U.S. stocks ended Thursday in positive territory with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.1% at 38,726.33 and the S&P 500 edging higher by 0.06% to 4,997.71. The Nasdaq rose 0.2% to 15,793.72 for the day.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day:
Pinterest Inc (NASDAQ: PINS) has recently been highlighted in The Street Sheet, a weekly newsletter covering the world of business and finance, which praised it as an appealing social media platform for marketers, with considerable potential for growth.
The battle for dominance in social media and short-form video content in the U.S. has seen TikTok become one of the biggest apps in the country. TikTok has seen others try to emulate its features and could benefit from a potential ban.
But TikTok’s parent company might have a backup plan in the works.