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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had a volatile ride this past week, due to several factors. Comments from Jerome Powell (the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve), GDP forecasting, unemployment rate (and jobless claims) data, and coronavirus pandemic data all played their own significant parts in the DJIA activity. The …

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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 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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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The Dow Jones was up and down this week day by day, similar to what has been seen in the past few weeks. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and its related public health concerns around the world, massive changes have been seen in the USA and these changes have been affecting …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Per the table seen above, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) took investors on a volatile ride this week. Down days were seen on Monday and Friday. Up days were seen on the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in between. This pattern in the DJIA was observed due to the federal government’s …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha and Anil K. Ambastha HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYBODY! During this week of Christmas, Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) and WW International, Inc. (formerly Weight Watchers International, Inc.) (WW) caught our eye. On Thursday, December 26, 2019 (the day after Christmas 2019), Peloton dropped by 6.1%, while WW International fell by 8.5%. Peloton is …

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