0%
 ** Morgan Stanley  MS.N : up 1.1%
BUZZ-Major U.S. banks rise mirroring Wall Street after latest inflation
data urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2W2220
    
 ** Tilray Brands Inc  TLRY.O : up 2.9%
BUZZ-Rises on deal to buy rival Hexo's remaining debt  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA2O5
    
 ** Yatsen Holding Ltd  YSG.N : down 2.2%
BUZZ-Falls on non-compliance notice from NYSE  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N2WA23B
    
 The 11 major S&P 500 sectors:
 
 Communication Services   .SPLRCL   up 0.66%
 Consumer Discretionary   .SPLRCD   up 1.97%
 Consumer Staples         .SPLRCS   up 0.49%
 Energy                   .SPNY     up 3.03%
 Financial                .SPSY     up 0.28%
 Health                   .SPXHC    down 0.05%
 Industrial               .SPLRCI   up 0.98%
 Information Technology   .SPLRCT   up 1.27%
 Materials                .SPLRCM   up 1.22%
 Real Estate              .SPLRCR   up 0.39%
 Utilities                .SPLRCU   up 0.50%
 
 (Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Tiyashi Datta)