Chinese authorities have kicked off plans to sell Rmb1tn ($140bn) of long-dated bonds, as Beijing ramps up spending to stimulate the economy. The People’s Bank of China has asked brokers for advice on pricing the sale of the first batch of the sovereign bonds, according to two people who received requests. China’s government announced plans…
ValeryEgorov Step One: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance, when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
Paramount Studios logo mixmotive Overview: The National Amusements/Skydance tango with an exclusive negotiating window has now expired, and this opens the way for other bidders to enter. Skydance’s convoluted financing schemes, questions about its operational abilities, primary interest only on studio assets, and probable litigation intensity suggest that the Skydance bid will not be revived….
A restaurant waitress serves guests. alvarez/E+ via Getty Images Hard truths. Some people avoid them. Some people find liberation in them. I tend to fit in the latter group. One of the tougher truths of life that applies to personal finances is as follows: As long as there is life, bills tend to follow not…
Funtay NielsenIQ data show that UK cigarette industry retail sales fell just 1.8% from year-ago levels. That continues an improving trend over the last two years, though sales for Philip Morris International (PM) boasted an annual increase of 6.1% while British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) sales dropped 4.7% YoY. Of course, tobacco companies continue to diversify…
Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images While there are many publicly traded BDCs available for investors to choose from, there are only a handful that focus on lending to venture capital and late-stage growth companies. One of the largest of those and arguably one of the best is Hercules Capital (HTGC). Others include TriplePoint Venture Growth…
A U.S. Dollar symbol in gold. hometowncd/iStock via Getty Images A common expression within the dividend growth investing community is as follows: The safest dividend is the one that’s just been raised. Upon further thought, this makes plenty of sense. When a Board of Directors ups the dividend, it is usually an admission of confidence…
ValeryEgorov Step One: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
simpson33 On 31st Jan 2024, Byron Allen announced its intention to make an offer for Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA), worth ca. $30bn including debt. Byron, get in line. The media tycoon is joined in the group of interested parties by David Ellison’s Skydance Media, Apollo Global Management, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Apple (AAPL) –…
Doug McKinlay/Lonely Planet RF via Getty Images It’s been a volatile year thus far for the Gold Juniors Index (GDXJ) in what’s typically the best month of the year from a seasonal standpoint (average return for the sector of ~2.6% in January over the past 30 years). This is certainly disappointing for investors in precious…
TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images Despite rebounding sharply over the past few weeks, shares of Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYK) (NASDAQ:LBTYB) have had a pretty lackluster 12 months, losing around 10% of their value and underperforming U.S. telecoms (IYZ) by a decent margin in that time. Source: Seeking Alpha Liberty’s European telecoms businesses have faced a…
kadmy/iStock via Getty Images I last wrote at Seeking Alpha about one of the most popular cannabis stocks in the world, Canopy Growth (NASDAQ:CGC) almost a year ago in late January, calling it not a good stock for cannabis investors. The stock has declined 82.6% since then, and this is a lot more than the…
The team announced 4236% oversubscription on DOJO launchpad. DojoSwap, the first native Automated Market Maker (AMM) Launchpad on Injective has completed its public sale to continue to build the biggest DeFi ecosystem on the Injective blockchain. The protocol announced on Thursday that it raised $25 million from its recent public sale of 635,000 INJ tokens….
ValeryEgorov Step one: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance, when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
$100 U.S. banknotes rain down on a woman. Khosrork Longtime readers know that my coverage has been and still is predominantly focused on companies based in the United States. This shouldn’t be a surprise given that the U.S. remains the economic superpower of the world. Just how powerful is the U.S. economy? The country generated…
TommL Synopsis PriceSmart (NASDAQ:PSMT) runs membership warehouse clubs, offering a wide range of high-quality goods and services at low prices to its members. They operate mostly in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. PSMT’s historical revenue has shown robust revenue growth driven by COVID pandemic easing. In addition, margins over the years have remained robust…
ValeryEgorov Step One: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
The BCUT token sale will begin on December 14, 2023, via CoinList with up to 65 million tokens up for grab at discounted prices. BitsCrunch network, a decentralized artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced data ecosystem that delivers multi-chain forensic analytics to DeFi developers, has opened a short window for the registration of the BCUT token community sale….
