What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 20 – 24, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In this past week, BJ Services LLC and Ascena Retail Group (ASNA) both announced their bankruptcies. BJ Services LLC provides its services to oil & gas companies focused on North American exploration & production, and is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This company intends to sell its assets, and its …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 22-26, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, November 22, 2021, Vonage Holdings Corp. (VG), a leading telecommunications services corporation, delivered a return of +27.0% per share for the trading day. Why? The key catalyst here was an announcement from Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (ERIC), more commonly known as Ericsson. Over the weekend, Ericsson stated that it would …