Newsmax ( NMAX -8.46%) stock posted big gains in this shortened week of trading. At the closing bell this past Thursday, the company's share price was up 11.6% from the previous week's market close.

Netflix has put a lot of daylight between itself and the rest of the industry, especially as legacy media companies like Disney have struggled in streaming thus far.

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