U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Monthly Review: Sep. 2022
U.S. M&A deal activity decreased in September, going down 15.9% with 1,054 announcements compared to 1,254 in August. However,...
Higher Provisions for Loan Losses Are Lowering Earnings Growth for S&P 500 Banks for Q3
The Financials sector has been a sector in focus for the market during the past week, as 9 of the 16 companies in the S&P 500...
12 Global Energy Policy Conference Takeaways
FactSet had the chance to attend Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs conference, “Winter is Coming,”...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: October 14, 2022
The start of the third quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 has been weaker than normal, as the number and magnitude of...
Are Private Permian Operators Really Running Out of Untapped Acreage?
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that privately held Permian operators, which have led the recovery in drilling activity...
“Seeing” is Believing: Interpretability and Climate Data
When it comes to data analytics, the business world today finds itself in a paradoxical position. Big data and machine learning...
A Closer Look at the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Communities
This Energy Market Insight will investigate other criteria established by the IRA, such as the existence of brownfield sites,...
Popularity of APIs in the Financial Industry
Financial investors are transforming the way they acquire data and today’s modern world depends on APIs. APIs are a way to share...
Tracking the Infrastructure Asset Class in a Downmarket
Listed infrastructure equities have performed relatively well year-to-date while at the same time expected high growth has...
Q4 2022 Investor Conference and Events Highlights
What a year it has been. The traditional 60/40 stock/bond portfolio is pacing for its worst year since 1920, according to Bank of...
Examining Mismatched Stocks: A Novel Source of Predictable Price Pressure
At the quarter end, value stocks held by growth funds, and growth stocks held by value funds, tend to underperform. One possible...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth of 6% to 7% for Q3 2022
Given that most S&P 500 companies report actual earnings above estimates, what is the likelihood the index will report actual...
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