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The Oil Market Is Undersupplied By Two Million Barrels A Day

The Oil Market Is Undersupplied By Two Million Barrels A Day

Here’s a bar bet you energy investors can use: Hey, how much if any is the world under-supplied oil right now? The answer, says one highly respected voice, would surprise you: They say the global oil market is currently undersupplied by 2 million barrels per day. That’s a very bullish statement, and a bit out of consensus right […]
How To Build Modern Portfolios: Putting It All Together

How To Build Modern Portfolios: Putting It All Together

While we wait on the Trump administration’s proposal for reforming the tax code – a proposal that is likely to include a dramatic reduction in corporate tax rates – we might as well continue the discussion on how to build what I call “modern portfolio diversification” into portfolios. To review, the idea here is to […]
IPO Preview: Zymeworks Inc.

IPO Preview: Zymeworks Inc.

Zymeworks (Pending:ZYME) filed an F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to sell 4.5 million shares at a marketed price range of $13 to $16 in both the U.S. and Canada. The company has an additional 675,000 shares as an overallotment option for its underwriters. The joint book-running managers for the offering are Citigroup […]
French Selection Ritual, Round Two

French Selection Ritual, Round Two

Slightly Premature Victory Laps The nightmare of nightmares of the globalist elites and France’s political establishment has been avoided: as the polls had indicated, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are moving on to the run-off election; Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s late surge in popularity did not suffice to make him a contender – it did however push […]
2017 IPO Prospects: Uber And Lyft Have Miles To Go Before They List

2017 IPO Prospects: Uber And Lyft Have Miles To Go Before They List

Photo Credit: Núcleo Editorial/Flickr.com  Ride-sharing app Uber appears to excel in how to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Earlier this year, the company was accused of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment in the office. Later on, there was a viral video showing its CEO Travis Kalanick berating an Uber driver. Then, […]
Is Chinese Growth Overstated?

Is Chinese Growth Overstated?

from Liberty Street Economics — this post authored by Hunter Clark, Maxim Pinkovskiy, and Xavier Sala-i-Martin For analysts of the Chinese economy, questions about the accuracy of the country’s official GDP data are a frequent source of angst, leading many to seek guidance from alternative indicators. These nonofficial gauges often suggest Beijing’s growth figures are […]
New All-Time Highs Awaits

New All-Time Highs Awaits

New all time highs is the next step for the market No doubt all this talk about 15% corporate tax cuts are fueling this market run. If you have been short the last two days…my condolences. But trading is going where the market wants to take you, and not being in the backseat strapped in […]
Canada’s Largest Telecommunications Company, BCE Inc. Beats Q1 Profit Estimates

Canada’s Largest Telecommunications Company, BCE Inc. Beats Q1 Profit Estimates

Written by BNN.ca Canada’s largest telecommunications company, BCE, Inc. (NYSE: BCE ), reported a better-than-expected first quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by an increase in net postpaid subscribers. BCE, Inc., popularly known as Bell noted that, it added 35,728 postpaid customers on a net basis in the first quarter, more than the 30,000 additions that analysts at […]
Stock Watch-List – Wednesday, April 26

Stock Watch-List – Wednesday, April 26

Today’s stock watch list: Long Akorn (AKRX) Long CIT Group (CIT) Short Paccar (PCAR)
How To Position Your Portfolio For The Next Recession: 3 Actionable Steps

How To Position Your Portfolio For The Next Recession: 3 Actionable Steps

The current bull market has lasted 8 years. This is much longer than the typical bull market. Further, the S&P 500’s price-to-earnings ratio is 25, well above historical averages. Investors around the world are wondering if the next recession is around the corner. A case for this could certainly be made… Which leads investors to wonder how […]