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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Chewy Inc. (CHWY) is an American company focused on the online retailing of pet food and other pet-related items. On the trading day of Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the stock rose by +5.4% due to impressive quarterly performance figures. In the latest quarter, sales exceeded $2 billion for the first time …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha In the past trading week, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) announced plans to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB). The plans were made public on Monday, February 22, 2021, and on that same trading day Goodyear stock had a +21.0% gain while Cooper stock had a +29.4% gain. …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) had a +17.4% gain per share for the day. The corporation, best known for its retail drugstore chain operations, beat its quarterly adjusted earnings and revenues expectations, and also raised its full year outlook to expect positive earnings instead of a potential …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Gap, Inc. (GPS) is a prominent American company in the clothing and accessories retail sector, with store locations worldwide. The company was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the company’s stock had a -19.6% …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha SAP SE (SAP) is a German software company in the enterprise software sector, focused on business operations and customer relations. The company operates in many countries around the world and has well-known enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities. SAP stands for “Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing.” On Monday, October 26, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this past trading week, the energy sector saw announcements of industry consolidation. ConocoPhillips (COP) will be buying Concho Resources Inc. (CXO) while Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) will be buying Parsley Energy, Inc. (PE). ConocoPhillips will buy Concho Resources Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion. Pioneer Natural …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Dow Jones was up and down this week day by day, similar to what has been seen in the past few weeks. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and its related public health concerns around the world, massive changes have been seen in the USA and these changes have been affecting …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, the stock of Coty Inc. (COTY) rose by 14.5% for the day. This beauty-focused company had quarterly earning (27 cents per share) and revenue ($2.35 billion) figures which beat consensus expectations. Coty Inc. has been implementing a turnaround plan in recent quarters …

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