What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 31-November 4, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), a major pharmaceutical and medical product provider, announced plans to acquire Abiomed, Inc. (ABMD), a medical device maker. Due to this development, for that day the stock price of Abiomed rose sharply by +49.9% per share, while the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 3-7, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Twitter, Inc. (TWTR), a microblogging and social networking technology (tech) platform, had a +22.2% per share increase on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, while the other four trading days showed negative daily returns. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 23-27, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Snap Inc. (SNAP), a social media technology company with smartphone camera application Snapchat as its flagship offering, had its stock price drop by -43.1% per share on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 20-24, 2020; By …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 2-6, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the stock price of Chegg, Inc. (CHGG), a direct-to-student online learning platform, dropped by -30.3% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 1-5, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) In the latest quarter, the company …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 28-March 4, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of GoodRx Holdings, Inc. (GDRX), a digital healthcare platform operator, dropped by -38.9% for the trading day of Tuesday, March 1, 2022. GoodRx was founded in 2011 and went public in 2020 – thus, the company’s stock has a short history of being publicly traded. The stock price dropped …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 3-7, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Sea Limited (SE), a technology company based in Singapore with operations in digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services, was in the news during the past trading week. The stock of Sea Limited had four negative daily returns plus one positive daily return for the trading week, with a -11.4% loss …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 20-23, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, December 21, 2021, the stock of Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL), a leisure travel company, delivered an +8.7% gain for the trading day. Investors cheered on the company’s plan to return to profitability, which includes an anticipated profit in the second half of 2022. The company expects that COVID-19’s …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 29-December 3, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Twitter, Inc. (TWTR), a microblogging and social networking technology (tech) platform, delivered negative returns for each day of this past trading week, as the table here shows. On Monday, November 29, 2021, Jack Dorsey announced that he would step down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter. …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 8-12, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, shares of Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over common interests, shot up by +42.2% for the trading day. (See What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 8-12, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha for …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 1-5, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR) returned +108.3% and Chegg, Inc. (CHGG) returned -48.8% for the trading day. Avis, a vehicle rental and mobility solutions company, delivered strong 3Q2021 results and has announced a pledge to expand into using electric vehicles in the future. Avis has benefited …