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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SNOA) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on conditions which could be treated using stabilized hypochlorous acid (HOCl or HClO) in various ways. The company’s stock had a volatile end for this past trading week, with a gain of +50.6% on Thursday, August 19, 2021 followed by a …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha BioNTech SE (BNTX) is aiming to become a leading biotechnology company with a main focus on individualized cancer medicine. The company has also been successful in offering an mRNA-based, two-shot coronavirus vaccine called BNT162b2 (aka: Comirnaty and Tozinameran), which has become increasingly important due to the rise of the highly contagious …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, U.S. Supreme Court rulings (on Collins vs. Yellen, 19-422; Yellen vs. Collins, 19-563; and Mnuchin vs. Yellen, 19-563) led to Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, FNMA) having a -32.1% loss and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, FMCC) having a -36.8% loss. Fannie Mae …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, June 14, 2021, the stock of Corsair Gaming, Inc. (CRSR) had a +11.2% gain for the trading day. Why? Corsair Gaming is a new meme stock being followed closely by people on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets and other online platforms. Corsair Gaming provides high-performance hardware equipment for videogame players and content …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Biogen Inc. (BIIB), a biotech company, had a memorable Monday of this past trading week. On Monday, June 7, 2021, Biogen had a +38.3% gain for the day on its stock. Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of an accelerated approval …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Blink Charging Co. (BLNK) is a company in the electric vehicle (EV) space, focused on operating and providing EVs, charging equipment, and networked EV charging services. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, the company’s stock returned +12.9% for the trading day. Blink’s large stock gain on this trading day was driven by …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Roblox Corporation (RBLX) went public in this past trading week through a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over shared interests. The stock’s reference price for the direct listing was $45.00. On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, …

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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 During this past trading week, retail investors focused on the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV). The silver market is huge in market size, highly liquid, and worldwide (trading can happen for 23 hours of any given trading day). During the last trading week (What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha BlackBerry Limited (BB) is a well-known Canadian multinational company which had been named Research In Motion (RIM) initially. The technology (tech) company initially became famous for its BlackBerry line of pagers, smartphones, and tablets. Its current focus is on enterprise software and the Internet of Things (IoT). On Tuesday, January 19, …

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