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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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Workday Upgraded, Time to Buy?
April 14, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Workday Upgraded, Time to Buy?

Sam Quirke

After putting in what looks like a decent double bottom in recent weeks, shares of Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) were up almost 40% off the lows by the close of Tuesday’s session.

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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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Add Levi's To Your Watchlist
April 8, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Add Levi's To Your Watchlist

Sam Quirke

In the middle of a 50% bounce in their stock price off the lows of last week, Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE: LEVI) released their Q1 earnings after Tuesday’s session.

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It's Time To Buy Corona
April 7, 2020 11:00 PM ET

It's Time To Buy Corona

Sam Quirke

For Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), one of the world’s largest producers of wine, beer, and spirits, investors might have felt that a similar inefficiency happened.

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Is eBay Undervalued?
April 6, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Is eBay Undervalued?

Sam Quirke

In what was surely one of the cleanest bounces off a support line in the past few weeks, shares of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) fell more than 30%, came within $0.01 of their previous low and haven’t looked back since.

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Wendy's Flips to A Buy
April 1, 2020 11:00 PM ET

Wendy's Flips to A Buy

Sam Quirke

after a decade-long 600% rally, shares of Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) began a fast and furious 90% selloff. In less than two years, they were back trading at 1992 levels and things were looking grim for the queen of the square burger.

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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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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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