Omnicom And Interpublic Announce $13.25 Billion Merger To Form World’s Largest Advertising Agency
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image Source: Pixabay The merger will bolster capabilities in media buying, data analytics, and technology-driven advertising solutions, aligning with the shift toward digital and programmatic advertising.The focus on recurring and predictable revenue streams is a strategic response to the disruption caused by tech giants like Google (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) in the advertising space.With $25 billion in combined annual revenues and a workforce exceeding 100,000, the […]
Banco BBVA Argentina: Is This Deeply Undervalued Stock A Hidden Gem?
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image Source: Pexels As part of our ongoing series here at The Acquirer’s Multiple, each week we focus on one of the stocks from our Stock Screeners, and why it’s possibly a deeply undervalued gem.The Stock this week is: Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR)Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) is a prominent financial institution in Argentina, offering a comprehensive range […]
Major Sector ETFs – Buy This Dip?
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
From my last Daily: “But, unless the market continues to broaden, we can almost take the Mag 7 stocks outperforming as a lack of confidence…Unless small caps can deliver.” As we ended this week, clearly Nasdaq held up better than pretty much everything else. S&P 500 had its first red week in over a month! Inflation numbers spooked […]
Is Copper Still The ‘New Oil’?
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image Source: Pixabay In 2021, Goldman Sachs declared copper “the new oil”, highlighting its essential role in clean energy technologies.Two years later, the IMF forecasted that copper demand will rise by over 66% from 2020 to 2040 as the world transitions away from oil.In this graphic, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu illustrates how copper demand is projected to increase over the coming […]
Trump: “Tariffs Are Going To Make Our Country Rich”
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
From Reuters: In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press that aired on Sunday, Trump said he did not believe that consumers ultimately pay the price of tariffs, adding “I think they’re beautiful.” Not sure where the first statement comes from. Tariffs for national security grounds are one thing (although I’m pretty sure we didn’t have […]
Dividend Investing In An Altcoin Era: Complementary Or Redundant?
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image courtesy of 123rf.com Younger investors find themselves in a dilemma. The new blockchain domain of cryptocurrencies offers easy access to capital and rapid valuation cycles that are inherently speculative and high in profit potential. On the other hand, traditional dividend investing is ideal when starting young. If exposed to reliable dividend-paying companies, the risk is minimized while the […]
Gold Does The Spike And Sink
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Gold’s net change for this past week was a wee +0.4%; yet ’twas hardly mute en route. Prior to settling yesterday (Friday) at 2666, price was boffed about by another geo-political “spike n’ sink”, further impinged by November’s StateSide inflationary data.Here ’tis: Briefly as to the geo-political “spike n’ sink” — and you regular readers […]
Crypto Market Outlook: VanEck Issues 10 Predictions, Including Bitcoin Nearing $200,000
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image Source: Pexels As speculation swirls around the future trajectory of Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market, asset management firm VanEck has released a set of predictions that bolster optimism for continued upward momentum. VanEck Forecasts Bitcoin Soaring To $180,000 VanEck predicts that the crypto bull market will reach a “medium-term peak” in the first quarter of […]
The Fed Could Be Creating A Disaster For The Market
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
Image source: Pixabay This week, the 10-year Treasury rate surged by 24 basis points, marking one of the largest one-week gains in over a decade. This development comes just a week before the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. Currently, the market assigns a 94% probability that the Fed will […]
Federal Reserve Poised For Third Consecutive Rate Cut Amid Persistent Inflation And Robust Economic Growth
Dec 15, 2024Jeremy Parkinson0
DepositPhotos A 25bps rate cut appears nearly certain for the December 18 meeting, marking the Fed’s third consecutive reduction. Markets have already priced this in, shifting attention to the Fed’s forward guidance for 2025. The rise in inflation to 2.7% in November suggests ongoing inflationary pressures, keeping the Fed vigilant despite the easing cycle. Policymakers will likely communicate caution in […]