{"id":195186,"date":"2020-10-23T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T01:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=195186"},"modified":"2020-10-24T08:54:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T12:54:08","slug":"a-choppy-session-ends-a-choppy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/a-choppy-session-ends-a-choppy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A choppy session ends a choppy week"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<table cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody style=\"padding: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial;\">\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td align=\"center\"><center>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by <a class=\"expert-name\" href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/expert\/view\/1436\/Varun-Anand\">Varun Anand<\/a>\u00a0including <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1731\/CMCSA-Q\">Comcast Corp<\/a> (<strong>A Top Pick Jul 08\/19, Up 8%<\/strong>) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-text\">Get Premium<\/a> to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/premium\/?utm_e-top-promo-top-picks-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123205\" src=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/premium-button.png\" alt=\"Get Premium\" width=\"289\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The markets had another see-saw session on Friday as the major indices bounced between positive and negative, struggling to maintain direction. There&#8217;s still no stimulus package from Washington as negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans continue. Though the number of Covid cases is rising around the world, late Friday Johnson &amp; Johnson and AstraZeneca announced it would resume testing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/wrapup-1-astrazeneca-resumes-u-195424826.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/677\/JNJ-N\">JNJ<\/a> inched up 0.11% while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/121\/AZN-N\">AZN<\/a> was flat at 0.08%. The Dow closed Friday essentially flat at -0.1%. The S&amp;P finished 0.34% but -0.53% for the week, while the Nasdaq rose 0.37%, but shed 1% for the week. The mega-tech names had a split week with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4277\/FB-Q\">Facebook<\/a> jumping 7% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1833\/GOOG-Q\">Alphabet<\/a> gaining 4.16%, but <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4\/AAPL-Q\">Apple<\/a> down 3.34% (despite launching its much-hyped iPhone 12) and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/67\/AMZN-Q\">Amazon<\/a> losing 2.09% despite hosting two Amazon Prime Days. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/637\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> slid 10.58% after issuing disappointing Q3 <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/video\/intel-shares-remain-under-pressure-195910890.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The past week has seen the battered airline industry come into sharp focus on both sides of the border. Late Friday, trading halted on Chorus Aviation after it confirmed a non-binding, third-party <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/transportation\/airlines\/chorus-aviation-receives-takeover-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">takeover<\/a> offer, though offered no details. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2364\/CHR-T\">Chorus<\/a> rocketed over 34% for the day. Already, Ottawa is signalling that it is mulling over an aid package for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/the-daily-chase-airline-bailout-speculation-ramps-up-trump-stokes-vaccine-hope-1.1512132.amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airlines<\/a>. Financials, tech and industrials showed strength. Though Royal Bank was flat, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/161\/BMO-T\">Bank of Montreal<\/a> rallied 1.54%, closely followed by the Bank of Nova Scotia. The price of gold hardly budged, but the price of WTI and WCS but slid around 2.5%. The TSX retreated 0.82% for the week, but climbed 0.15% Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f468;&#x200d;&#x2695;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/677\/JNJ-N\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/a> +0.11%<br \/>\n&#x1f489; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/121\/AZN-N\">Astrazeneca P L C<\/a> +0.08%<br \/>\n&#x1f575;&#xfe0f;&#x200d;&#x2642;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4277\/FB-Q\">Facebook<\/a> +7%<br \/>\n&#x1f9ee; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1833\/GOOG-Q\">Alphabet Inc. \/ Google<\/a> +4.16%<br \/>\n&#x1f34e; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4\/AAPL-Q\">Apple<\/a> -3.34%<br \/>\n&#x1f4e6; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/67\/AMZN-Q\">Amazon.com<\/a> -2.09%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/637\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> -10.58%<br \/>\n&#x1f6eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2364\/CHR-T\">Chorus Aviation Inc<\/a> +34%<br \/>\n&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/161\/BMO-T\">Bank of Montreal<\/a> +1.54%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, you missed Past Top Picks comments by Varun Anand\u00a0including Comcast Corp (A Top Pick Jul 08\/19, Up 8%) Get Premium to receive all past top picks opinions a few hours before market open. 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