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We added the Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB) 6 3/4% Depositary Shares Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (CBB.PB) to the HDS+ portfolio in April 2020. In the ensuing...

After a rough few weeks, Gilead Sciences (GILD) is now up just 1% year-to-date. A recent piece of bad news with regards to filgotinib, which...

The following slide deck was published by Standard Bank Group Limited in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 165 Click to enlarge...

The following slide deck was published by KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 149 Click to enlarge...

Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) is well positioned to benefit from rising uranium prices. The producer has some of the best production assets in the industry and...

Despite a lot of fears, Curaleaf (OTCPK:CURLF) has generally done what the Canadian cannabis giants couldn’t do. The U.S. multi-state operator (MSO) has turned acquisitions...

Today’s DOL Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims shows some improvement in the employment situation. The non-seasonal adjusted initial claims at 891,510 are up by 52,776 when...

Intel’s (INTC) announcement in its 2020 Q2 earnings report that it would slip the schedule for its 7 nm process by six months was widely...

(Source: Exploration Insights) Introduction If you’re into investing in the mining sector, you should know the above chart very well. This series covers the three...

Over the last couple of years, I have written about Chinese express delivery company ZTO Express (ZTO) on a couple of occasions. I first wrote...

The following slide deck was published by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 130 Click to enlarge...

July Summary I have decided to begin John and Jane’s Retirement Account articles with the basic summary of how much income each retiree has generated...

The following slide deck was published by Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 131 Click...

(Source: Author, Article Summary) Recent Developments Facebook (FB) is the world’s largest social media company that owns Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and is involved in VR...

Tobii AB (publ) (OTCPK:TBIIF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call August 19, 2020 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Henrik Eskilsson – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer...

I have to admit, I do not enjoy writing these bearish articles. I know, heading into them, that I will receive criticism, pushback, and worse,...

This article was co-produced with James Marino Sr. of Portfolio Insight. We monitor dividend increases for stocks using [Dividend Radar], a weekly automatically generated spreadsheet...

This is a very different situation to the 2008/2009 global financial crisis. The banks are not the epicentre of the crisis. Nor is there a...

Gold’s bull market is being driven by currency considerations right now, and the recent bounce in the U.S. dollar accounts for gold’s latest pullback. Here...

Opportunities in Canadian REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT”) is one of the worst hit sectors under COVID-19 pandemic. REIT prices not only declined more...

Sunoco LP (SUN) is the largest fuel distributor in the US. It operates through two segments, Fuel Distribution and Marketing, and All Other. The Fuel...

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP) is a global company, based in Bermuda, with utilities, transport, energy, and data infrastructure businesses in North and South America,...

A laggard so far in 2020 and over the past year, ArcelorMittal (MT) has nevertheless shown some solid momentum since the company’s unexpected capital raise...

Investment thesis In my article of 10/27/19, I stated that I expected the oversupply of product would negatively affect the price of cannabis in 2020....

Nustar (NS) has one of the lower debt ratios in the business. That is getting to be more important as the United States battles the...

The following slide deck was published by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 143 Click to enlarge...

It’s difficult to find a bull case for AT&T (T) stock that doesn’t highlight the dividend yield. The yield does look attractive, at a current...

A key gauge of global manufacturing output hit a one-and-a-half-year high in July as the world’s factories continued to bounce back from coronavirus disease 2019...

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The first two parts of this series outlined important considerations for the Treasury market. Part I discussed several common arguments in favor of inflation. Through...

Welcome to the monthly review of DivGro, my portfolio of dividend growth stocks. The goal of these monthly reviews is to share updates I’ve made...

Investment Thesis Pilgrim’s Pride (PPC) is a leading chicken producer that has been around for quite a while. The company has recently leveraged its balance...

For the past few weeks, I have been trying to situate where Starbucks (SBUX) fits in public life in the new normal as the pandemic...

Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) is establishing at least some reputation and track record for “underpromising and overdelivering”, with yet another quarter of better-than-expected sales for lead...

