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Travel Stocks Continue To Recover
June 14, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Travel Stocks Continue To Recover

Sam Quirke

Even with the broader equity market taking a well-deserved breather for most of last week, travel stocks led the pack during Friday’s session as they continued to come off record lows.

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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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Tech Explodes to New Highs, Led by FAAM
June 9, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Tech Explodes to New Highs, Led by FAAM

Sam Quirke

For a while at least on Wednesday, the fabled FAANG group of tech stocks was sliced and diced and all talk was about the leaner, cleaner FAAM group.

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Michaels Soars as Shorts Get Nervous (NASDAQ: MIK)
June 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Michaels Soars as Shorts Get Nervous (NASDAQ: MIK)

Sam Quirke

The Michaels Companies, a Texas-based arts, crafts, and home decor chain, have like many stocks been on a burner since the lows of March.

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Boeing's Recovery Helps Dow Jones Play Catch Up (NYSE: BA)
June 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Boeing's Recovery Helps Dow Jones Play Catch Up (NYSE: BA)

Sam Quirke

Boeing shares were up 4% in early trading on Thursday so it looks like there’s some room yet for the momentum of the past few weeks to keep going.

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Qualcomm Continues March Higher (NASDAQ: QCOM)
June 2, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Qualcomm Continues March Higher (NASDAQ: QCOM)

Sam Quirke

Shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) rallied about 90%, driven largely by the upcoming 5G rollout and investor’s optimism about Qualcomm’s ability to capture a large market share.

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DocuSign Rallies Into Earnings (NASDAQ: DOCU)
June 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

DocuSign Rallies Into Earnings (NASDAQ: DOCU)

Sam Quirke

Shares of electronic signatures and agreements handler DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) have been on a major rally over the past two months.

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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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Zoom Stock Has Peaked - Here's Why (ZM)
May 26, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Zoom Stock Has Peaked - Here's Why (ZM)

Sam Quirke

That’s the situation that Zoom Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) finds itself in as the coronavirus pandemic continues to retreat in the face of economies reopening and restrictions being scaled back.

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AMT Upgraded - It’s Time To Buy (NYSE:AMT)
May 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

AMT Upgraded - It’s Time To Buy (NYSE:AMT)

Sam Quirke

Shares of American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) gave investors something to smile about over the long weekend after they popped 6% during trading in Friday’s session

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Intel Leads Blue Chip Rally
May 20, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Intel Leads Blue Chip Rally

Sam Quirke

the Dow is working hard to catch up with them and the likes of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are doing everything they can to make sure the blue-chip index isn’t left behind.

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Home Depot Thinks About Next Move
May 19, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Home Depot Thinks About Next Move

Sam Quirke

After a staggering 70% bounce from March’s lows and with shares back trading at pre-coronavirus levels, the only thing that could have rapidly undone the recovery for The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) was a dismal earnings report.

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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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Cisco Beats, Time To Buy?
May 13, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Cisco Beats, Time To Buy?

Sam Quirke

Wall Street quickly surmised that Cisco’s (NASDAQ: CSCO) revenue streams and core business were not as vulnerable as initially thought.

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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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Disney Rips the Band-Aid Off
May 5, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Disney Rips the Band-Aid Off

Sam Quirke

For buy-the-dip investors, Disney (NYSE: DIS) was one of the most-watched stocks as equity markets plunged through the first three weeks of March.

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Buffett Sells, Should You Buy?
May 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Buffett Sells, Should You Buy?

Sam Quirke

The Oracle of Omaha obviously follows a different investing methodology as he announced over the weekend that he had dumped his massive stakes in four major airlines.

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The Great Abiomed Comeback Begins (NASDAQ: ABMD)
April 30, 2020 11:00 PM ET

The Great Abiomed Comeback Begins (NASDAQ: ABMD)

Sam Quirke

Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) was already having a tough year before the coronavirus hit equity markets like a missile in February. Shares were already down close to 60% from their 2018 highs by the end of January

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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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Banks Earnings Plunge
April 15, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Banks Earnings Plunge

Sam Quirke

For the bulls, they were hoping for a strong showing to bolster their belief in the broader market rally and to confirm that the coronavirus pandemic didn’t do as much damage as feared

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