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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Sunday, March 21, 2021, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) announced that it would be buying Kansas City Southern (KSU), for $29 billion ($25 billion in cash and equity, along with $4 billion in outstanding Kansas City Southern debt). The surprise announcement resulted in a +11.1% return for Kansas City Southern …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 3, 2020, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) had a +13.6% return for the day. The company delivered a $0.08 adjusted earnings per share figure for 3Q2020, well above the expected consensus estimate of $0.00. The cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings has been successful during the current global coronavirus pandemic era. …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha LendingTree, Inc. (TREE) is a well-known online loan marketplace operating in the USA. On the trading day of Thursday, November 5, 2020, the company’s stock had a -15.4% loss due to 3Q2020-related news. During 3Q2020, a quarterly loss figure of -$0.26 per share was seen. In contrast, one year ago during …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During the past trading week, Carvana Co. (CVNA) delivered a +30.6% return on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, due to strongly positive financial results showing ongoing growth. Carvana Co. is an innovative retailer which sells cars out of huge vending machines, and during the latest quarter it showed impressive projected data related …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Tailored Brands, Inc. (TLRD), Seven & i Holdings Co. (SVNDY), and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) were in the news this past week. Tailored Brands owns retail fashion companies, such as Men’s Wearhouse and Jos A. Bank, and has filed for bankruptcy because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company is looking to …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Until recently, Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) had been best known for its famous camera and photography offerings from the past. The company was founded in 1888, in Rochester, New York. With the rise of new technology offerings such as sophisticated smartphone cameras, Eastman Kodak Company was not in the press as …

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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 …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this week, both J.Crew and Neiman Marcus announced their respective bankruptcy filings. The retail industry has been on fragile ground for many years now, and the coronavirus pandemic has pushed both of these companies into bankruptcy. Due to the public health issues around the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar retailers have had to …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha On Friday, January 3, 2020, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) delivered a gain of 3.0% closing at an all-time high of $443.01 per share due to positive news. Intra-day, the share price reached as high as $454.00 per share. Tesla beat Wall Street estimates for both car production and …

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