U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly Review: June 2023
U.S. M&A deal activity decreased in June, going down 5.4% with 1,171 announcements compared to 1,238 in May. Aggregate M&A...
S&P 500 Banks Reporting Higher Provisions for Loan Losses for Q2
The Financials sector has been a sector in focus for the market during the past week, as 6 of the 12 companies in the S&P 500...
Bank Tracker: Earnings Bellwethers, ESG, Crypto, M&A, Wealth
Investment Banking: “green shoots” apart from M&A: Managements sound cautiously optimistic on underwriting for 2H23 and highlight...
S&P 500 Will Likely Report a Decline in Earnings for 3rd Consecutive Quarter in Q2 2023
As of today, the S&P 500 is reporting a year-over-year decline in earnings of -7.1% for the second quarter, which would mark the...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 14, 2023
At this very early stage, the second quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 is off to a strong start. Both the number of...
COP28 Climate Agenda, EU Approves Nature Law; Plus More ESG News This Week
US EV shares have put in a mixed performance (Figure 1) this year with Tesla outperforming strongly and smaller firms such as...
U.S. EPA Climate Rule Could Affect Twice as Much Gas-Fired Capacity as Agency Projects
Twice as much natural gas-fired capacity could be affected by the EPA's new climate standards compared to expectations released...
Navigating Investment Uncertainty with Stochastic Optimization
Uncertainty is a fundamental risk factor in every real-world process, even when you meticulously devise models under...
Critical Metals & Minerals: Policy & Economic Reality
Concern for the metals and minerals supply chain has substantially heightened as geopolitical tensions, pandemic fallout, and...
Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Positive EPS Guidance Since Q3 2021
As of today, 113 S&P 500 companies have issued EPS guidance for the second quarter. This number is above the 5-year average of 96...
Industry Analysts Project 9% Increase in S&P 500 Price Over the Next 12 Months
Since March 31, the price of the S&P 500 has increased by 7.4% (to 4411.59 from 4109.31). Where do industry analysts believe the...
June 2023 Carbon Capture Update: Two U.S. Regions Lead CCUS Development
North America is host to the majority of global CCUS projects, with the U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest regions particularly...
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