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Jan-Otto We previously covered Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:OPEN) in September 2023, discussing its improved prospects then, as the management prudently moderated the acquisition pace in order to maintain its balance sheet health at a time of uncertain macroeconomic outlook. Combined with the bottoming market sentiments, we had cautiously rated the stock as a Buy then, with…
RomoloTavani By Patrick O’Connell, CFA, John Huang, CFA, Larry Bellinger, CFA, and Sam Wilamowsky, CFA Investors need to understand the potential physical damage from natural hazards before they can assess their financial implications. From hurricanes to earthquakes to droughts, natural disasters are becoming more numerous, extreme and costly. To assess the potential financial damage, investors…
William_Potter Investment Thesis Building a solid foundation for a well-balanced and extensively diversified dividend portfolio can be of immense value for the creation of wealth over the long term. In this article, I will show you how you can build a broadly diversified dividend portfolio that combines both dividend income and dividend growth while at…
porcorex Value investors who buy for income typically want to see a stagnating share price so that they can accumulate while the stock is cheap. As such, the recent market rally may be disconcerting for those who aren’t yet done building their positions. However, it’s worth keeping in mind that plenty of dividend stocks remain…
Warchi The average stock in the large-cap Russell 1000 rose 9.77% in November, and 38 stocks gained more than 30%, 14 rallied more than 40%, and seven surged more than 50%. Below are the 30 stocks that rose the most in November. For each name, we also include its market cap, its year-to-date total return,…
Douglas Rissing Introduction While I’m not a big fan of non-cumulative preferred shares, some issues have features that are sufficiently interesting to consider adding them to my portfolio anyway. In a previous article, I discussed the “busted” preferred shares issued by Wells Fargo (WFC), and in this article, I’d like to have a closer look…
nasakid Semiconductors lie at the heart of supply chains ranging from computers and phones to autos and manufacturing equipment. Activity in the sector can be a guide to wider supply chain activity — indeed the shortages of chips during the pandemic were emblematic of how supply chains can fail under stress. Analysis of the semiconductor…
Thinkhubstudio Global manufacturing business conditions worsened for a fifteenth successive month in November, according to the latest JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) compiled by S&P Global. The headline PMI – a composite index based on five survey variables – registered 49.3, up from 48.8 in October but remaining below the 50.0 no change…
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images US manufacturing business conditions worsened in November, according to S&P Global’s PMI data. Output was largely stagnant as new order inflows deteriorated, meaning backlogs of orders become increasingly depleted. While there are some encouraging signs of the inventory cycle acting as a lesser drag on the goods-producing sector, the overall worsening…