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big ten wheels truck with container for logistic running on the road under the sunset, background … [+] natural river, 3d and illustratorgetty As a rebuilding of America’s core infrastructure and energy transition is underway, I continue to favor overlooked ‘picks and shovels’ companies with solid fundamentals trading at attractive valuations. Allison Transmission ALSN Holdings Inc (ALSN), the world’s leading manufacturer of automatic transmissions and commercial propulsion systems, is this week’s Long Idea. Allison Transmission presents quality risk/reward given the company’s: position to benefit from higher fiscal and infrastructure spending, strong cash flow generation, adaptability to the electric vehicle (EV)…
(Photo by Bernard Annebicque/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)Sygma via Getty Images If you’re a bank that issues credit cards, you have to be jumping for joy. It’s been a record year for profits as interest rates continue to rise. Not so much if you’re the one getting slammed by those fees. Last year alone, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “credit card companies charged consumers more than $105 billion in interest and more than $25 billion in fees. Total outstanding credit card debt eclipsed $1 trillion for the first time since the CFPB began collecting this data.” I know,…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.We’ve no reason to share this other than it’s mildly interesting:You are seeing a snapshot of an interactive graphic. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being disabled in your browser.European luxury stocks are having a tough year, with the sector down ~18 per cent in the past three months. Growth slowed in the third quarter and PE multiples have compressed, with Louis Vuitton, Moncler, and Kering all making cautious noises about 2024. It’s all tighter consumer spending and…
The U.S. job market is showing signs of deceleration, according to a recent government report, leading traders to anticipate a halt in interest rate hikes and the initiation of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve as early as May. The report has resulted in futures contracts pricing that reflects less than a 20% chance of a Fed rate hike by January, a decrease from pre-report estimates of 30%. The Labor Department reported an increase in nonfarm payrolls by 150,000 last month, marking lower-than-expected job gains for September. Concurrently, the unemployment rate edged up to 3.9% from 3.8%, and wage growth…
© Reuters. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:) discussed its financial performance, recent acquisitions, and forward-looking strategies during its Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. The company reported record global and Lower 48 production, raised its full-year production guidance, and increased its quarterly dividend by 14%. The leadership also discussed the steady 7% growth in Lower 48 results and anticipated continued growth in international projects in 2024. Key takeaways from the earnings call include:ConocoPhillips acquired the remaining 50% of the Surmont asset, contributing to its 10-year plan.The company reported progress in its global LNG strategy, securing regas capacity in the Netherlands.Several international projects, including…
© Reuters. Oil prices, including West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and for January settlement, saw an uptick recently, breaking a three-day losing streak. The WTI settled above $82 a barrel, while Brent surpassed $86.85 a barrel. This rebound has been attributed to multiple factors, including the Federal Reserve’s signals of ending interest rate hikes and a decrease in the dollar value. Another significant factor was US intelligence reports indicating that Russia’s Wagner Group may supply air defense weapons to Iran-backed Hezbollah. This geopolitical tension further boosted oil prices. Despite these positive influences, crude continues to trade below pre-war levels. Fears of…
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When Representative Becca Balint saw on an encrypted text chain she uses to communicate with other Democratic women that Republicans planned to try to censure a fellow progressive, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, for participating in a pro-Gaza rally last month at the Capitol, she was angry.Then Ms. Balint, a first-term Democrat from Vermont, got word that the formal reprimand was going to be filed by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the hard-right Republican from Georgia — and she saw her opening to hit back.“I have to call out the fact that this woman seems to be singularly focused on coming…
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The diversity of candidates presented to clients is, according to recruitment agencies, increasingly critical to their credibility — and their ability to continue winning work. “It’s an absolute given that you will be searching high and low to provide as diverse a slate [of candidates] as you possibly can,” says Shami Iqbal, UK managing partner at executive search company Spencer Stuart. “You have to turn up with a diverse team of your own, as well.”The pressure to improve diversity comes, in some cases,…