NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of December 31, 2024, short interest in 3,085 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 12,137,206,474 shares compared with 11,912,589,852 shares in 3,063 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of December 13, 2024. The end-of-December short interest represents 2.50 days compared with 2.65 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,643 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 2,331,105,9 ...

With bullish technical indicators supporting its stock momentum and a transformative acquisition underway, Constellation Energy Corp.‘s CEG stock appears primed for future gains following its $26.6 billion offer for Calpine Corp. Chart created using Benzinga ProRead Also: Constellation Energy: Will AI Power Surge Light Up Stock?Investors are already taking notice, as the transaction promises immediate EPS accretion of over 20% by 2026 and at least $2 per share of additional earnings in future years.Baltimo ...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EpicQuest Education Group International Limited (Nasdaq: EEIQ), ("EpicQuest Education", "EEIQ" or the "Company"), a provider of higher education for domestic and international students in the US, Canada and the UK,  today announced that on January 8, 2025, it received a notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company has regained with the minimum bid requirement under Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). ...

Tech stocks rallied in 2024, with powerhouse artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Nvidia (NVDA -0.02%) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR -2.52%) bringing up the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%). But it was a good year for the whole market, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 only surpassed it by a hairbreadth -- a 25.9% gain versus 25% for the S&P 500.Two of the tech index's components had massive upswings over the year, beating everything in the broader index. But those gains were balanced by ho-hum performance by some o ...

The Nasdaq Composite index had a solid 2024 with impressive gains of almost 31% during the year. This isn't surprising considering the tech-heavy nature of the index that benefited from the impressive growth reported by several technology companies last year thanks to catalysts such as artificial intelligence (AI).It is worth noting that the Nasdaq Composite index's impressive performance in 2024 was preceded by a 43% jump in 2023 as well. This is a positive sign for technology investors as historical trend ...

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.06%) advanced 29% in 2024, and history says that momentum could spill into 2025. Since its inception in 1971, the Nasdaq has gained over 20% in 20 years. Following those incidents, the technology-focused index returned an average of 16% in the next year.In other words, history says the Nasdaq could advance 16% in 2025, but most Wall Street analysts see even more upside in Nvidia (NVDA -0.02%) and Lam Research (LRCX -0.62%), two companies that reset their soaring share prices b ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for December 2024, as well as quarterly volumes, estimated revenue capture, number of listings, and index statistics for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 on its Investor Relations website. A data sheet showing this information can be found at: http://ir.nasdaq.com/financials/volume-statistics. About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment mana ...

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CRANFORD, N.J., Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXR) ("Citius Pharma" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of first-in-class critical care products, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase of an aggregate of 743,496 shares of its common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 743,496 shares of its common stock, at a purchase price of $4.035 per sha ...

Technology stocks were in fine form on the stock market in 2024, with the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.89%) index clocking impressive gains of 28.6% last year following an even stronger jump of 43% in 2023.Historical trends indicate that the Nasdaq Composite could be on track to deliver more gains in 2025. In any year where the Nasdaq managed a 30%-plus gain overall, it averaged a 19% jump in the year that followed. Moreover, the Nasdaq averages a 17% return following a year in which it delivered r ...