Share your glory or your disappointment! Tell us why you think your stocks (stoc

Share your glory or your disappointment!
Tell us why you think your stocks (stocks can be Facebook apple tesla)went up or down.
What are the major events, if any, that happened that affected the stock price?
What did you learn from the exercise that you’d tell your friends?
Please reply to two classmates’s post below:
A post:
1. I know my stocks went up for several reasons. My Lucid stock skyrocketed because the release of potentially the best electric car in the world is up for pre-order and is available next month. I believe my apple stock went up because of the new Mac that was recently announced. My amazon stock also went up, and Im not to sure the specific reason but I just think its because they are a really big company in general.
2. Like I mentioned above some events that affected my stocks were the soon release and pre order of a new electric car and the new release of a product by apple.
3. I learned that you should trust in your stocks overtime and invest in companies that have well good in the past. Id also recommend to research and see the companies long term motives.
B post:
I really enjoyed this game! I chose stocks that I already owned to make it more fun and personal. This game really motivated me to keep an eye on them and when I saw these companies in the news, I watched them closely over the following days to see if and how they would be impacted. My daughter started making fun of me for checking so frequently so I showed her how interesting it is. She actually asked me for books on the stock market afterward. That was a pretty funny and unexpected little bonus of this assignment. Hahaha!
My Tesla stock increased significantly due to a large order of electric cars placed by Hertz. This is just a hunch, but I suspect that the success of SpaceX (too bad it isn’t going public) may have been an additional factor. I know the companies are separate, but the success of SpaceX may have suggested that that Musk is making savvy decisions that could also portend Tesla’s success.
In contrast to Tesla, I also chose stock in Ford Motors Co. because of its traditional and dependable reputation. This stock saw a 129% increase just this year and I believe this is due in large part to Ford’s new CEO. Ford’s increase actually doubled Tesla’s this year.
Waste Management Inc. was the other company that I chose and it has risen $10 per share since I purchased. I love the changes that WM is making and the care that they are taking to be more mindful of the planet and the future. They’ve been announcing quarterly earnings, which have probably drawn more people toward the stock, and they’ve shared a lot of information about career opportunities and the work that they’re doing to make managing waste actually benefit the planet in a lot of ways.
I would tell my friends that investing isn’t boring at all and is actually, in reality, a really fun game to play! As with anything, learning is the hardest part, but it really is worth the time and effort.