Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) shares are trading higher by 6.60% to $14.06 in Thursday's pre-market session after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter EPS and sales results. The company also raised its quarterly dividend and announced it has advanced its Ford+ growth plan.
With US stock futures trading slightly lower this morning on Thursday ahead of earnings reports from several big companies, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
Gainers
Blue Water Vaccines, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWV) shares climbed 53.2% to close at $3.14 on Wednesday. Blue Water Vaccines recently announced signing of sponsored research agreement with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for S&P vaccine platform development.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world’s most valued cryptocurrency, managed to surpass the $23,000 mark on Thursday morning following the Fed’s rate decision.
The US Federal Reserve boosted interest rates by 0.75% on July 27 in a bid to contain the surging inflation level.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index edged lower on Thursday morning, with major U.S.-listed Chinese stocks trading mixed, after the city's central bank hiked interest rates in tune with the U.S. Federal Reserve's move overnight.
Major coins rose sharply after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting concluded on Wednesday. The global cryptocurrency market cap rose 8% to $1.05 trillion at press time.
Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) and FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ: FCEL) shares are surging in Wednesday's after-hours session after Senator Joe Manchin reversed his opposi