What Caught Our Attention in the Investment World? – Week of January 30-February 3, 2023

By Kuldip K. Ambastha On the trading day of Friday, February 3, 2023, the stock price of Nordstrom Inc. (JWN), an American retail company, rose by +24.8% per share. One of the biggest and most prominent non-insider shareholders decided to increase his stake in Nordstrom Inc., potentially in advance of a reformist, shareholder activist campaign. …

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 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 …