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Energizer has paid annually increasing dividends quarterly since September 9, 2015. The current forward-looking annual dividend of $1.20 yields 4.35% per Monday’s $27.58 share price.
If we allow the market to freely adjust and keep the state and local governments’ noses out of the way, within six months, the economy will be on a solid foundation and ready for major economic growth.
Heading into second quarter earnings season, there was a lot of concerns about how companies would perform, considering the impact of tariffs on expenses, prices, spending, and economic growth.
A Cannibal is a business that “eats” or buys back its shares. They can be very attractive investments. The reasoning? In the long run, stocks always follow Earnings Per Share. Let’s take a look at O’Reilly Automotive Inc. as an example
The history of Fed Funds adjustments vs the Discounted T-Bill Rate makes it clear that once the Discounted T-Bill rate has moved enough in any direction to provide the Fed room, it adjusts accordingly.
CNC is a better stock to play the coming rally in the health insurers as they rationalize their business in the face of lower government reimbursements and higher healthcare expenses.
Trump administration has proposed a $1.23 billion trim to cybersecurity spending across civilian agencies in its budget proposal for fiscal 2026 – a 10% decline compared to 2024 levels.
Tesla shares climbed on Tuesday after an analyst maintained his bullish views on the EV maker. The Tesla stock rose 1% to close at $338.71, reversing an early decline.
Iran has found a solution to its inflation problem. Just lop some zeros off the currency. A parliamentary economics committee recently approved a bill to re-denominate the rial. The new rial would equal 10,000 old rials.
Sterling liquidity conditions have remained broadly stable since the start of this year. A likely slowdown of QT and a strong uptake of liquidity facilities limit the draining of bank reserves.
This morning’s report on housing permits, starts, and construction continues the trend of posting low multi-year numbers, but the downward trend may be abating.
The S&P 500 has been pushed lower the past couple of days, but it remains within its higher parameters and support levels may begin to look attractive to speculators.
Between AI-powered travel planning, a long-term global flights partnership, aggressive buybacks, and strong international growth, Booking Holdings is quietly positioning itself for something bigger than most investors notice at first glance.
Whether its folly or prescience, markets continue to climb a wall of worry, effectively looking through tariffs and other risk factors that could threaten the bullish trend. But the broad trend from a global perspective remains positive.
The percentage of Core-CPI components that are clocking in at an annualized rate of 3% is rising, not falling. The month of July saw 52% of the 83 items comprising Core-CPI growing at an annualized rate of over 3%.
As things stand right now, natural gas is fairly cheap, but it should be. It's a mild August in the United States. And of course, we have a huge lack of demand.
The Hong Kong economy continued to expand solidly in the second quarter of this year, supported by strong exports performance and improved domestic demand.
The real barrier is going to be near the $3,500 level. And if we can break above there, then we really could take off and go looking to the $3,800 level.
The current projection for the S&P 500's earnings per share through the end of 2025 is $242.27, which would represent 15.3% year-over-year earnings growth over December 2024's finalized level of $210.17.
Capital market activity is subdued. The US dollar and the dollar-bloc currencies are mostly a little softer, while the other G10 currencies are around 0.1-0.2% firmer.
While attention has been focused mainly on USD stablecoins, the reported approval of a yen-based stablecoin could provide impetus to the digital currency ecosystem in Japan.
European equities closed slightly lower overall as markets avoided risky assets in anticipation of a week of events that could shift the geopolitical landscape and the global rate outlook.
Financial markets remained stable, with global stocks near all-time highs following Donald Trump’s discussions with Ukraine's president and European officials.
On Tuesday, the price of gold stabilised around USD 3,330 per troy ounce. Investors are assessing US-led peace efforts and awaiting the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium.
The institutional pile into UnitedHealth Group stock may have set a psychological floor for investors, but the trend of declining EPS revisions does take away from the company's enticing valuation
To boost the competitiveness of its cotton sector, India has exempted import duties on cotton. This measure, effective from August 19 to September 30, addresses a key demand from industry groups.
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska ended with no peace deal, which was not a surprise. However, we suspect that an agreement to end the fighting will happen within the next few months...
