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Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Continues To Plough Ahead
November 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Continues To Plough Ahead

Sam Quirke

A small but mighty 0.5% move to the north on Wednesday was enough to make shares of construction giant Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) one of the better performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Index.

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) Cleared For Takeoff
November 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Boeing (NYSE: BA) Cleared For Takeoff

Sam Quirke

After trading mostly sideways for the past five months, shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) finally started to look ready to break out to the upside after Wednesday’s session.

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The Cheesecake Factory Continues to Look Appetizing (NASDAQ: CAKE)
November 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Cheesecake Factory Continues to Look Appetizing (NASDAQ: CAKE)

Sam Quirke

The same is true for restaurant stocks, with shares of the California based Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) already seeing a strong bid.

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Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) Impresses Wall Street With 70% Run In First Month Public
November 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) Impresses Wall Street With 70% Run In First Month Public

Sam Quirke

After 17 years in the business, big data firm Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) finally went public at the end of September. It’s been a while coming but has certainly paid off big already

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Is Now The Time To Buy Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)?
November 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is Now The Time To Buy Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)?

Sam Quirke

There were plenty of stocks stuck in industries that were just about treading water and trudging along. In the financial services sector, Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW)

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Levi’s (NYSE: LEVI) Continues To Impress
November 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Levi’s (NYSE: LEVI) Continues To Impress

Sam Quirke

It’s been a solid start to Q4 for shares of denim king Levi Strauss (NYSE: LEVI), who have rallied close to 40% in just the past 6 weeks. Prior to that they’d been trading sideways since June and well below their pre-COVID levels

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Everyone Should Own Some Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)
November 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Everyone Should Own Some Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)

Sam Quirke

A 5.4% jump in Wednesday’s session was enough to make shares Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) one of the standout performers in US equities

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Fresh Upgrades To Beleaguered Stocks As Vaccine Hopes Rise
November 9, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Fresh Upgrades To Beleaguered Stocks As Vaccine Hopes Rise

Sam Quirke

Unsurprisingly, many individual names that have been hit hard by the coronavirus just got a whole lot more attractive.

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SQ (NYSE: SQ) Looks Set For A Record Q4
November 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

SQ (NYSE: SQ) Looks Set For A Record Q4

Sam Quirke

It’s not often you see a $90 billion company top EPS estimates by 100% in their quarterly earnings report but that’s exactly what fintech payments provider Square (NYSE: SQ) was able to do last week.

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Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Vs Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Which Should You Buy?
November 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Vs Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN); Which Should You Buy?

Sam Quirke

With investors less than impressed with Alibaba’s most recent numbers, is there more opportunity to be had from the likes of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)? Or is it merely a little bump on their seemingly continuous march higher?

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Prop 22 Clears The Way For A Fresh Uber (NYSE: UBER) Rally
November 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Prop 22 Clears The Way For A Fresh Uber (NYSE: UBER) Rally

Sam Quirke

This is particularly pertinent for ride-sharing apps like Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) who’s combined 5 million-odd drivers have always operated on a contractor basis.

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Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) Works Hard To Break Its Down Trend
November 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) Works Hard To Break Its Down Trend

Sam Quirke

Since hitting all-time highs more than five years ago, it’s been death by a thousand cuts for shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA), the $30 billion pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesaler.

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Mohawk (NYSE: MHK) Surprises Everyone And Leads The S&P 500
November 2, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Mohawk (NYSE: MHK) Surprises Everyone And Leads The S&P 500

Sam Quirke

While most of the market’s attention this week has been fixed on digesting polling numbers for the US election, Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) has quietly been putting in a serious shift.

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Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) Ready To Stretch Its Legs
November 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) Ready To Stretch Its Legs

Sam Quirke

A 3% jump on Friday was enough to put Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) shares within a couple of cents of their 52 week high as well as their highest level since 2007’s all-time highs.

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Get Ready To Buy The Dip In Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI)
October 29, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Get Ready To Buy The Dip In Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI)

Sam Quirke

Sometimes Wall Street and investors alike are left scratching their heads when a stock falls. In the case of video game giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI)

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Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) Asks Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) To Dance
October 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) Asks Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) To Dance

Sam Quirke

In what was one of the bigger M&A stories in recent months, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) this week announced an all-stock purchase of their $30 billion competitor Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX).

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Dunkin’ (NASDAQ: DNKN) Stock Is Looking Tastier Than Ever
October 26, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Dunkin’ (NASDAQ: DNKN) Stock Is Looking Tastier Than Ever

Sam Quirke

A 16% jump on Monday was enough to make shares of Dunkin’ Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN), the parent of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins

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Is It Time To Add Boeing (NYSE: BA) Into Your Q4 Portfolio?
October 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is It Time To Add Boeing (NYSE: BA) Into Your Q4 Portfolio?

Sam Quirke

Boeing (NYSE: BA) is one such stock. The $100 billion aerospace giant’s bounce off March’s lows will remain a painfully remembered lesson by many on Wall Street

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PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) Hits All Time Highs And Wants More
October 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) Hits All Time Highs And Wants More

Sam Quirke

A 5.5% pop on Wednesday was enough to make shares of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) the best performer on the S&P 500 index as they closed out the session at a new all-time high.

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How Can Slack (NYSE: WORK) Get Back To Winning Ways?
October 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

How Can Slack (NYSE: WORK) Get Back To Winning Ways?

Sam Quirke

Despite rallying more than 160% from March through June of this year, shares of Slack (NYSE: WORK) have had a disappointing couple of months where they’ve been putting in lower highs and lower lows.

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InterContinental Hotels (NYSE: IHG) Continues To Impress Wall Street
October 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

InterContinental Hotels (NYSE: IHG) Continues To Impress Wall Street

Sam Quirke

While Wall Street might put them in the same bucket at casinos, cruise ships and airlines, InterContinental Hotels (NYSE: IHG) has been writing their own story for much of 2020.

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Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) Makes Another Drive For All Time Highs
October 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) Makes Another Drive For All Time Highs

Sam Quirke

“Well-positioned to outperform” was how Goldman Sachs described Fortinet’s (NASDAQ: FTNT) current status when they upgraded the company on Tuesday.

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Where Next For Shares of Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM)
October 16, 2020 4:10 AM ET

Where Next For Shares of Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM)

Sam Quirke

It’s been a year to remember for investors of Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM). Those who were getting into the stock this time last year and have had the disciple to let their positions run are looking at triple digit percentage returns.

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American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) Continues To Soar
October 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) Continues To Soar

Sam Quirke

A two-year down-trend in American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) shares looks like it’s finally been broken. For a while though this past year, it looked like they were in trouble

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