Weekly Commentary: Shot Across The Bow

G0d4ather The two-year versus 10-year Treasury spread narrowed 20 bps this week, the largest narrowing since the banking crisis week of March 17th.Ten-year Treasury yields rose eight bps for the week to 4.03% – after trading up to 4.20% early-Friday following the release of July payroll data. This was within two bps of the October…

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Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EQH) Q2 2023 Earnings Call August 3, 2023 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Tom Lewis – Equitable Holdings Investor Relations Mark Pearson – President and Chief Executive Officer Robin Raju – Chief Financial Officer Nick Lane – President of Equitable Financial Bill Siemers – AllianceBernstein’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Chief…

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Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TIIAY) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Telecom Italia S.p.A. (OTCPK:TIIAY) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Paolo Lesbo – Head of Investor Relations Pietro Labriola – Chief Executive Officer Adrian Calaza – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Fabio Pavan – Mediobanca David Wright – Bank of America Luigi Minerva – HSBC Giorgio Tavolini…

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Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE:VGZ) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Pamela Solly – Vice President, Investor Relations Fred Earnest – President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Tobler – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Heiko Ihle – H.C. Wainwright Michael Bashera – Baird Operator Good day, ladies and…

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COMPASS Pathways plc (CMPS) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

COMPASS Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Stephen Schultz – Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Kabir Nath – Chief Executive Officer Guy Goodwin – Chief Medical Officer Mike Falvey – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ritu Baral – Cowen and Company, LLC Charles…

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CareCloud, Inc. (CCLD) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

CareCloud, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCLD) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Kimberly Blanche – General Counsel and Vice President of Compliance Hadi Chaudhry – President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Steenvoorden – Chief Financial Officer Mahmud Haq – Founder and Executive Chairman Dwight Garvin – Executive Vice President and Chief…

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Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (DNB) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DNB) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:30 AM ET Corporate Participants Sean Anthony – Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Anthony Jabbour – Chief Executive Officer Bryan Hipsher – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants John Mazzoni – Wells Fargo Kyle Peterson – Needham Stephanie Moore…

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Suzano S.A. (SUZ) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Suzano S.A. (NYSE:SUZ) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 3, 2023 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Walter Schalka – CEO Fabio Almeida de Oliveira – Executive Officer, Paper and Packaging Leonardo Grimaldi – Executive Officer, Commercial Pulp Aires Galhardo – Executive Officer, Pulp Operation Marcelo Bacci – CFO, Executive Officer, Finance and IR Luis Renato…

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Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (HLTOY) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTCPK:HLTOY) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 3, 2023 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Michael Tsamaz – Chairman and CEO Babis Mazarakis – CFO Evrikos Sarsentis – Head, IR and M&A Conference Call Participants Stamatios Draziotis – Eurobank Equities Patrick Maurice – Barclays Osman Memisoglu – Ambrosia Capital Georgios Ierodiaconou –…

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Solvay SA (SVYSF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Solvay SA (OTCQX:SVYSF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Jodi Allen – Investor Relations Ilham Kadri – Chief Executive Officer Karim Hajjar – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants JP Pandya – On Field Research Chetan Udeshi – JPMorgan Wim Hoste – KBC Peter Clark – Societe General…

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PlayAGS, Inc. (AGS) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

PlayAGS, Inc. (NYSE:AGS) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Brad Boyer – Senior Vice President, Investor Relations David Lopez – Chief Executive Officer Kimo Akiona – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ed Engel – ROTH MKM Chad Beynon – Macquarie Barry Jonas – Truist Jeff Stantial –…

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Melexis NV (MLXSF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Melexis NV (OTCPK:MLXSF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 2, 2023 4:30 AM ET Company Participants Marc Biron – Chief Executive Officer Karen Van Griensven – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Marcel Achterberg – Degroof Petercam Ruben Devos – KBC Securities Marc Hesselink – ING Robert Sanders – Deutsche Bank Nikos Kolokotronis – Van…

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Adecco Group AG (AHEXF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Adecco Group AG (OTCPK:AHEXF) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 3, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Benita Barretto – Head, IR Denis Machuel – CEO Coram Williams – CFO Conference Call Participants Catherine Walker – Redburn Andy Grobler – BNP Paribas Exane Suhasini Varanasi – Goldman Sachs Rory McKenzie – UBS Gian-Marco Werro –…

