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By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha Second-quarter earnings season started in earnest this week and will continue for the next 3-4 weeks. This week, the S&P 500, Dow 30, and Nasdaq indices respectively dropped by 1.23%, 0.65%, and 1.18%. Thus, movement of the indices was fairly benign and insignificant. However, individual stocks can …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the stock of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), a technology (tech) company, had a +20.0% per share jump in its price. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 31 – September 4, 2020; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) For …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) caught our attention this week due to a massive reported profit figure. Its quarterly profit figure of $3.3 billion for the most recent quarter exceeded its $3.0 billion figure from one year ago. The $87.4 billion sales figure was also impressive and exceeded expectations. …

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