It’s 2008 Again For This Stock

There’s no shortage of interesting charts or data out there. But this morning, our scan of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 brought up DISH Network Corporation. And once we pulled up its long-term chart, we realized we’d been teleported back over a decade. 🕰️

The American television provider and owner of direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish is trading back at its 2008 lows. The mid-cap ($4.6 billion) stock has seen better days, falling roughly 90% from its all-time highs in 2015. 📡

Analysts say weakness in its core business and legal troubles over its recent cybersecurity incident are reasons to be cautious. Additionally, it faces a class-action lawsuit from shareholders claiming it made false and misleading statements about its operational efficiency and IT infrastructure.

Where $DISH shares head from here is anyone’s guess. Nonetheless, it’s popping up on some people’s radars now that’s it back to the same levels it fell to during the financial crisis. 🤷

A Chip Off The Holiday News Flow

It’s a slow week in the market, but as usual, there’s some news out of the semiconductor space. Let’s take a look. 👀

First up is Israel granting Intel $3.2 billion to support the company’s biggest investment in the country. Intel will not only build a $25 billion factory that creates thousands of jobs but will also buy $16.6 billion in goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade. It is anticipated that the plant will open in 2028 and operate through at least 2035. 🏭

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JetBlue Jumps As Icahn Accumulates

It’s been a rough few months for JetBlue shareholders after the airline’s merger with Spirit Airlines was blocked by U.S. regulators. However, the stock is popping after hours on news that a billionaire hedge fund manager is dumpster diving and sees value in the stock. 💸

Activist investor Carl Icahn reported a nearly 10% stake, which he’s accumulated on the belief that the stock is undervalued following its recent selloff. He’s already had discussions with the company regarding possibly attaining board representation.

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Thailand Scores Major EV Win

Thailand has been helping lead the electric vehicle (EV) push, with the second-biggest economy in Southeast Asia looking to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. ♻️

The country is known as the “Detroit of Asia,” serving as a major manufacturing hub. As part of that, it’s looking to make 30% of its car output electric by 2030 so that it doesn’t lose its leadership position in the EV transition. Its government is putting up major funds to help fund that, approving $970 million in tax cuts and subsidies to help encourage demand and boost local production. ⚡

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FanDuel Parent Lists On NYSE

The U.S. “degenerate economy” is getting its latest entrant, with FanDuel parent company Flutter Entertainment making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. 🤩

With that said, the company did not receive the traditional fanfare it would in a standard initial public offering (IPO). That’s because it was listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in May 2019, and its American depository receipts (ADR) have traded over the counter under the ticker $PDYPY for years.

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