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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Change Healthcare, Ford, PayPal, Humana and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Change Healthcare – Shares of Change Healthcare jumped 6.4% after a federal judge said that UnitedHealth cannot take over the company. Humana – Shares of health company Humana gained 1% and touched an all-time high a day after the company raised its earnings guidance for the fiscal year. Cognex — Shares of machine vision systems maker Cognex jumped nearly 7% after the company raised its revenue outlook for the current quarter. Olin — The manufacturing company fell 4.6% after issuing its third-quarter EBITDA guidance. MicroStrategy – Shares of software company MicroStrategy fell 4.6% after the company announced that it made its smallest purchase of Bitcoin in two years.

☆ This large cap fund is staying above water in this bear market by being the 'antithesis of ARK'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

James Abate expects that his fund distinguished itself this year by maintaining a traditional bottom-up perspective on stocks. The flagship fund of Cathie Wood's ARK Invest, the ARK Innovation ETF , is down 28% this year. The fund manager maintains a concentrated portfolio of 35 to 50 of his best ideas. The fund manager also incorporates hedging techniques, specifically put options, from time to time to fortress the portfolio during periods of volatility, such as during the pandemic. Before founding Centre Asset Management in 2006, Abate started his career as a manager of valuation services at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1987, according to LinkedIn.

☆ This week’s best performers include an energy stock that could surge more than 30% from here
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks were hurling toward a big losing week on Friday as investors weighed a warning from FedEx as well as a hot inflation reading. The S & P 500 is 5.3% lower this week, on pace for its fourth losing week in five. APA Corp . was the top S & P 500 stock this week after advancing 6.1% as of 9:40 a.m, ET. On Monday, the energy stock was upgraded to buy from neutral by Citi, which said APA is an "under-appreciated growth story." However, there isn't a consensus in favor of buying the stock, with only 45% of analysts rating it a buy.

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