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.

After two positive weeks for the markets, the major indices gave up those gains this week. The S&P 500 ended the week down 3.37%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 3.99% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down 2.77%.

On Friday, the US Department of Labor reported a7.4% increasein November PPI below peak growth of 11.7% in March but above a Economists expect a profit of 7.2%.

Investors are now awaiting the Federal Reserve’s rate hike decision next week. Fed ChairmanJerome Powellrecently said the central bank may start to slow the pace of rate hikes "as soon as the december meeting," but the central bank is likely to stay on course to tighten monetary policy.

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.

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