At the time FTX filed for bankruptcy, the total amount of customer assets misappropriated was about $8.7 billion. A Delaware bankruptcy court has granted FTX’s administrators permission to sell the defunct exchange’s trust assets. The approval comes about four weeks after the administrators filed a motion requesting the sale of the assets as part of…
When TinyTap introduced the concept of Publisher NFTs, it aimed to use it to support content creators in the line of education and publishing. Animoca Brands announced that Season 2 of its Publisher NFTs surpassed all expectations, having already sold out. It shared this in a recent announcement, revealing that the sale of all 720…
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energyy Telephone and Data Systems Preferred Shares (TDS.PR.U) currently offer a better combination of yield and upside potential compared to its ordinary shares, being the best way to play the potential sale of its stake in UScellular Corp (USM). Business Overview Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) operates in the telecommunications industry, providing wireless products and…
Seiya Tabuchi Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) continues to increase shareholder value led by its strong management team and leading position in the financial guaranty business. Bond insurance is not a sexy industry. The only real time when it is in the news is when there is a debt default, such as with Puerto Rico, Detroit, or…
BTC Inc., through its Ordinals-focused division Rare BTC, has brokered the sale of inscription number 76 for 1.7 BTC, which is equivalent to approximately $61,000 at the time of sale. The sale is indicative of the active interest and perceived value in the Ordinals space, with Rare BTC positioning itself as a key player in…
OSL exchange’s parent firm has denied reports that its on sale with an estimated valuation of 1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($128 million). BC Technology, the parent firm of Hong Kong-based licensed crypto platform OSL, denied reports that the exchange is up for sale. BC Technology, the parent company of OSL, has refuted Bloomberg’s report…
Depending on current BC Technology discussions with potential buyers, the company might conclude a sale of all or parts of its OSL exchange. BC Technology Group, the parent company and owner of Hong Kong crypto exchange OSL is looking to sell the exchange. According to a Bloomberg article referencing people familiar with the matter, BC hopes to…
David Aughenbaugh/iStock via Getty Images When covering the aerospace industry, probably the last company I would have expected to cover is a company active in aerial firefighting and surveillance, but here we are. When looking at new aerospace names, I found Bridger Aerospace (NASDAQ:BAER) and the name of the company already is somewhat of a…
ValeryEgorov Step One: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance, when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
While Foodpanda strives to manage its operations, its parent firm, Delivery Hero, is reportedly in early discussions with potential buyers to sell part of the food delivery business. Singapore-based food delivery company Foodpanda is conducting another round of employee layoffs as it strives for increased efficiency and adaptability. The company confirmed to CNBC that it…
In pursuit of this mission, Swisstronik has recently unveiled two groundbreaking milestones. The startup closed a seed funding round, amassing an impressive $5 million. The second pivotal development by Swisstronik is the initiation of a private token sale, targeting early adopters. Swisstronik, a Web3 compliance startup based in Switzerland, is making significant waves in the…
AleksandarNakic While the S&P 500 Index (SP500) has enjoyed solid returns year-to-date, we’ve seen bifurcated returns across sectors, and even within sectors. Names like Lululemon Athletica (LULU) evidence this, with that stock sitting at 52-week highs and up 26% year-to-date while other retailers are sitting at 52-week lows with year-to-date returns in deeply negative territory….
The newest issue of Bitcoin Magazine is now available for purchase. Called “The Withdrawal Issue,” this limited edition print collectible finds some of the world’s best Bitcoin journalists exploring the current issues in the U.S. banking system, including the most recent regional bank failures caused by reckless actions at the Federal Reserve. The front and…
pixdeluxe SentinelOne (NYSE:S) has not performed according to expectations. This is a name which has traded at a sizable discount to cybersecurity peers but continues to underperform anyway after experiencing execution hiccups. The disappointment on top-line growth is expected to push out the cash flow breakeven timeline beyond this fiscal year, but the company still…
ValeryEgorov Step One: Wide-moat stocks with 5-star and 4-star ratings Historical evidence says that while quality alone is a poor indicator of outperformance, when combined with a decent valuation filter, Morningstar’s moat rating proves to be more than useful. Based on the available data, stocks with a wide-moat rating that also fit into the 4-…
eToro planned to go public in 2022. However, a market downturn in equity and crypto prices forced the company to abandon its IPO plans. Popular trading platform eToro has offered $120 million worth of its stocks to existing investors in a secondary share sale. The deal, announced by the company on Friday, slightly lowered its…