Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. The major stock indexes finished the week in the green. The Dow climbed 2.16%, its best showing since December and its fourth consecutive week of gains. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also continued their positive runs, increasing by 1.85% and 1.14%, respectively, marking three weeks of successive gains. In other news, the preliminary May consumer sentiment index from the University of Michigan scored 67.4, significantly under the expected 76 and the lowest it has been in roughly six months. Looking ahead, attention is shifting to the April Consumer Price Index inflation report due on Wednesday and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming speech in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Benzinga provides daily reports on the stocks most popular with investors. Here are a few of this past week’s most bullish and bearish posts that are worth another look. The Bulls “Wedbush’s Dan Ives Smells ‘Golden Buying Opportunity’ In Palantir’s Pullback After Q1 Earnings As He Lauds ‘Jalen-Brunson-Like’ Performance – Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR)” by Shanthi Rexaline, discusses how Daniel Ives of Wedbush sees a ...