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If You Invested $1,000 In Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

December 20, 11:33 AM

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two and a half years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

HOOD

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If You Invested $1,000 In Intel (INTC) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Wayne Duggan

December 19, 12:36 PM

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

AMD

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Is The Pizza Industry ‘Broken’? Why Investors Should Watch This Key Metric

By Wayne Duggan

December 19, 12:07 PM

Pizza stocks have underwhelmed in 2022, and some pizza bears say the industry may be fundamentally broken thanks in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DASH

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What’s Next For Stocks After Fed Issues 0.5% Rate Hike, Raises 2023 Inflation Outlook?

By Wayne Duggan

December 16, 5:11 PM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) declined for the second consecutive week on concerns that Federal Reserve policy tightening will tip the U.S.

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Is The Fed Making A ‘Policy Mistake’ That Will Guarantee A 2023 Recession?

By Wayne Duggan

December 16, 4:03 PM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.4% on Friday as the market headed for its second straight weekly decline.

SPY

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Henry Blodget’s Spectacular Amazon Call Came On This Day In Market History

By Wayne Duggan

December 16, 1:50 PM

Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Dec. 16, 1998, then-CIBC Oppenheimer analyst Henry Blodget raised his price target for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) from $150 to $400.

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JPMorgan Chase Is The Most Shorted US Bank Stock, But Short Sellers Like This Canadian Bank Even More

By Wayne Duggan

December 16, 11:39 AM

The Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB) is down 27.8% year-to-date in 2022 as investors grow increasingly concerned the Federal Reserve will be unable to navigate a soft landing for the U.S. economy, and short sellers have made a killing on bank stocks.

BAC

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Higher Inflation, Slower Jobs Market Ahead: Explaining The Federal Reserve’s Latest Decision To Raise Rates 0.5%

By Wayne Duggan

December 14, 3:07 PM

The Federal Reserve raised its target fed funds rate by 0.5% on Wednesday to a new range of between 4.25% and 4.5% -- in light with expectations from Wall Street.

SPY

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Why This Casino Analyst Says Penn Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment Are Post-Pandemic ‘Over-Earners’

By Wayne Duggan

December 14, 1:13 PM

Gambling stocks PENN Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PENN) and Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: CZR) each traded lower Wednesday after one Wall Street casino stock analyst downgraded both stocks.

CZR

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CPI Data Leak? Traders Cry Foul Over Suspicious Market Action

By Wayne Duggan

December 14, 11:33 AM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) initially jumped more than 2.5% on Tuesday morning after the consumer price index inflation reading for November came in l

SPY