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Southwest Shares Flying High
May 27, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Southwest Shares Flying High

Sam Quirke

It will take a long time to undo the damage of the coronavirus pandemic, but Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) are working hard to do it.

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Moderna Injects Hope Into Stock Market
May 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Moderna Injects Hope Into Stock Market

Sam Quirke

By announcing promising Phase 1 results in a coronavirus vaccine trial, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) was able to give the stock market one of its best days in weeks

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Walmart Earnings Preview, Analyst Expectations
May 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Walmart Earnings Preview, Analyst Expectations

Sam Quirke

the S&P 500 hadn’t even reached the lows of its Q1 selloff in mid March when Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) stock was being upgraded by analysts.

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Under Armour Disappoints, Again (UAA)
May 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Under Armour Disappoints, Again (UAA)

Sam Quirke

Like every other retail name out there, the past few months have dealt a sledgehammer blow to Under Armour’s (NYSE: UAA) sales and revenue.

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Peloton Hits a New Gear
May 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Peloton Hits a New Gear

Sam Quirke

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) has joined the ranks of stocks that ended up hitting fresh all time highs in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Can Do No Wrong
April 22, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Can Do No Wrong

Sam Quirke

Pre coronavirus, Amazon trades at all time highs. Post coronavirus, Amazon trades at all-time highs. Has there ever been such an attractive stock to own?

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AbbVie Trades At a Discount
April 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

AbbVie Trades At a Discount

Sam Quirke

This column has long been a fan of AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV). In early February, we struck a bullish tone on the mega-cap pharma after they crushed earnings

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Under Armour Upgraded - But Still Risky
April 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Under Armour Upgraded - But Still Risky

Sam Quirke

It’s been a tough two months for Under Armour (NYSE: UAA). They were already struggling to remain competitive against other athletic apparel names like Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU)

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Can Shopify Keep The Bounce Going?
April 13, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Can Shopify Keep The Bounce Going?

Sam Quirke

Shopify is a Canadian e-commerce platform that has exploded in popularity as the go-to platform for the multitude of e-commerce startups that have sprung up in recent years.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise: The Long Case
March 31, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Hewlett Packard Enterprise: The Long Case

Sam Quirke

On the last day of the quarter, Wells Fargo analyst, Aaron Rakers, was out with a bullish note on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE).

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Google Just Got Upgraded, Should You Buy?
March 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Google Just Got Upgraded, Should You Buy?

Sam Quirke

The folks over at BMO Capital Markets weren’t slow about making a big call this week when they upgraded shares of Alphabet, better known as Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), to outperform.

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The World of Leveraged ETFs
March 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The World of Leveraged ETFs

Sam Quirke

Even as the major indices have been setting records for intra-day and intra-week swings and volatility reaches never before seen heights, there are some stocks, who by their mechanics, are destined to move even faster.

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Why Was Blue Apron Up 67% Yesterday?
March 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Why Was Blue Apron Up 67% Yesterday?

Sam Quirke

Shares of Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) were among the best performing across the stock market yesterday as everything seemed to crash and burn

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TJX Companies (TJX) Immune to Virus
February 26, 2020 11:00 PM ET

TJX Companies (TJX) Immune to Virus

Sam Quirke

Despite the coronavirus's best efforts to take down the stock market with no prisoners in recent days, TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) had just the remedy shareholders were looking for. 

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Concho Tries to Keep the Recovery Going
February 19, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Concho Tries to Keep the Recovery Going

Sam Quirke

Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO), the Texas-based energy company, was one of the top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Wednesday after the company released promising Q4 results before the session that sent the stock up almost 8%.

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Applied Materials (AMAT) Jumps to All-Time Highs
February 13, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Applied Materials (AMAT) Jumps to All-Time Highs

Sam Quirke

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), the Californian semiconductor company, were up over 5% during Thursday’s session after the company reported impressive Q1 earnings.

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77% Jump In Revenue Not Good Enough For Peloton
February 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

77% Jump In Revenue Not Good Enough For Peloton

Sam Quirke

Shares of one of the biggest fitness crazes from the last few years, Peloton, caught a lot of flak in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company released their Q2 earnings following the bell

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Lockheed Shares Take Flight Reaching All-Time Highs
January 28, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Lockheed Shares Take Flight Reaching All-Time Highs

Sam Quirke

Shares of aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) continued their march into all-time highs on Tuesday as the buying spree continued.

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Qualcomm Nears 5G Inflection Point
January 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Qualcomm Nears 5G Inflection Point

Sam Quirke

Citi (NYSE: C), who noted that the “long-awaited 5G ramp” is starting to come into play and that Qualcomm is one of the best-prepared semiconductor stocks out there to take advantage of it due to their partnership with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

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Is Slack Bottoming Out? (WORK)
January 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is Slack Bottoming Out? (WORK)

Sam Quirke

Having traded hands as high $42 on their first day of trading last June, few on Wall Street would have predicted that shares of Slack (NYSE: WORK) would be effectively half that by the end of the year,

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GameStop Enters 2020 On The Backfoot
January 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

GameStop Enters 2020 On The Backfoot

Sam Quirke

As far as years go, 2019 will surely be remembered as an annus horribilis for video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME).

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Could Rite Aid Be On The Verge of A Mammoth Short Squeeze?
December 30, 2019 11:00 PM ET

Could Rite Aid Be On The Verge of A Mammoth Short Squeeze?

Sam Quirke

Shares of Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) have been giving investors heart attacks of pleasure and of fear in the past couple of trading sessions as they’ve made double-digit percentage jumps up and down.

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2019 Stock Market in Review
December 29, 2019 11:00 PM ET

2019 Stock Market in Review

Sam Quirke

If Wall Street can hold the line for the next two trading days, the stock market will lock in its best year in over 20 years.

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BlackBerry Still Fighting the Good Fight
December 26, 2019 11:00 PM ET

BlackBerry Still Fighting the Good Fight

Sam Quirke

Shares of BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) have been on a downward slope since 2008 but last Friday’s Q3 report suggests management believe the tide could be turning.

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