Company News for Apr 15, 2021

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  • Shares of First Republic Bank FRC rose 1.9% after the reported first-quarter 2021 earnings of $1.79 per share that surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.54.

  • Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.’s TV shares jumped 23.5% after the company reached an agreement with Univision to sell its content and media assets in a deal of $4.8 billion.

  • Shares of Galectin Therapeutics Inc. GALT rose 9% after the company published data from an ongoing Phase 1 trial evaluating Galectin's belapectin in head & neck cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma.

  • Dollar General Corporation’s DG shares rose 0.7% after the company reported that it aims to hire up to 20,000 people at in-person and virtual hiring events that the discount retailer will host.


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