MarketBeat | Stock Market News and Research Tools News Latest News Instant News Alerts Most Viewed 40 minutes ago | September 23rd, 2020 10:08 AMStocks are mixed on Wall Street as September keeps churningNew York (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are mixed in early trading Wednesday, as Wall Street’s tumultuous month continues to churn. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher, but trading has been erratic recently with several sudden turns of momentum, even within the same day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 144 points, or 0.5%, at 27,432, as of 9:49 a.m.Read Article 40 minutes ago Stocks are mixed on Wall Street as September keeps churning40 minutes ago | September 23rd | 2020 10:08AMStocks are mixed on Wall Street as September keeps churningNew York (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are mixed in early trading Wednesday, as Wall Street’s tumultuous month continues to churn. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher, but trading has been erratic recently with several sudden turns of momentum, even within the same day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 144 points, or 0.5%, at 27,432, as of 9:49 a.m.Read Article 56 minutes ago Germany: 8 more charged in Volkswagen diesel scandal56 minutes ago | September 23rd | 2020 9:51AMGermany: 8 more charged in Volkswagen diesel scandalBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed charges against eight more Volkswagen employees accused of involvement in the company's diesel scandal, which saw it sell cars fitted with software that let them cheat on emissions tests. 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The company announced in June that its chief executive, Jayson Penn, was taking a leave of absence to focus on his defense after he was indicted, and named Chief Financial Officer Fabio Sandri to lead the company in the interim. …Read Article 3 hours ago UN labor agency: Growing rich-poor gap amid COVID pandemic3 hours ago | September 23rd | 2020 6:59AMUN labor agency: Growing rich-poor gap amid COVID pandemicGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. labor agency warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a massive drop in income for workers around the world and of rising inequality between rich countries that have injected government cash into their economies and poorer countries that can’t. 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Which Gold stocks are yet to move off this news? Popular StocksCompanyCurrent PricePrice ChangeAAPLApple Inc.$110.91-0.80%MSFTMicrosoft Co.$205.47-0.94%FBFacebook, Inc.$255.410.26%GOOGLAlphabet Inc$1,439.85-1.37%AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.$3,084.02-1.44%NVDANVIDIA Co.$503.47-0.40%TSLATesla Inc$403.98-4.77%BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd$276.060.28%CGCCanopy Growth Corp$15.02-6.36%GEGeneral Electric$6.382.08%MUMicron Technology, Inc.$50.892.39%AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.$77.05-0.84%TAT&T Inc.$28.45-0.21%Follow Stocks Analyst RatingsCompanyBrokerageActionKBHKB HomeTruistBoost Price Target$40.00 ➝ $44.00GMEGameStop Corp.Loop CapitalBoost Price Target$6.00 ➝ $9.00SFIXStitch Fix IncTruistBoost Price Target$28.00 ➝ $34.00BLFSBioLife Solutions IncB. RileyBoost Price Target$25.50 ➝ $30.00HUBSHubSpot IncJyske BankBoost Price Target$240.00 ➝ $300.00NKENike IncBarclaysSet Price Target$150.00TSLATesla IncSanford C. BernsteinSet Price Target$180.00HUBSHubSpot IncStifel NicolausBoost Price Target$275.00 ➝ $305.00HUBSHubSpot IncCanaccord GenuityBoost Price Target$285.00 ➝ $325.00HUBSHubSpot IncRoyal Bank of CanadaBoost Price Target$280.00 ➝ $328.00HUBSHubSpot IncGoldman Sachs GroupBoost Price Target$290.00 ➝ $332.00CSGPCoStar Group IncCitigroupBoost Price Target$815.00 ➝ $1,000.00See All Analyst Ratings (Ad)Gold is seeing some serious momentum buying on the heels of the Labor Department report that 884,000 Americans filed for first-time Jobless claims. 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