What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 20-24, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha The stock price of First Republic Bank (FRC), a financial institution, continues to have a bumpy ride, per the table above. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 13-17, 2023; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Continued turmoil among American regional banks alongside …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 6-10, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of February 9, 2023, the stock price of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), a Swiss financial institution, fell by -15.6% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 24-28, 2022; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) Credit Suisse’s …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 19-23, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading days of Thursday, December 22, 2022 and Friday, December 23, 2022, the stock tickers of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC and APE), a holding company with movie theaters all over the world, posted daily returns which caught Wall Street’s attention. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 5-9, 2022

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 …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 21-25, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, the stock price of Coupa Software Incorporated (COUP), a technology company focused on “Business Spend Management,” shot up by +28.9% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 14-18, 2022; By Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) The …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 17-21, 2022

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, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 3-7, 2022

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 …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of August 1-5, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the stock price of SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI), an American online personal finance company, rose by a sharp +28.4% per share for the trading day. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of October 11-15, 2021; By Kuldip …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 18-22, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL), a leisure travel company, had its stock fall by -11.2% on Thursday, July 21, 2022 and -6.0% on Friday, July 22, 2022 to close out the trading week. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 20-23, …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 5-8, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha GameStop Corporation (GME), a video game retailer, had an up-and-down trading week for its stock with three negative daily returns and one positive daily return. (Monday, July 4, 2022 was an American holiday – Independence Day / Fourth of July – and thus not a trading day.) (See past coverage if …