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Stock Market Roundup, Dec. 22: WATT & MU Soar, TWTR Tumbles Again

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The market has seemingly declared its resistance to a 20,000 point DOW, as stocks fell again on Thursday. While some companies, such as Micron Technology and Energous Corp., had solid days thanks to earnings and rumors, it seems like the recent rally has hit a wall.

Also, Twitter had yet another brutal day of trading. The struggling social media company fell more than 4% again on Thursday, and it seems like many investors have totally lost confidence in CEO Jack Dorsey.

Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) Biggest Movers

Value: Micron Technology (MU - Free Report) - +12.63%

Growth: Health Insurance Innovations - +9.25%

Momentum: MU

VGM: MU

Income: Brooks Automation - +3.96% 

Major Indexes

DOW: 19,907.45 / -34.51 / -0.17%

NASDAQ:  5,443.11 / -28.32 / -0.52%

S&P 500: 2,259.45/ -5.73 / -0.25%

Top Headlines

Here's Why Micron Technology Stock Is Surging Today

Shares of Micron Technology (MU - Free Report) gained more than 13.3% in morning trading Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue. Micron also pleased investors with its strong guidance.

Is Apple Teaming Up With Energous Corp.?

Shares of Energous Corp. (WATT - Free Report) are soaring nearly 10% in early afternoon trading Thursday, and it seems that investors can’t get enough of the stock following the latest round of rumors that point to a partnership between the wireless charging company and Apple (AAPL - Free Report) .

Twitter Stock Tumbles Again, Is It Time To Fire Dorsey?

Shares of struggling social media company Twitter fell once again on Thursday. The stock was down another 4.2% in mid-afternoon trading as investors seem to have totally lost faith in founder and CEO Jack Dorsey.

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