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2/8/2021 7:02:43 PM GMT | By Benzinga Team
Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.46% to 31,292.52 while the NASDAQ rose 0.56% to 13,933.76. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.38% to 3,901.78.
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 27,008,090 cases with around 463,480 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 10,838,190 confirmed cases and 155,080 deaths, while Brazil reported over 9,524,640 COVID-19 cases with 231,530 deaths. In total, there were at least 106,220,640 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with over 2,318,560 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Clean Energy Fuels Corp CLNE 34.97%, up 34%, and
NEW YORK Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Cubic Corp., up $6.31 to $69.60. Veritas Capital and Elliott Investment Management are buying the electronics company for about $2.2 billion. Energizer Holdings Inc., up $1.35 to $48.73. The battery and personal care products maker’s first-quarter financial results handily beat analysts’ forecasts. […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of clean fuels to the transportation market, says the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA