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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the stock price of Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), a subscription streaming service and production company, dropped by -35.1% per share. (See past coverage if needed: “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of July 15-19, 2019; By Anil K. Ambastha and Kuldip K. Ambastha.”) …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of February 14-18, 2022

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over common interests, is a company we have covered in the past. (See “What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of November 8-12, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha” and “What Caught Our Attention in the …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 27-31, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha Novavax, Inc. (NVAX), a clinical-stage vaccine company, had four negative daily returns and one positive daily return for its shares during this past trading week per the table displayed here. Worldwide, the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a serious public health issue, especially through the Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants. Novavax …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of December 20-23, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, December 21, 2021, the stock of Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL), a leisure travel company, delivered an +8.7% gain for the trading day. Investors cheered on the company’s plan to return to profitability, which includes an anticipated profit in the second half of 2022. The company expects that COVID-19’s …

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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, shares of Roblox Corporation (RBLX), an online gaming and entertainment platform which brings people together over common interests, shot up by +42.2% for the trading day. (See What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of March 8-12, 2021; By Kuldip K. Ambastha for …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of September 13-17, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha During this past trading week, stocks in the casino sector suffered greatly. After positive daily returns on Monday, September 13, negative daily returns were mostly seen for the rest of the trading week for Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) and Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) per the table seen above (except for …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of September 6-10, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Thursday, September 9, 2021, the stock of Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) had a gain of +10.5%. Lululemon Athletica is a prominent company in the athletic apparel and accessories sector, focused on product offerings for yoga, running, and other physical pursuits. A strongly positive 2Q2021 earnings announcement drove the gain in …

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

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the stock of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) was up by +14.4%. HCA Healthcare, a healthcare services company, reported strong 2Q2021 quarterly results on that trading day. Revenues, net income, and earnings all came in at impressive levels. As public health conditions have improved from the lows …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of June 14-18, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On Monday, June 14, 2021, the stock of Corsair Gaming, Inc. (CRSR) had a +11.2% gain for the trading day. Why? Corsair Gaming is a new meme stock being followed closely by people on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets and other online platforms. Corsair Gaming provides high-performance hardware equipment for videogame players and content …

What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of May 17-21, 2021

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Thursday, May 20, 2021, the stock of Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) had a -10.2% loss. Kohl’s Corporation, a prominent American department store retail chain, beat its 1Q2021 consensus estimates in terms of key metrics such as revenues, sales, and earnings. However, the stock price still saw a …