ETF Fee War Hits ESG and Active Management
Investors are cost conscious across all ETF asset classes, segments, and strategies.
S&P 500 Reports YOY Decline in Net Profit Margin for 4th Straight Quarter
Eight of the 11 S&P 500 sectors are reporting a year-over-year decline in net profit margins in Q4 2019.
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: January 17, 2020
Positive earnings surprises and upward revisions to EPS estimates in the Health Care and Industrials sectors were offset by...
Canadian Natural Gas Production on the Precipice of Decline or Readying for a Surge?
Here we explore production and rate history to determine whether Canadian natural gas production is on the precipice of decline...
Regulatory Update: January 2020
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Taking Environmental Issues Seriously in the Wake of Australia's Fires
Though bushfires are natural to Australia’s ecosystems, the frequency, duration, and severity of fire weather in recent years...
High Number of S&P 500 Tech Cos Issue Positive EPS Guidance for Q4 2019
Of the 107 S&P 500 companies that have issued EPS guidance for Q4 2019, 73 have issued negative EPS guidance and 34 have issued...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Preview: January 10, 2020
Because of analysts' cuts to earnings estimates during the quarter, the estimated (year-over-year) earnings decline for Q4 2019...
U.S. IPOs Raised More Money in 2019, Despite a Decline in IPO Volume
While IPO volume fell 14.2% in 2019, gross proceeds rose 3% to $65.4 billion due to several large debuts including Uber.
There is significant momentum around developing with interoperability in mind, but soon, it will go from a differentiator to a...
Larger Cuts than Average to S&P 500 EPS Estimates for Q4
The 4.7% decline in the bottom-up Q4 EPS estimate during the fourth quarter was larger than the five-, 10-, and 15-year averages.
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth for Q4
Based on the average change in earnings growth due to companies reporting positive earnings surprises, the index is likely to...
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