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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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Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Shares Get Much Needed Boost
July 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Shares Get Much Needed Boost

Sam Quirke

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) got off to a good start in Q3 with a 5% gap up to start Wednesday’s session.

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Xilinx Stock (NASDAQ: XLNX) Aims For 2020 Highs
June 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Xilinx Stock (NASDAQ: XLNX) Aims For 2020 Highs

Sam Quirke

With less than 5% to go after Tuesday’s session, shares of Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) are right within touching distance of their pre-COVID highs set in January.

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Can Another Upgrade Keep Southwest Flying (NYSE: LUV)?
June 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Can Another Upgrade Keep Southwest Flying (NYSE: LUV)?

Sam Quirke

Can Another Upgrade Keep Southwest Flying (NYSE: LUV)?

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Boeing Stock Surges 14% Despite Recent Downgrades
June 29, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Boeing Stock Surges 14% Despite Recent Downgrades

Sam Quirke

With a 14% jump in Monday’s session, it felt like shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) were single-handedly dragging the Dow Jones Jones Industrial index out of its recent flunk.

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Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) Struggles To Keep Recovery Going
June 29, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) Struggles To Keep Recovery Going

Sam Quirke

It’s been a rollercoaster few weeks for investors of high-end fashion name Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) even in the context of COVID-19.

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Upgrades Keep eBay Afloat In A Sea of Red
June 28, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Upgrades Keep eBay Afloat In A Sea of Red

Sam Quirke

investors of original online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) taking solace in their stock being one of the top performers in a sea of red.

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Why Did Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Fall 8% on Friday?
June 28, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Why Did Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Fall 8% on Friday?

Sam Quirke

Shares of the banking giant Goldman Sachs close to 9% of their value to close out last week after the Federal Reserve rolled out fresh restrictions on US banks’ dividends

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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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Markets Sink On Second Wave Fears
June 24, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Markets Sink On Second Wave Fears

Sam Quirke

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index finished down 700 points for its worst day in two weeks while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index finished the session with its first down day out of nine

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3 Stocks That Are Vulnerable To A Second COVID-19 Wave
June 24, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 Stocks That Are Vulnerable To A Second COVID-19 Wave

Sam Quirke

Just as it was starting to feel as if we had turned the corner in the fight against coronavirus, it looks like the bells about to ring for round two.

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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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Gap Stock (NYSE: GPS) Jumps on Upgrade
June 22, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Gap Stock (NYSE: GPS) Jumps on Upgrade

Sam Quirke

Wells Fargo’s most recent rating for Gap was Underweight, meaning they’ve completely skipped the Neutral step in between. This bullish move was enough to send Gap shares up

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Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) Buyback Program Takes Stock to Fresh Highs
June 22, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) Buyback Program Takes Stock to Fresh Highs

Sam Quirke

Shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS), the $3 billion Silicon Valley tech company, were the best performers in the NASDAQ 100 during Monday’s session

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Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) - A Diamond in the Rough?
June 21, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) - A Diamond in the Rough?

Sam Quirke

Shares of pharmaceutical behemoth Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) have languished near their 52 week lows.

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Can Ross Stores Get Back To Winning Ways?
June 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Can Ross Stores Get Back To Winning Ways?

Sam Quirke

Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) had the fortune to be a well-established discount retailer and so was somewhat insulated from the initial hit which took no prisoners among the higher end stores

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Oracle Misses Expectations But The Bulls Hang Around
June 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Oracle Misses Expectations But The Bulls Hang Around

Sam Quirke

shares of tech giant Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) were up more than 4% from Wednesday’s close. This undid most of Wednesday’s dip

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Activision (NASDAQ: AYVI) Continues To Answer Call of Duty
June 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Activision (NASDAQ: AYVI) Continues To Answer Call of Duty

Sam Quirke

At 6.3%, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) is the fourth largest component of the ESPO ETF and the biggest video games specific name of the bunch.

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Promising Results from BioMarin Keeps Stock Investors Happy
June 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Promising Results from BioMarin Keeps Stock Investors Happy

Sam Quirke

Biotech giant BioMarin (NASDAQ: BMRN) gave investors something to be happy about on Wednesday when fresh data from an open-label Phase 1/2 clinical trial yielded promising results.

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Visa vs Mastercard; Which Should You Back?
June 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Visa vs Mastercard; Which Should You Back?

Sam Quirke

It’s an industry that’s going nowhere and Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) effectively run it as a duopoly. F

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Can Nikola Really Take On Ford?
June 16, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Can Nikola Really Take On Ford?

Sam Quirke

Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) is a hybrid truck company, based out of Arizona. They IPO’d in the summer of 2018, moved 10% high on tiny volume into 2020

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Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) Upgraded, Worth A Buy?
June 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) Upgraded, Worth A Buy?

Sam Quirke

benefiting from the jump in work-from-home applications, shares of Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ) were quickly snapped up off the lows of March when investors realized snacks were low down on people’s list of disposable necessities.

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Stocks Take A Breather from Rally, Where To From Here?
June 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Stocks Take A Breather from Rally, Where To From Here?

Sam Quirke

With many eyebrows being raised across the board as equities caught what’s being called a blow-off rally during May and the start of June, it’s no surprise that they’ve cooled a little

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Apache Upgraded, Can It Keep The Recovery Going?
June 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Apache Upgraded, Can It Keep The Recovery Going?

Sam Quirke

It’s been a tough decade and change for shares of Apache (NASDAQ: APA), the Houston based energy exploration company.

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