Spin Master Corp. (DOG) Dear Santa: I’m reaching out early this year because things are going downhill fast re: Christmas. My sister hasn’t stopped crying since Donald Trump warned that “maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls.” Who’s to say it won’t be zero dolls by December? Then you’ve got toy maker Spin Master pulling its full-year guidance and warning that the China tariffs “will likely be passed on to the end-consumers in the U.S.” So here’s what I’m proposing, Santa: You take care of me and my sister a bit early this year – June 1 would be ideal, before supply chains completely collapse – and I’ll FedEx a large box of cookies and a carton of milk to the North Pole. Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter, Santa. Sincerely, Jimmy. Wingstop Inc. (STAR) Chickens can’t fly very far – especially when their wings are cut off and served with blue cheese dip and celery sticks. But thanks to strong first-quarter results, Wingstop’s shares just went airborne. Despite a challenging economy, the restaurant chain said system-wide sales surged 15.7 per cent to US$1.3-billion, driven by new store openings, higher same-store sales and growth in mobile orders. Judging by the double-digit rise in the share price this week, investors definitely aren’t chicken about buying the stock. Organon & Co. (DOG) Business quiz! Organon refers to: a) a 12-step program for people who want to stop playing the organ; b) how drunk people pronounce Oregon; c) a pharmaceutical producer whose shares plunged after the company shocked investors by slashing its dividend by 93 per cent to “accelerate progress towards deleveraging,” less than three months after the CEO assured shareholders that Organon is “committed to our regular dividend as our number one capital allocation priority.” Answer: c. Duolingo Inc. (STAR) I’ve always wanted to learn another language. But when I’m travelling, it’s so much easier just to repeat everything in English over and over again and use hand gestures until they get it. Maybe it’s time to try Duolingo. Shares of the language learning app company climbed to a record high after revenue jumped 38 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter and the number of paid subscribers surpassed 10 million. “Our investments in AI have also helped us accelerate content creation, and we believe we’re just beginning to scratch the surface of what we can offer our users,” the company said. With the stock more than doubling in the past year, investors are making mucho dinero. Snap Inc. (DOG) Snap: the sound a tree branch makes before it crashes to the ground. Snap Inc.: a tech company whose share price has crashed to the ground. Even as the owner of the Snapchat messaging app posted higher revenue and a narrower loss for the first quarter, the company decided not to provide formal guidance for the second quarter, citing “uncertainty with respect to how macro economic conditions may evolve in the months ahead, and how this may impact advertising demand more broadly.” With the stock down more than 90 per cent from its 2021 high, investors waiting for a turnaround of this clunker need to snap out of it.