What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 19-23, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha UiPath Inc. (PATH) was founded in Romania, is now headquartered in New York City, and is a global software platform company focused on robotic process automation. The company’s IPO date was Wednesday, April 21, 2021, during this past trading week. The IPO reference price was $56.00 per share, for 23,890,777 Class …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of April 12-16, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Investors all over the world continue to be intrigued by the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) had a reference price of $250.00 for its NasdaqGS direct listing of pre-existing private shares. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 was the first full day of public trading for Coinbase Global, with the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 1-5, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT) was in the news during this past trading week. Rocket Companies is a Detroit, MI-based holding company which owns many underlying personal finance and consumer service brands. Rocket Companies prides itself on providing exceptional customer experiences through online solutions aiding the ultimate goals of home ownership and …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 15-19, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha In the last few years, cryptocurrencies (and their associated blockchain technology usages) have attracted the attention of many investors. During the past trading week, the first-ever North American exchange-traded fund (ETF) for Bitcoin was launched. Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC-B.TO) saw strong interest from investors and heavy daily trading volumes. Though cryptocurrencies …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 8-12, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this trading week, retail investors focused on stocks in the marijuana sector. Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) is one such company, based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. Per the table above, three days of positive returns were followed by two days of negative returns. Aside from retail investor interest, the hopes …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 1-5, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this past trading week, retail investors focused on the iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV). The silver market is huge in market size, highly liquid, and worldwide (trading can happen for 23 hours of any given trading day). During the last trading week (What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 25-29, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha GameStop Corporation (GME), a video game retailer, caught everyone’s attention in this past trading week. Retail investors were bullish about the stock, while institutional investors were bearish about the stock. Like many companies, GameStop has struggled due to the coronavirus pandemic, which led several institutional investors to short the stock. Retail …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 4-8, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha QuantumScape Corporation (QS) is a leading corporation in the development of lithium-metal batteries to be used in electric vehicles. The corporation seeks to change the landscape of energy storage and make a path towards sustainable energy for the world. Prominent investors in the company include Bill Gates plus Khosla Ventures. The …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 21-24, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC) delivered a +14.1% return for the day. IAC/InterActiveCorp is an American holding company, headquartered in New York City, NY. The company has a variety of underlying holdings, mainly in the media / Internet arena. The Board of Directors of IAC/InterActiveCorp approved a plan to …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 7-11, 2020

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The past trading week was a big one for the initial public offering (IPO) market sector. Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB), C3.ai, Inc. (AI), and DoorDash Inc. (DASH) all had massive IPOs. Airbnb is an online marketplace for rental properties, C3.ai is an enterprise artificial intelligence software-as-a-service applications provider, and DoorDash is a …