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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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McDonald's is A Buy
March 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

McDonald's is A Buy

Sam Quirke

Like many other large-cap stocks such as Boeing (NYSE: BA), McDonalds’ (NYSE: MCD) stock is working hard to undo the damage of recent weeks.

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3 Stocks Well Positioned to Come Out Strong
March 24, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 Stocks Well Positioned to Come Out Strong

Sam Quirke

With markets rallying their most in a single day since 1933 on the back of a gigantic stimulus bill, there’s talk that this may be the bottom.

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3 Stocks Ready For a Dead Cat Bounce
March 23, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 Stocks Ready For a Dead Cat Bounce

Sam Quirke

A dead cat bounce is where a heavily beaten-down stock sees a brief but violent recovery in its share price.

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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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3 Companies Racing to Find a Cure
March 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

3 Companies Racing to Find a Cure

Sam Quirke

After an eye-watering 30% selloff in the past month, the stock market is almost back to 2016’s levels as volatility spikes through heights

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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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Zoom Zooms Higher As Stock Market Crashes
March 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Zoom Zooms Higher As Stock Market Crashes

Sam Quirke

Not many stocks can claim to be up as a result of the coronavirus but Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) certainly can.

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Buy Early, Buy Okta
March 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Buy Early, Buy Okta

Sam Quirke

As investors have dumped equities and headed for the safe harbors of US treasuries and gold in recent weeks, few stocks have remained attractive in the short term.

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Oil Has Worst Day in 3 Decades
March 9, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Oil Has Worst Day in 3 Decades

Sam Quirke

Equities have been slammed as the coronavirus’ grip on markets has tightened and there’s been a stampede to buy treasuries and gold. On top of all that, oil is suddenly back near-decade lows after having its worst day since 1991.

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Is Veeva A Hedge For The Coronavirus?
March 4, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is Veeva A Hedge For The Coronavirus?

Sam Quirke

Any investors on Wall Street with Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) in their portfolio will be counting their lucky stars this week.

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Nordstrom Continues to Give Up Hard Won Territory
March 3, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Nordstrom Continues to Give Up Hard Won Territory

Sam Quirke

While the likes of travel names such as Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are understandably under more pressure than department stores like Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN)

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Mylan Just Can’t Catch a Break
March 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Mylan Just Can’t Catch a Break

Sam Quirke

Coming into the start of last month, Mylan (NASDAQ: MYL) shares were up about 30% since November and were starting to look like they wanted to put in a bottom

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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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Coronavirus Eats into Tech and Travel Names
February 25, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Coronavirus Eats into Tech and Travel Names

Sam Quirke

The markets have given up their 2020 gains and are down for the year, the VIX index is at levels not seen since December 2018

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5G Buying Opportunity Appears in NXP Semiconductors
February 24, 2020 11:00 PM ET

5G Buying Opportunity Appears in NXP Semiconductors

Sam Quirke

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI). In recent years the company has made a concerted effort to pivot towards the 5G market and its efforts are clearly yielding results.

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Hyatt Catches The Coronavirus
February 23, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Hyatt Catches The Coronavirus

Sam Quirke

After reporting decent topline and bottom line Q4 numbers last week and printing all-time highs in the aftermath, shares of Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H) opened down more than 7% on Monday morning

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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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Leidos Touches Fresh All Time Highs (LDOS)
February 18, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Leidos Touches Fresh All Time Highs (LDOS)

Sam Quirke

Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 yesterday after the company smashed analyst expectations with their Q4 earnings released before the bell.

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Lukewarm Earnings For Cisco, Shares Stumble
February 17, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Lukewarm Earnings For Cisco, Shares Stumble

Sam Quirke

Shares of telecommunications giant Cisco were trading down as much as 7% in the aftermath of the company’s Q2 earnings last week.

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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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Teva Pharmaceutical Continues To Turn The Ship Around
February 12, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Teva Pharmaceutical Continues To Turn The Ship Around

Sam Quirke

Shares of the multinational pharma company Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TEVA) were up almost 10% on Wednesday after the company reported impressive Q4 earnings before the session opened.

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Under Armour Continues To Under Deliver
February 11, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Under Armour Continues To Under Deliver

Sam Quirke

They say history repeats itself and for Under Armour (NYSE: UAA), an ugly history is repeating itself and a bad habit is forming.

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Q4 Earnings Send Loews To All Time Highs
February 10, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Q4 Earnings Send Loews To All Time Highs

Sam Quirke

Shares of conglomerate Loews (NYSE: L) opened up close to 7% and at all time highs on Monday after the company reported their Q4 earnings before the bell.

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