Wayne Duggan - Spark Newswire

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Biden Vs. Trump: How Did Stock Market Returns Compare After Their First Year As President?

Today, 6:34 PM

It's been one year since U.S. President Joe Biden was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021. Biden's first year in office has seen some successes and many bumps in the road, but investors are likely just fine with Biden's performance on Wall Street.

SPY

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BofA Downgrades Getty Realty, National Retail Properties, Names Top Triple-Net REITs For 2022

By Wayne Duggan

Today, 4:14 PM

On Thursday, Bank of America analyst Joshua Dennerlein updated his coverage of triple-net real estate investment trusts (REITs), and adjusted his ratings for several stocks. The Analyst: Dennerlein made the following changes to his coverage:

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Is Amazon’s Stock Overvalued Or Undervalued?

By Wayne Duggan

Today, 2:46 PM

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares have underperformed the S&P 500 in the past year, generating a total return of 0.37%.

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Analyst Upgrades Kroger On Market Share Gains, Sees Inflation As A Headwind In 2022

By Wayne Duggan

Yesterday, 1:09 PM

Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) shares have been strong performers in the past year, and one analyst said Wednesday the stock is set up well for another solid year in 2022, though there are some headwinds it will face.

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Cathie Wood Sees ‘Enormous’ Arbitrage Opportunity

By Wayne Duggan

Yesterday, 11:57 AM

Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood took to Twitter on Wednesday to highlight what she sees as an "enormous" arbitrage opportunity between the public and private markets.

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Why Chamath Palihapitiya Is Facing Backlash For His Comments On Uyghur Genocide

By Wayne Duggan

January 18, 6:30 PM

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for comments he made on a podcast dismissing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China.

BRK-A

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If You Invested $1,000 In Goldman Sachs Stock One Year Ago, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Wayne Duggan

January 18, 4:40 PM

Investors who have owned stocks in 2021 have generally experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) total return over the last 12 months is 23.3%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way.

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How Navient’s $1.7B Student Loan Cancellation Impacts You

By Wayne Duggan

January 18, 12:02 PM

One of the largest U.S. student loan collection companies will be canceling hundreds of thousands of loans and paying restitution to a number of borrowers as part of a $1.85-billion settlement announced last week.

NAVI

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Is Microsoft’s Stock Overvalued Or Undervalued?

By Wayne Duggan

January 17, 10:26 AM

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares have outperformed the S&P 500 in the past year, generating a total return of 42%.

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ViacomCBS Analyst Raises Streaming Subscriber Estimates Following Success Of ‘YellowJackets,’ ‘Dexter’

By Wayne Duggan

January 17, 10:10 AM

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc (NASDAQ: VIAC) are off to a hot start to 2022, up nearly 20% already year-to-date. On Friday, one analyst predicted the success of two of the company's new TV shows may have it positioned to exceed subscriber growth expectations for the fourth quarter.

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