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BBN: Investors Continue To Get Punished By Leverage (NYSE:BBN)

Ableimages/DigitalVision via Getty Images Main Thesis & Background The purpose of this article is to evaluate the BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BBN) as an investment option. This fund offers exposure in taxable municipal bonds, with an objective to “seek high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.” As a long-term investor in…

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Bally’s Corporation (BALY) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Bally’s Corporation (NYSE:BALY) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 3, 2023 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeff Chalson – Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy Robeson Reeves – Chief Executive Officer George Papanier – President Marcus Glover – Chief Financial Officer Jama Patel – Vice Chairman Conference Call Participants Barry Jonas – True Securities…

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iSpecimen Inc. (ISPC) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

iSpecimen Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPC) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 2, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Phil Carlson – Investor Relations, KCSA Strategic Communications Tracy Curley – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Eric Langlois – Chief Revenue Officer Evan Cox – Vice President of Product Management Conference Call Participants Operator Good day, everyone,…

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XPeng: Don’t Pay More Than Volkswagen Did (NYSE:XPEV)

Tsuji/E+ via Getty Images The XPEV Investment Thesis Remains Robust, But Not At This Inflated Level We previously covered XPeng (NYSE:NYSE:XPEV) in June 2023, discussing its strategic restructuring, including entering the mass market and reducing operational costs. The launch of the XNGP Navigation Guided Pilot software system might also differentiate XPEV from domestic competitors in…

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Could We See $100 Oil In 2023?

peshkov Oil bulls rejoice Goods things finally appear to be happening for energy bulls. After languishing in mediocrity over the first half of 2023, oil prices now appear to be recovering and could well be setting up for another leg higher. WTI has rallied to roughly $80/bbl in July after trading around the mid-to-high $60s…

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Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (AMOT) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AMOT) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Craig Mychajluk – Investor Relations Richard Warzala – Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Mike Leach – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Greg Palm – Craig-Hallum Capital Group Ted Jackson – Northland Securities Brett Kearney –…

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Travere Boosts Cash Position As Investors Brace For Filspari Data (NASDAQ:TVTX)

peakSTOCK/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Travere Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TVTX), a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company, specializes in developing and delivering treatments for rare kidney, liver, and metabolic diseases. They recently received FDA accelerated approval for their lead product, sparsentan, targeting specific kidney disorders, and are also working on other treatments, including genetic disorders. Their efforts include expanding…

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APi Group Corporation (APG) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

APi Group Corporation. (NYSE:APG) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Adam Fee – Vice President of Investor Relations Russell Becker – President and CEO Kevin Krumm – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Martin Franklin – Board Co-Chairs James Lillie – Board Co-Chairs Conference Call Participants Jonathan…

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Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAUR) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:15 AM ET Company Participants Eilif Serck-Hanssen – President, Chief Executive Officer Rick Buskirk – Chief Financial Officer Adam Morse – Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Conference Call Participants Jeff Silber – BMO Capital Markets Lucas Dai Nagano – Morgan Stanley Operator Good…

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OCI N.V. (OCINF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

OCI N.V. (OTC:OCINF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 2, 2023 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Hans Zayed – Global Investor Relations Director Ahmed El-Hoshy – Chief Executive Officer Hassan Badrawi – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Christian Faitz – Kepler Cheuvreux Rikin Patel – BNP Paribas Waleed Jimma – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc….

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Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (FULC) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FULC) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Chris Calabrese – LifeSci Advisors, LLC Alexander Sapir – President and Chief Executive Officer Iain Fraser – Interim Chief Medical Officer Gregory Tourangeau – Principal Accounting Officer Conference Call Participants Benazir Ali – Stifel Joseph Schwartz – Leerink…

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TransAlta Corporation (TAC) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 4, 2023 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Chiara Valentini – Investor Relations John Kousinioris – President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Stack – EVP, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Dariusz Lozny – Bank of America Mark Jarvi – CIBC Ben Pham – BMO…

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Moody’s Stock: Initiate Long On Better Than Expected Q2 ’23 Performance (NYSE:MCO)

anyaberkut Investment action I admire Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) business for its robust pricing influence, dedication to innovation (such as AI) for enhancing operations, and impressive cash generation. Throughout the past ten years, MCO has maintained a consistent pattern of annual growth, except for FY22, which was impacted by a sluggish capital market. Nonetheless, I believe this…

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