Description: From Wall Street to Toronto’s Bay Street, analysts are slashing the outlooks for companies in one corner of the global oil patch that was expected to resist a sharp, double-digit earnings downturn: Canada. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Feb 14, 2023 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/woe-canada-energy-outlook-sours-as-natural-gas-prices-collapse-1.1883833 Questions for discussion: Why have prices collapsed? How should investors… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Economic Analysis
Clock Is Ticking Louder on a Stock Rally the Pros Never Believed In
Description: (Bloomberg) — The buying binge that has propelled US equities almost without interruption for four months is nearing a point where past rebounds caved in. Source: Bloomberg.com/Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Feb 10, 2023 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/clock-ticking-louder-stock-rally-212410089.html Questions for discussion: What are the technical signals that are of concern to those believing the rally is real, this time?… Read more »
Value Stocks? Growth Stocks? Markets Last Year Turned Everything Topsy-Turvy.
Description: With the exception of Apple, eight tech giants are no longer “pure growth” stocks, while Exxon and Chevron are, a new study says. Our columnist says: Buyer, beware. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 05, 2023 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/business/value-growth-stocks.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about why value and growth stocks are being redefined? Do… Read more »
‘Nuclear is back with a vengeance,’ says Cameco CEO as shares rise on new demand
Description: Uranium miner increases production outlook thanks to ‘best fundamentals’ company has ever seen Source: FinancialPost.ca Date: Feb 09, 2023 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/nuclear-back-cameco-shares-rise-new-demand Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the uranium mining industry and this firm in particular? What are risks and opportunities related to investing in this firm? Do you think the… Read more »
The Manhattan high-rise that shrunk itself down
Description: In 1986, a New York zoning activist made a startling discovery: A newly constructed building was over a dozen floors too high. What followed was one of the strangest outcomes in the history of big-city housing. Source: TheHustle.co Date: Feb 03, 2023 Link: https://link.thehustle.co/view/6336092910af034736048108i4gus.4amh/236068f4 Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the… Read more »
The Great Construction Mystery
Description: Here’s something odd: We’re getting worse at construction. Think of the technology we have today that we didn’t in the 1970s. The new generations of power tools and computer modeling and teleconferencing and advanced machinery and prefab materials and global shipping. You’d think we could build much more, much faster, for less money, than… Read more »
Apple, Alphabet and Amazon hurt as economic slump crimps demand
Description: Technology bellwethers Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc. posted results Thursday that show an economic slowdown is throttling demand for everything from electronics and e-commerce to cloud computing and digital advertising. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Feb 02, 2023 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/apple-alphabet-and-amazon-hurt-as-economic-slump-crimps-demand-1.1878740 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the way… Read more »
Some of Wall Street’s biggest names are exposed to the Adani Enterprises plunge
Description: Shares of India’s Adani Enterprises have plummeted over the past week, after the publication of an extensive critical report from U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research. Some big international players have exposure. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 03, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/03/some-of-wall-streets-biggest-names-are-exposed-to-the-adani-enterprises-plunge.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about Adani Enterprises? Why is this story a concern… Read more »
Investors made up 20 to 30% of homeowners in some provinces: Statistics Canada
Description: New Statistics Canada data shows investors made up almost one third of homeowners in some provinces in 2020. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Feb 03, 2023 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investors-made-up-20-to-30-of-homeowners-in-some-provinces-statistics-canada-1.1879113 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about who owns homes and condos as an investment? What does this mean in terms of valuations… Read more »
Jobs report shows increase of 517,000 in January, crushing estimates, as unemployment rate hit 53-year low
Description: The employment picture started off 2023 on a stunningly strong note, with nonfarm payrolls posting their biggest gain since July 2022. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Feb 03, 2023 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/03/jobs-report-january-2023-.html Questions for discussion: Where were the main growth areas for employment? What does this say about how the economy is recovering from… Read more »
