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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, December 12, 2022, Weber Inc. (WEBR), primarily a grill (charcoal, gas, and electric) and related accessory company, had its stock price rise by +23.2% per share for the trading day. The catalyst here was a buyout offer of $8.05 per share, from a private equity firm. The company is …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Zscaler, Inc. (ZS), a cloud security company, dropped by -10.7% per share on the trading day of Friday, December 2, 2022. In its latest quarterly results, Zscaler surpassed expectations when it came to earnings and revenues. However, the expected billings figure for the full year is lower …

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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 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 …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Longeveron Inc. (LGVN), a biotechnology company focused on clinical stage therapies, had its stock price rise by +105.4% per share on Thursday, March 31, 2022. On this trading day, a great piece of news led to a great return. Lomecel-B has shown positive results from its Phase 1 trial testing on …

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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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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Accenture plc (ACN), a multinational professional services company which is strong in information technology (IT) services and consulting, was up by +6.7% for the trading day of Thursday, December 16, 2021. Accenture delivered impressive quarterly results for the past quarter, with earnings and revenues both surpassing estimates by …

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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 …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, October 11, 2021, the stock of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), an American online personal finance company, rose by +13.4% for the trading day. The company has a strong set of offerings across student loan refinancing, credit cards, investing, banking, and other units. The SoFi online platform is accessible both …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock of Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), a prominent discount variety store chain operator in North America, had an impressive gain of +16.5% for the trading day of Wednesday, September 29, 2021. As dollar store chains have faced rising inflationary, raw material cost, freight shipping cost, and labor cost pressures, store …

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