Benzinga examined the prospects for the favorite stocks of many investors over the past week – here’s a look at some of our top stories.

The final week of trading in 2022 ended on a whimper as all three major indices closed lower. The Dow Industrials fell 0.17% this week, the Nasdaq fell 0.30% and the S&P 500 fell 0.14%.

It’s been a painful year for investors, as the S&P 500 fell 19.2% in 2022, its worst performance since the index’s 38.4% decline during the global financial crisis in 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the year 8.5% lower while being tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 33%.

Benzinga continues to examine the prospects for many of investors’ favorite stocks. Here are some of the most bullish and bearish posts from the past week that are worth another look.

The cops

“Loup’s Gene Munster Explains Apple Stock Drop: ‘It’s That Simple’” by Adam Eckert, explains why Loup Funds Gene Munster expected apple inc AAPL to provide an upbeat forecast for March, even though the stock ended the year near its 52-week low.

In “Why the AMC Entertainment CEO says his salary should be frozen in 2023: ‘Doing the right thing’Chris Katje explains why AMC Entertainment Holdings AMC CEO Adam Aaron Calls on the company’s board to freeze its salary and that of AMC’s top executives in 2023.

“Michael Saylor buys the Bitcoin Dip again: This is how much BTC MicroStrategy has collected‘, by Murtuza Merchant, reveals how much Bitcoin BTC/USD was bought by MicroStrategy Inc MSTR in the last two months of 2022.

For more bullish calls from the past week, see:

Cathie Wood Channels Warren Buffett With Year-End Investment Message

China opens borders, lifts COVID-19 restrictions: What you need to know

Why This Netflix Analyst Is Doubly Rewarding Streaming Stock: “Hard For Competitors To Catch”

The Bears

“How did Elon Musk react to Tesla’s 70% price drop this year?” by Shanthi Rexaline, contemplate the…