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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 3, 2020, Ciena Corporation (CIEN) had a return of -24.3%. For its most recent fiscal quarter, the technology (tech) company surpassed its profit and revenue expectations, but also announced that in the next few quarters going forward it was expecting a slowdown in orders due to the coronavirus …
By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the stock of Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM) had a pop of 26.0%. The stock posted smaller positive and negative returns during other days of the trading week. Strong 2Q2020 results drove the 26.0% gain in one day. For the first time, in 2Q2020 Salesforce.com, Inc. had more …
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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) had strong returns for four of the five trading days of this past week, as seen in the table above. In advance of its upcoming 5-to-1 stock split (announced last week on Tuesday, August 11, 2020) which will occur on Monday, August 31, 2020, Tesla closed at an …
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By Kuldip K. Ambastha Eastman Kodak Company (KODK) was prominent in the news again this week. During the week of July 27 – 31, 2020, Eastman Kodak Company stock did well because of the news that it received a $765 million American federal government loan, to help in making coronavirus-related drug ingredients. During this week, …
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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 Jerome Powell, the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, issued detailed comments this week. The American economy continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Additional fiscal support aid (e.g. another round of stimulus payments to Americans) will likely be needed for the American economy to recover. However, the Fed is …
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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 Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha As the second-quarter earnings reporting period is coming to a close, in this past week the market was not impressed with cosmetic retailer Ulta Beauty (ULTA). The company’s lowered second-half guidance generated multiple analyst downgrades, and the stock dropped by 29.6% on Friday, August 30th, marking its …
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By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha Following its stellar second-quarter earnings due to the success of its store investments, online sales, and same-day delivery along with a stable outlook for the remainder of the year 2019, shares of a discount store chain, Target (TGT), had their biggest-ever one-day gain of 20.4% on Wednesday, …
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By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha Following its disappointing second-quarter earnings due to deep discounting amid rising inventory levels, concern about the potential impact of China tariffs in the future, and slashed earnings guidance for the rest of the year, shares of a retailer, Macy’s (M), dropped by 13.2% on August 14. Macy’s …
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