Meridian Hedged Equity Fund Q2 2023 Investment Commentary (undefined:MEIFX)

TERADAT SANTIVIVUT Market Summary With inflation gradually easing and the U.S. economy holding firm, stocks generally advanced during the second quarter. Conditions prompted U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) officials to pause their aggressive rate-hike campaign in June and forecast that the U.S. would avoid a recession in 2023. Fed Chair Jerome Powell did assert, however, that…

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Google-backed AI Firm Anthropic Secures $100M Investment from SK Telecom

As part of their partnership, Anthropic and SK Telecom will work together for building large language models (LLMs) for telcos. US-based artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC announced that it has secured a staggering $100 million in investments from South Korea’s largest telecommunications company SK Telecom. With this investment, SK Telecom also seeks to bolster its…

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Binance Labs Supports Curve Finance with $5M Investment to Aid Recovery from Recent Hack

The injection of $5 million from Binance Labs transcends a simple financial transaction; it represents a collaborative effort focused on strengthening Curve’s security infrastructure and aiding the protocol in recovering its stability. Binance Labs, the investment arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has committed a substantial $5 million investment in Curve DAO Token…

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SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (CWYUF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCPK:CWYUF) Q2 2023 Results Conference Call August 10, 2023 3:00 PM ET Company Participants Peter Slan – Chief Financial Officer Mitch Goldhar – Chief Executive Officer Rudy Gobin – Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management and Investments Conference Call Participants Gaurav Mathur – iA Capital Markets Sam Damiani – TD…

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Cincinnati Financial: Robust Quarterly Performance Driven By Investment Gain (NASDAQ:CINF)

MicroStockHub Executive Summary Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) recently released its quarterly results, showing an impressive turnaround in net income from a $818 million loss in the previous year to a profit of $534 million. Year-to-date post-tax profit also rose significantly by $1.8 billion to reach $759 million, mainly due to unrealized equity gains, in contrast to…

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Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (ARESF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (OTC:ARESF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Heather Nikkel – Investor Relations Samir Manji – President and Chief Executive Officer Jaclyn Koenig – Chief Financial Officer Kim Riley – Chief Operating Officer Phil Martens – Executive Vice President, U.S. Region Conference Call Participants…

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Stellantis Stok: A Cigar Butt Investment In The Automotive Industry (NYSE:STLA)

Andrew Burton Utilizing Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as a guiding metric, Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) efficiently allocates its resources for profitability. Despite potential risks from the electric vehicle revolution, the company currently presents a compelling investment opportunity, trading at remarkably cheap multiples to enterprise value. Embracing a “cigar butt” philosophy like Benjamin Graham’s, investors may find…

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Chinese electric-car shares boosted by Volkswagen investment in Xpeng

Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. Shares in Chinese electric-vehicle makers rose sharply on Thursday after Volkswagen announced a tie-up with Chinese rival Xpeng designed to boost the German car manufacturer’s lagging sales in the country. Xpeng’s Hong Kong-listed…

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