Cyclical vs. Defensive: What We Learned from 2020
In 2020, cyclical stocks performed better than defensive stocks even against the backdrop of a global pandemic and economic...
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: SFDR’s Past, Present, and Future
SFDR is like many new financial regulations, which, by definition, involve complex data challenges and the design of new...
Analysts’ Dire Predictions for Fallen Angels Failed to Materialize in 2020
When COVID-19 first struck the U.S., analysts estimated that up to $400 billion of corporate debt could be downgraded to junk...
S&P 500 Reporting Net Profit Margin Above 10% for Second Straight Quarter
The blended net profit margin for the S&P 500 for Q4 2020 is 10.3%, below the five-year average of 10.5% and below the year-ago...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: January 22, 2021
More S&P 500 companies are beating EPS estimates for the fourth quarter than average, and beating EPS estimates by a wider margin...
Banks in the Time of COVID: What to Watch in 2021
We should learn more about the long-tailed impacts of the pandemic in 2021 as we get a better look at year-end bank data on...
Mexico Natural Gas Exports’ Upside in 2020
With 2019 in the rearview mirror, the natural gas industry turns its focus to 2020, where an abnormally warm winter has placed...
Record-High Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Positive EPS Guidance for Q4
Heading into the peak weeks of the fourth quarter earnings season, 85 S&P 500 companies have issued EPS guidance for the quarter.
Permian Highway Lends Strength to Waha
Here we take a closer look at the upstream and downstream impacts of Permian Highway in its first two weeks of service.
Could COVID-19 Be a Catalyst for Improved Reporting and Transparency?
FactSet’s Vanessa Barnett discusses whether COVID-19 could be a catalyst for improved ESG reporting and transparency for the...
Will the S&P 500 Report Year-Over-Year Earnings Growth in Q4?
If S&P 500 companies repeat their unusually strong earnings performances relative to analyst expectations of the past two...
Regulatory Update: January 2021
Regulatory stories dominating the conversation in January 2021.
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