S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: February 2, 2024
At the mid-point of the fourth quarter earnings season, the overall performance of the S&P 500 relative to earnings estimates...
ETF Investors Say “No Thanks” to Fee Hikes
ETF asset managers seem to think the fee wars are over. ETF investors beg to differ. ETF inflows hit a healthy $583 billion in...
S&P 500 Q4 Energy Sector Earnings Preview: Largest Earnings Decline of All 11 Sectors
The Energy sector will be a focus for the market this week, as Exxon Mobil and Chevron are scheduled to report earnings results...
Are the “Magnificent 7” the Top Contributors to Earnings for the S&P 500 for Q4?
A number of the companies in the “Magnificent 7” have seen their stock price hit record-high levels in recent weeks, which is...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: January 26, 2024
At this stage of the fourth quarter earnings season, the overall performance of the S&P 500 continues to be subpar. The...
Despite Warm Start to Winter, Recent Cold Heats Up Gas Premiums
Recent cold-temperature spikes across the U.S. have lifted near-term pricing after an extremely weak December...
Henry Hub and TTF Prices Collapse Following Low Temperatures
Recent drops in temperature on both sides of the Atlantic provided short-lived relief to a lagging storage withdrawal season on...
Perfectly Hedged? Questioning the Tether Between Private Credit and the Federal Funds Rate
Akin to Steve Eisman’s critique of how a firm can lose money in every interest rate environment, our analysis this month poses...
Louisiana Class VI Well Primacy Bodes Well for CCUS Projects in State and Across U.S.
Louisiana’s recent approval for primacy over Class VI wells may help to accelerate permitting for injecting CO2 underground for...
Do Stock and Bond Markets Become More Volatile Around US Presidential Elections?
In the year of a US presidential election, questions about implications for financial markets come to the fore among investors....
U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly Review: December 2023
U.S. M&A deal activity decreased in December, going down 14.1% with 962 announcements compared to 1,120 in November. However,...
S&P 500 Reporting Lowest Net Profit Margin in More Than 3 Years for Q4
Given continuing concerns in the market about inflation, what is the S&P 500 reporting for a net profit margin for Q4? The...
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