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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the stock price of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI), a prominent specialty retail company, rose by +25.2% per share. This rise in the stock price was driven by strong 3Q2022 quarterly performance results, with earnings surpassing the expected consensus estimate. Furthermore, Bath & Body Works, …

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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 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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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 3, 2020, Ciena Corporation (CIEN) had a return of -24.3%. For its most recent fiscal quarter, the technology (tech) company surpassed its profit and revenue expectations, but also announced that in the next few quarters going forward it was expecting a slowdown in orders due to the coronavirus …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) was prominent in the news again this week. During the week of July 27 – 31, 2020, Eastman Kodak Company stock did well because of the news that it received a $765 million American federal government loan, to help in making coronavirus-related drug ingredients. During this week, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this week, both J.Crew and Neiman Marcus announced their respective bankruptcy filings. The retail industry has been on fragile ground for many years now, and the coronavirus pandemic has pushed both of these companies into bankruptcy. Due to the public health issues around the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar retailers have had to …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Snap Inc. (SNAP) stood out this week for positive reasons. On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, the stock had an astounding 36.7% return for the day. This return was driven by the company’s strong 1Q2020 results. Wall Street’s quarterly revenue expectations were surpassed. Snapchat has 229 million average daily active users as …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha This past week was a volatile one in the investment markets, worldwide. “May you live in interesting times” was a quote popularized during the global financial crisis (GFC) era. This same quote applies now as well, in terms of the wild roller coaster ride seen for March 16-20. On a daily …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY), a big-box electronics retailer business headquartered in Richfield, MN, delivered strong results for 3Q2019. During the quarter, the company exceeded expectations on many fronts, such as earnings, revenues, and same-store sales. The key product and service lines which performed well were tablets, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha BlackBerry Limited (BB) is a prominent Canadian company, previously known as “Research In Motion.” The general public knows BlackBerry Limited best as the developer of the BlackBerry brand of phones and tablets, but in more recent years the company now provides enterprise software and services. From 2001 …

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