M&A Revival on the Horizon Amidst Challenging Capital Markets
Capital markets have been cruddy lately. Higher interest rates and stubbornly elevated volatility in the fixed-income market have...
Ford, GM Adopt Tesla Charging Standard; Plus More ESG News This Week
As we have discussed in prior weeks, stocks have tended to perform well when the Fed stops raising rates in a hiking cycle. Small...
The Bridesmaid: Secondary Liquidity Investment Trends from 1999-2022
Wedding season is in full swing, and as many are searching for cheap suits and flights, we’ve looked at an always-invested-in...
In the Spotlight: Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and the Cost of Derailment
Train derailments have been in the spotlight ever since Norfolk Southern’s derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3,...
Lowest Number of S&P 500 Companies Citing “ESG” on Earnings Calls Since Q2 2020
During each corporate earnings season, companies often comment on their ongoing corporate goals and initiatives. Thus, did...
What is Driving the Expected Rebound in S&P 500 Earnings Growth in Q4 2023?
While analysts expect earnings for the S&P 500 to decline in Q2 2023, they also project earnings growth to return in the second...
EPA Proposes Carbon Capture Mandate, but 45Q Will Still Drive CCUS Investment
The U.S. EPA’s new draft guidelines require coal and natural gas plants to pursue one of several emissions-reduction strategies,...
Hydrogen Plans Develop and Other ESG News This Week
Some hydrogen names are staging a bit of comeback this week as small cap stocks outperform and the Biden administration released...
Portfolio Considerations: What the Latest IPCC Report and Transition Risk KPIs Reveal
The 2023 IPCC report on global climate change renews urgency, provides hope that it’s still possible to limit warming to 1.5...
PNM-Avangrid Merger Delayed due to New Mexico Supreme Court Decision
The proposed merger between Avangrid and PNM was delayed due to a recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision, though a change to...
May 2023 Carbon Capture Update: DAC Developers Prepare for a Boom
The month of May marked the official groundbreaking of the world’s first direct air capture (DAC) megaproject.
Analysts Making Smaller Cuts Than Average to EPS Estimates for S&P 500 Companies for Q2
Given concerns in the market about a possible economic slowdown or recession, have analysts lowered EPS estimates more than...
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