Category Archive: Finance
Blue Chip Stocks In Focus: Philip Morris International
The tobacco industry has long been a source of exceptional shareholder returns. In some ways, this is not surprising. The economics of selling cigarettes and other tobacco products are highly attractive. I’ll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It’s addictive. And there’s a fantastic brand loyalty. – Warren Buffett Philip […]
The Dreaded Ted Spread
The TED spread is something a lot of people were seemingly worried about a few months ago – at least that bearish crowd that provide the public service of perpetual warnings. You wont hear them anymore, by contrast, saying how good things are now that the TED spread has fallen to the low end of the range. […]
Rogers Communications- The Telecom Riding The Market Like There Is No Tomorrow
For the second part of my “Canadian Telecoms on the radar”, I’m taking a look at Rogers Communications (RCI). The company rid the market this year with +27% as at July 22nd 2017. Is it too much? Is it too late to pick this gem? Let’s dig deeper to find out! Rogers Communications has adapted since […]
Crude Oil Prices Eye Industry Earnings, Gold Focused On US GDP
Crude oil prices continued to rise as Kuwait pledged to join Saudi Arabia and the UAE in cutting output further while API said US fuel consumption for June surged to highest level in a decade. Second-quarter earnings reports from Baker Hughes, Chevron and Exxon Mobil are now in focus. Traders will look to forward guidance from the industry heavyweights to inform expectations for […]
GBP/USD: Balance Of Risks Into BoE Aug Meeting; Where To Target? – CIBC
After falling on Carney’s dovishness and rising on his newly found hawkishness, the pound will face Carney once again, this time at the “Super Thursday” meeting on August 3rd. What can we expect? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: CIBC FX Strategy Research notes that the August 3rd BoE policy meeting will again manifest divergent opinions in […]
DeFAANG
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:05 — 7.5MB) DOW + 85 = 21,796 SPX – 2 = 2475 NAS – 40 = 6382 RUT – 8 = 1433 10 Y + .03 = 2.31% OIL + .08 = 49.12 GOLD – 1.50 = 1259.60 BITCOIN + 0.73% = 2717.16 USD ETHEREUM – 0.07% […]
Share Markets In India Open Lower; Dr Reddy’s Bleeds On Poor Q1 Result
Asian indices are pressured today as the dollar firmed overnight and as investors looked ahead to more corporate earnings due during the session. The Shanghai Composite is off 0.04% while the Hang Seng is down 0.51%. The Nikkei 225 is trading lower by 0.42%. US equities traded higher on Thursday as the tech sector was lifted by strong earnings. Back […]
National Oilwell (NOV) Q2 Loss In Line, Revenues Miss Mark
Energy equipment maker National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV – Free Report) reported second-quarter 2017 loss per share (excluding one-time items) of 14 cents which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, the bottom line compared favorably with the year-ago quarter adjusted loss of 30 cents. Aggressive cost cutting-initiatives and improved efficiencies along with an uptick […]
Lowe’s Companies: A Fast-Growing Dividend King Worth Reviewing
When it comes to steady dividend growth, dividend kings, 22 companies that have raised payouts for 50+ consecutive years, are standouts that generally mark a great place to start shopping for long-term income investments. However, a problem that many dividend growth investors have is that most dividend kings are very slow growing companies with equally slow […]
Durable Boring
Durable goods orders were up a seasonally-adjusted 6.5% in the month of June 2017. Nearly all of that gain, however, was due to a jump (131%) in new orders for civilian aircraft. That meant demand for transportation equipment, a highly volatile segment, rose 19% in the month. Excluding all that, durable goods were up just […]
