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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, December 12, 2022, Weber Inc. (WEBR), primarily a grill (charcoal, gas, and electric) and related accessory company, had its stock price rise by +23.2% per share for the trading day. The catalyst here was a buyout offer of $8.05 per share, from a private equity firm. The company is …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the stock of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), a technology (tech) company, had a +20.0% per share jump in its price. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 31 – September 4, 2020; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) For …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Zscaler, Inc. (ZS), a cloud security company, dropped by -10.7% per share on the trading day of Friday, December 2, 2022. In its latest quarterly results, Zscaler surpassed expectations when it came to earnings and revenues. However, the expected billings figure for the full year is lower …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the stock price of Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI), a prominent specialty retail company, rose by +25.2% per share. This rise in the stock price was driven by strong 3Q2022 quarterly performance results, with earnings surpassing the expected consensus estimate. Furthermore, Bath & Body Works, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha YETI Holdings, Inc. (YETI), an outdoor products company, had its stock price shoot up by +31.6% per share on Thursday, November 10, 2022, followed by another +10.0% per share on Friday, November 11, 2022. The company announced strong performance results in 3Q2022, and this information drove the increase in the stock …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the stock of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), a prominent Swiss financial institution with operations around the world, had a steep price drop of -20.0% per share for the trading day. Credit Suisse Group in the recent past has had troubles linked to the scandals around …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, October 21, 2022, the stock price of The Allstate Corporation (ALL), an insurance provider operating in the USA plus Canada, dropped by -12.9% per share, with a mix of various factors leading to the stock of The Allstate Corporation having troubles on this trading day. On a high level, …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Twitter, Inc. (TWTR), a microblogging and social networking technology (tech) platform, had a +22.2% per share increase on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, while the other four trading days showed negative daily returns. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the stock price of CarMax, Inc. (KMX), a used vehicle retailer, dropped by -24.6% per share. The American company’s latest quarterly performance results disappointed Wall Street, especially from the perspective of earnings per share (EPS). The current landscape of high inflation, higher interest rates (making for …

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By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of Sotera Health Company (SHC), an integrated global health solutions company, had a loss of -33.3% per share on Monday, September 19, 2022. On the subsequent trading days of the week, three negative daily returns and one positive daily return were seen. Litigation was the primary cause of …

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