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Shake Shack Comeback Looks Appetizing
August 23, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Shake Shack Comeback Looks Appetizing

Sam Quirke

A 5.5% jump on Friday was enough to give shares of Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) one of their highest closes since February, before the coronavirus pandemic took 60% off them.

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Nike Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down
August 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Nike Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down

Sam Quirke

A 1.24% move north during Tuesday’s session was enough to make shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) the best performer on the Dow Jones while also giving them their highest-ever closing price

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Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) Resumes Drive Towards All-Time Highs
August 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) Resumes Drive Towards All-Time Highs

Sam Quirke

A 7% jump in Monday’s session was enough to make Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) one of the top performers in the S&P 500 and put its share within 3% of their all-time closing high.

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Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) Is a Good Recovery Play
August 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) Is a Good Recovery Play

Sam Quirke

Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), and Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) watch their shares languish near multi-year if not all-time lows, shares of discount department store Ross (NASDAQ: ROST) continue to undo Q1’s damage.

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After Quadrupling So Far This Year, Is Tesla Still A Buy?
August 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

After Quadrupling So Far This Year, Is Tesla Still A Buy?

Sam Quirke

After a 25% pullback from last month’s all-time highs, investors might have been starting to think that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares were going to cool off for a while.

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Autodesk Struggles To Break Resistance - Pullback Coming?
August 13, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Autodesk Struggles To Break Resistance - Pullback Coming?

Sam Quirke

hares of engineering software giant Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) find themselves now in the middle of August. Like many other tech names out there, they caught the wave of risk-on sentiment that bought into innovation in the aftermath of March’s crash.

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Tough Road Ahead For Lyft And Uber
August 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Tough Road Ahead For Lyft And Uber

Sam Quirke

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for ride-hailing apps Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) and Uber (NYSE: UBER). After steadying the ship from a horrendous first half of the year

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3 REITs To Add To Your Portfolio In Q3
August 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 REITs To Add To Your Portfolio In Q3

Sam Quirke

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are excellent ways for investors to add some real estate exposure to their portfolio without having to take on a multi-year mortgage and landlord responsibilities.

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Is Apple Stock Starting To Look Frothy?
August 6, 2020 4:00 AM ET

Is Apple Stock Starting To Look Frothy?

Sam Quirke

Shares of Silicon Valley giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have been on an absolute tear this summer, posting more than a 100% rally off Q1’s lows

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Who Is The Mosaic Company And Why Did Stock Jump 16% Yesterday?
August 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Who Is The Mosaic Company And Why Did Stock Jump 16% Yesterday?

Sam Quirke

one company shone above all others and that was The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), the world's leading producer of phosphate and potash fertilizers for the agriculture industry.

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Under Armour Continues Slow Recovery
August 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Under Armour Continues Slow Recovery

Sam Quirke

At long last, beleaguered Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) has reported an earnings beat. It’s been a while but for once analysts have underestimated what the company was capable of.

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PayPal Is A Buy No Matter What The Earnings Say
July 29, 2020 5:00 AM ET

PayPal Is A Buy No Matter What The Earnings Say

Sam Quirke

From January 2017 to January 2018, shares of Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) ran up 120%. Since March of this year, they’re up about the same.

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Biogen Is The Comeback Story To Watch
July 29, 2020 4:00 AM ET

Biogen Is The Comeback Story To Watch

Sam Quirke

With a seven-year trading range of $200 to $400 and every price in between, shares of Massachusetts based Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) know exactly what it’s like to be a biotech company

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Where To Now For Intel?
July 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Where To Now For Intel?

Sam Quirke

It’s been a tough year so far for shares of technology giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). They had just broken above the $60 mark for the first time and were powering into all-time highs when COVID-19 wrecked equities in Q1.

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3 E-Commerce Stocks That Are Crushing It
July 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 E-Commerce Stocks That Are Crushing It

Sam Quirke

In the post COVID landscape, it’s become very easy to see companies that are worryingly exposed to a global pandemic and those who can continue to grow their business and offer attractive returns

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Altria Group (NYSE: MO) Is Q3's Dark Horse
July 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Altria Group (NYSE: MO) Is Q3's Dark Horse

Sam Quirke

They’re looking for one that has flown under the radar, gone about its business relatively quietly compared to others, and is due to a catchup rally. $75 billion tobacco giant Altria Group (NYSE: MO) looks set to fit the bill.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) Continues To Lead From The Front
July 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) Continues To Lead From The Front

Sam Quirke

although it’s had its fair share of haircuts and volatility, on the long term chart that’s exactly what shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) have been doing for most of the last decade.

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Is Still A Buy, Even at All-Time Highs
July 7, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Is Still A Buy, Even at All-Time Highs

Sam Quirke

With a 100% rally from February 2019 through February 2020, many investors of blue-chip chip stock Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were surely popping bottles and congratulating themselves

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Trip.com (NASDAQ: TCOM) Jumps 10% In Two Sessions
July 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Trip.com (NASDAQ: TCOM) Jumps 10% In Two Sessions

Sam Quirke

Trip.com (NASDAQ: TCOM) have looked a little more nervous but are still managing to lock in impressive gains.

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Uber (NYSE: UBER) Upgraded To Outperform at RBC
July 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Uber (NYSE: UBER) Upgraded To Outperform at RBC

Sam Quirke

Investors of ride-hailing giant Uber (NYSE: UBER) gained a noteworthy bull this past weekend when RBC Capital Markets were out with their top picks for the new quarter

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McDonald’s Added to Top Stocks for Q3 at RBC
July 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

McDonald’s Added to Top Stocks for Q3 at RBC

Sam Quirke

RBC was wasting no time in getting out their list of top stocks to watch in Q3, one of whom is McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) Completes Recovery With Strong Earnings
June 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) Completes Recovery With Strong Earnings

Sam Quirke

It’s taken a little longer than others, but by the time the bell rang to end Thursday’s session, shares of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) had not only reclaimed their pre-coronavirus levels but had closed above them.

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Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Stock Jumps On Strong Earnings
June 23, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) Stock Jumps On Strong Earnings

Sam Quirke

Tech giant Adobe is no different and with a sixth consecutive daily all-time high being set during Tuesday’s session, shares are now up a full 70% in little more than two months.

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Tesla Shares Surge Past $1,000 (NASDAQ: TSLA)
June 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Tesla Shares Surge Past $1,000 (NASDAQ: TSLA)

Sam Quirke

Holding Tesla shares in 2020 has not been for the faint of heart. The electric-car maker’s stock burst out of the gates at the start of the year and had doubled by the end of January

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