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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, the stock price of Coupa Software Incorporated (COUP), a technology company focused on “Business Spend Management,” shot up by +28.9% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 14-18, 2022; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) The …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the stock of Okta, Inc. (OKTA), a technology company providing cloud-based identity management support for businesses, fell in price by -33.7% per share for the trading day. While 2Q2022 results surpassed Wall Street expectations, areas of concern on a going forward basis drove this sharp decline …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the stock price of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), an American online personal finance company, rose by a sharp +28.4% per share for the trading day. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 11-15, 2021; By Kuldip …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, June 13, 2022, MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR), an American technology company, had its stock price fall by -25.2% per share. MicroStrategy offers business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services, and is often in the news because of its exposure to bitcoins which secure a $205 million, 3-year loan from a …

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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 …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON), a luxury exercise gear maker, had its stock drop by -4.6% for the trading day of Thursday, April 14, 2022. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 3-7, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha” and “What Caught Our …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Anaplan, Inc. (PLAN), a business planning software company, was in the headlines during the past trading week. This company was founded in 2006, became a privately held unicorn (valued at $1 billion) in 2016, and went public in 2018. A private equity firm will be acquiring Anaplan in full for $10.7 …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Coupa Software Incorporated (COUP) is a technology company focused on “Business Spend Management.” Coupa had a highly volatile week in the stock market, per the table seen above with two negative daily return days followed by three positive daily return days. Early in the trading week, Coupa disappointed Wall Street with …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), the parent company of Google, was a star performer on Wednesday February 2, 2022 when its stock delivered a +7.4% return for the trading day. The company’s earnings and revenue figures for the latest reporting quarter exceeded expectations. Furthermore, the company also announced a 20-for-1 stock split which …

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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 …

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