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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 20-24, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of First Republic Bank (FRC), a financial institution, continues to have a bumpy ride, per the table above. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 13-17, 2023; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Continued turmoil among American regional banks alongside …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 18-22, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the stock price of Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), a subscription streaming service and production company, dropped by -35.1% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 15-19, 2019; By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 19-23, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this past trading week, the energy sector saw announcements of industry consolidation. ConocoPhillips (COP) will be buying Concho Resources Inc. (CXO) while Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) will be buying Parsley Energy, Inc. (PE). ConocoPhillips will buy Concho Resources Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion. Pioneer Natural …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 20 – 24, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In this past week, BJ Services LLC and Ascena Retail Group (ASNA) both announced their bankruptcies. BJ Services LLC provides its services to oil & gas companies focused on North American exploration & production, and is voluntarily filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This company intends to sell its assets, and its …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 29 – July 2, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) of Oklahoma City, OK was in the news this week. The company was founded by Tom L. Ward (currently the Chairman and CEO of privately held MACH Resources) and the now-late Aubrey K. McClendon in 1989 with an initial funding of $50,000. Robert D. Lawler (aka: Doug …

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What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 6-10, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Carnival Corporation (CCL) is well-known as a cruise operator and as a prominent travel / leisure company. This British-American company has struggled recently due to the coronavirus pandemic seen worldwide. However, during this week, the company had strong days on Monday, April 6, 2020 and Tuesday, April 7, 2020, returning 20.3% …

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