What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 13-17, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) stock rose by 9.6% for the day because, as per market research firm eMarketer, Pinterest had 82.4 million American users in 2019. With this data point, Pinterest is now the third-largest American social media platform behind Facebook (FB) and …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 6-10, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of February 9, 2023, the stock price of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), a Swiss financial institution, fell by -15.6% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 24-28, 2022; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Credit Suisse’s …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 24-28, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the stock of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), a prominent Swiss financial institution with operations around the world, had a steep price drop of -20.0% per share for the trading day. Credit Suisse Group in the recent past has had troubles linked to the scandals around …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 24-28, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) had two impressive trading day returns in the past trading week. On Monday, May 24, 2021, the stock had a +27.6% return. Over the past weekend, the company had its first successful test flight to space in over two years. Also, on Thursday, May 27, 2021, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 1 – 5, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The airline sector caught our attention this week, due to strong returns seen by various companies. In this piece, American Airlines Group (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU), Southwest Airlines (LUV), and United Airlines Holdings (UAL) will be focused on. On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, Southwest Airlines delivered …