It takes a lot of guts to initiate an Outperform rating on a stock after it skyrockets 665 percent in three years. Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon did just that when she initiated bullish coverage on NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 1.35%, one of the hottest stocks in the market in the past few years.

Sometimes, a fresh perspective can make a huge difference. For Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel, a fresh look at Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) after the dust settled on its legal woes revealed a stock that could deliver some major long-term upside for investors.

Two phrases traders haven’t heard in the same sentence much in 2017 are “retail stock” and “all-time high.” However, retail stock Childrens Place Inc PLCE 0.59% briefly made new all-time highs this week following a first-quarter earnings beat, but the celebration didn’t last long.

Business networking site LinkedIn (parent company, Microsoft Corporation MSFT 0.34% released its 2017 Top Companies List, an annual ranking of the top places its users would like to work. LinkedIn creates its list based on searches, views, job applications and engagement among the 500 million users on its platform.

Twitter Inc TWTR 1.52% shares jumped 2 percent after cofounder Biz Stone announced he is returning to work for the company full-time. Why are investors so optimistic about Stone’s return? Here’s a look at a few ways he could light a fire under Twitter.

Colgate-Palmolive Company CL 0.59% CEO Ian Cook recently made headlines by saying he would accept a hypothetical buyout offer for the company of $100 per share. While there are no confirmed reports of buyout discussions ongoing, the quote now has traders speculating about which companies could be interested in a Colgate-Palmolive takeover.

Mattel, Inc. MAT 0.64% shares are now down more than 20 percent in 2017. But with a number of potential catalysts on the horizon, Mattel shareholders are anticipating some big news in the coming weeks.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD 1.4% shares are down 8.4 percent Wednesday after investors were disappointed with the company’s Analyst Day event after the close Tuesday. Several Wall Street analysts have commented on AMD following the event. Here’s a look at key themes they discussed.

U.S.-listed Brazilian stocks are crashing on Thursday on fears that another political scandal will result in the impeachment of President Michel Temer.

The latest data on U.S. car prices shows the auto market continues to deteriorate in 2017. Weekly data from Black Book revealed a 20 percent year-over-year decline in used car prices and a 17-percent decline in used truck prices. Year to date, used car and truck prices are both down 17 percent.