Despite the recent rally, a number of REITs (VNQ; IYR) continue to trade at their lowest valuations in 10 years. Premiums to NAV have turned...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is back in headlines on the potential acquisition of U.S. rights for video-sharing mobile app, TikTok. The news seems to have bought some...

The following slide deck was published by Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 127 Click to enlarge <!–...

There are two components of quarterly GDP that are long leading indicators, giving us information about the economy 12 months from now. If you think,...

Big Improvements in Q2 It’s always nice to be able to say something positive about a company once in a while. Despite having garnered a...

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jason Cohen – Vice President and General Counsel Mike...

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA (OTCQX:FSNUF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 7:30 AM ET Company Participants Markus Georgi – Head, Investor Relations...

Is the tech-fueled rebound in equity markets beginning to expand to other sectors? While there are some signs of a broadening in the recovery that...

Indivior PLC (OTCPK:INVVY) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Mark Crossley – Chief Executive Officer Ryan Preblick –...

L’Oréal S.A. (OTCPK:LRLCF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2020 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Francoise Lauvin – Head, Investor Relations Jean-Paul Agon –...

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (NYSE:ASX) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2020 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Kenneth Hsiang – Head, IR &...

Ultralife Corporation (NASDAQ:ULBI) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jody Burfening – Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. Michael D....

Investment Thesis It is quite exciting to find a niche market with several secular tailwinds and top players’ rational behavior. In my opinion, Flavors &...

ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRAY) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Michaella Gallina – Vice President-Chief of Staff and Head-Investor...

New York (July 30th) – A recent Seeking Alpha article by White Diamond Research took to task Wrap Technologies, Inc. (WRTC) and suggested a short...

Whitecap Resources Inc. (OTCPK:SPGYF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2020 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Grant Fagerheim – President and Chief Executive Officer...

Chart Industries, Inc. (GTLS) has an exemplary, sector-leading Quant Rating underpinned by strong growth potential, high profitability, resilient momentum, and a few up EPS revisions....

This is a Z4 Research pre-call note. The 2Q20 Numbers: Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG) volumes were above the high end of guidance taking the...

Despite showing poor performance in Q2, I stand with my belief that JetBlue (JBLU) will be one of the first airlines to recover from the...

By Baruch Lev and Anup Srivastava In our widely debated paper (“Explaining the Recent Failure of Value Investing”), we have established empirically the following: The...

The following slide deck was published by Archer-Daniels-Midland Company in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 126 Click to enlarge <!– Notes:...

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DMC Global Is Ready To Fight It Out Source DMC Global’s (BOOM) top line and margin deteriorated considerably in Q2 as the customers opted for...

In response to the current worldwide pandemic, CytoDyn (OTCQB:CYDY) is frenetically tracking down an FDA approval for its monoclonal antibody, leronlimab in treatment of COVID-19....

Salazar Resources was highlighted as the featured investment in the MJG partnership’s mid 2019 investor letter. We first initiated our position in SRL in April...

We’ve seen a surge in speculative activity among the gold juniors (GDXJ) over the past few months, with more than thirty names up over 150%...

The following slide deck was published by OneMain Holdings, Inc. in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 131 Click to enlarge <!–...

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This week’s Alpha Trader podcast features hosts Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher speaking with Lyn Alden Schwartzer and Chris DeMuth. Lyn is the founder of...

I recently wrote about the massive outperformance of mega-cap tech and the broader Growth index as investors have piled into the only area of the...

For many years, I have noted to the members of Elliottwavetrader and The Market Pinball Wizard that I have not been a fan of banks....

In the last few months, Ventas (VTR) has suffered because the coronavirus pandemic has impacted it with across-the-board hREIT specific problems, as well as with...

Higher, at least for now. Then lower, as the market completes its full cycle. Optimists believe that the pandemic will disappear and life will soon...

