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On today’s episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week’s biggest stories, including James Comey’s riveting testimony, AMD’s incredible week, and Uber’s latest PR disaster.
Before all of that, the hosts updated listeners on the conclusion of a story covered in last week’s episode, and that is the addition of another stock to the $1,000 club. Just a week after Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) hit quadruple digits, Alphabet (GOOGL - Free Report) followed suit, touching $1,000 on Monday.
By Thursday, that news was almost forgotten, as the entire world had already shifted its attention to Washington D.C.—the site of former FBI Director James Comey’s long-awaited testimony. Speaking in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Comey fielded questions about his firing by President Donald Trump for the first time since the incident took place last month.
Moving on, the hosts also touched on the incredible week from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) . A handful of positive news stories, including the announcement that AMD tech would be featured in the new Apple (AAPL - Free Report) iMac Pros, sent this stock soaring.
Finally, Maddy and Ryan touched on the latest drama out of Uber, the world’s most talked-about private company. Uber recently announced that had fired 20 employees as the result of an internal investigation into harassment claims. This included a former top exec, Eric Alexander, who helped circulate a shocking claim that an Uber competitor in India conspired against the company in relation to the story of an Uber driver who was arrested for raping a passenger.
This is the latest in a long line of shocking Uber-related stories, and it makes sense that some users might be done with the company at this point. If that’s the case for you, Maddy and Ryan run down some of Uber’s top competitors from around the world.
As a reminder, if you feel that we missed something, or if you want us to cover a different story, shoot us an email at podcast@zacks.com. Make sure to check out all of our other audio content at zacks.com/podcast, and remember to subscribe and leave us a rating on iTunes.
As always, thanks for listening to this episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, and check back for even more news from the investment and financial world!
Want more stock market analysis from this author? Make sure to follow @Ryan_McQueeney on Twitter!
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Comey Testifies, AMD Soars, and Uber's PR Nightmares & Top Competitors
On today’s episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week’s biggest stories, including James Comey’s riveting testimony, AMD’s incredible week, and Uber’s latest PR disaster.
Before all of that, the hosts updated listeners on the conclusion of a story covered in last week’s episode, and that is the addition of another stock to the $1,000 club. Just a week after Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) hit quadruple digits, Alphabet (GOOGL - Free Report) followed suit, touching $1,000 on Monday.
By Thursday, that news was almost forgotten, as the entire world had already shifted its attention to Washington D.C.—the site of former FBI Director James Comey’s long-awaited testimony. Speaking in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Comey fielded questions about his firing by President Donald Trump for the first time since the incident took place last month.
Moving on, the hosts also touched on the incredible week from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - Free Report) . A handful of positive news stories, including the announcement that AMD tech would be featured in the new Apple (AAPL - Free Report) iMac Pros, sent this stock soaring.
Read more here: Advanced Micro Devices Stock Soars Again: Should You Buy?
Finally, Maddy and Ryan touched on the latest drama out of Uber, the world’s most talked-about private company. Uber recently announced that had fired 20 employees as the result of an internal investigation into harassment claims. This included a former top exec, Eric Alexander, who helped circulate a shocking claim that an Uber competitor in India conspired against the company in relation to the story of an Uber driver who was arrested for raping a passenger.
This is the latest in a long line of shocking Uber-related stories, and it makes sense that some users might be done with the company at this point. If that’s the case for you, Maddy and Ryan run down some of Uber’s top competitors from around the world.
Find out more here: Who Are Uber's Biggest Competitors?
As a reminder, if you feel that we missed something, or if you want us to cover a different story, shoot us an email at podcast@zacks.com. Make sure to check out all of our other audio content at zacks.com/podcast, and remember to subscribe and leave us a rating on iTunes.
As always, thanks for listening to this episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line, and check back for even more news from the investment and financial world!
Want more stock market analysis from this author? Make sure to follow @Ryan_McQueeney on Twitter!
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2020. Click here for the 6 trades >>