By Jill Mislinski This morning’s (July 24) release of the June New Home Sales from the Census Bureau came in at 776K, up 13.8% month-over-month...

Investment thesis IT trends come and go, but cybersecurity is poised to stay as every company is turning into a software company. A name that...

This article was co-produced with Dividend Sensei and edited by Brad Thomas. Let me be clear right from the get-go. I would never recommend putting...

Umpqua’s (NASDAQ:UMPQ) 2Q 2020 was a balancing act with a big bang in mortgage banking balanced by the shrinking margin and another huge credit loss...

Verizon Communications Inc. topped earnings and revenue expectations for its second quarter on Friday, but shares of the wireless company dipped slightly in premarket trading....

This is a Z4 pre quarter note. BWEN Valuation Thoughts Our prior 12 month upside target of $4.00 was based on the midpoint of our...

The demand for safe haven government bonds shows no sign of easing. It’s not hard to understand why when you consider renewed concern that the...

Biocon Ltd (OTC:BCNQY) Q1 2021 Earnings Conference Call July 23, 2020 11:30 AM ET Company Participants Saurabh Paliwal – Head, IR Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw – Founder...

The 60/40 portfolio has come in for its share of criticism recently, with Bank of America proclaiming its death last year. A 60/40 portfolio has...

AT&T Inc. shares were up about 1% in premarket trading Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings despite pressures across the business from COVID-19. The...

Summary This article discusses the current agave shortage and its impact on Becle’s (OTCPK:BCCLF) profitability and valuation. My initial report on Becle provides a more...

Overview The powerful momentum moves in the capital markets continues unabated by escalating US-China tensions and continued spread of the virus. Asia-Pacific equities were mixed....

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By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy I haven’t had to blog about LIBOR and any attendant funding issues for a while… and that...

The following slide deck was published by Cadence Bancorporation in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 136 Click to enlarge <!– Notes:...

Introduction Clorox (NYSE:CLX) beat their Q3 earnings forecast handily back on May 1st and are certainly going to repeat this performance again with Q4. In...

Oil futures headed lower early Wednesday, pulling back after crude settled around a four-month high Tuesday on a report showing U.S. energy stock piles rose...

U.S. stocks were indicated modestly lower early Wednesday as investors watched signs of Sino-American testiness and readied for corporate results from major corporations, including Tesla...

Tesla Inc. stock options are implying a one-day post-earnings move that is more than 60% greater than the historical average, but the odds are currently...

By Bill Witherell China’s economy, the second largest in the world after that of the United States, is recovering from a sharp slowdown in the...

The following slide deck was published by Synovus Financial Corp. in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 134 Click to enlarge <!–...

Precious metals are all the rage these days. Gold has moved to over $1800 in US dollars and new record highs in almost all other...

A large body of academic research attempts to explain the cross-sectional pattern of stock returns based on exposures to factors such as size and value,...

It is set to be a subdued start to a bumper week of earnings. U.S. stock futures edged lower at the start of a week,...

Investment Thesis Enbridge Inc. (ENB) is a leading operator of critical infrastructure supplying the vital energy needs of the North American economy. The liquids and...

Among this week’s highlights indicating emerging market focus on accessing long-term debt are a 30-year issue for the Emirate of Sharjah and plans by Brazilian...

How much of your retirement savings are you now gambling on the fortunes of just six companies? If you’re holding them in an S&P 500...

Introduction Even though Holly Energy Partners (NYSE:HEP) reduced their distributions by 48% earlier in 2020, they still currently offer a very high yield slightly above...

The following slide deck was published by First Horizon National Corporation in conjunction with their 2020 Q2 earnings call. Download PDF 131 Click to enlarge...

Investment Thesis Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) saw its EPS decline in Q1 2020 primarily due to unfavorable weather conditions. The company has $2.7 billion of capital...

Swedbank AB (publ) (OTCPK:SWDBF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 17, 2020 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Gregori Karamouzis – Head of IR Jens Henriksson...