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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

Musings on Markets

The Lead In To understand the market effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, we need to start with an assessment of the two countries, and their places in the global political, economic and market landscape, leading in. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

To understand how much these stocks meant for overall market performance, recognize that these seven companies accounted for more than 50% of the increase in market capitalization of the the entire US equity market (which included 6658 listed companies in 2023).

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Data Update 6 for 2023: A Wake up call for the Indebted?

Musings on Markets

While it is a financial decision, it is one that is freighted with moral overtones, since almost every religion inveighs against debt's sins, labeling those who lend as sinners and those who borrow as weak. Even government-owned businesses fall under its umbrella, with the key difference being that equity is provided by the taxpayers.

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Is Terex the Right Industrial Sector Stock to Own to Ride the Economic Recovery?

Andrew Stolz

The efforts start to pay off as the operating profit achieves a higher level. Both ROIC and ROE could climb up to 20% in 21E. Significant increases in inventories and receivables as sales volume likely to ramp up as shown by the strong backlog. The company started to reduce its long-term debt. Conclusions.

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Has Volvo’s Strong Value Creation Been Overlooked by the Market?

Andrew Stolz

However, most recently, the 50 DMA started to rise, and it seems like it can cross the 200DMA very soon. Instead of exporting to China, Volvo aims to ramp up sales by establishing a production site in the country. With the acquisition, Volvo aims to ramp up its sales in China. In 2020, its net-debt to equity ratio stood at 0.9x.

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How Much Can Gazprom Prosper From Europe’s Energy Crisis?

Andrew Stolz

The share price is up 35% YTD. Western countries fear that Russia starts to gain control over Ukraine again. Germany delayed the approval as it uses the pipeline as a sanction threat in case Russia starts a war. Gazprom is a capital-intensive business, with more than 70% of total assets being net fixed assets.

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Good Intentions, Perverse Outcomes: The Impact of Impact Investing!

Musings on Markets

The effect of impact investing in the inclusionary and exclusionary paths is through the stock price , with the buying (selling) in inclusionary (exclusionary) investing pushing stock prices up (down), which, in turn, decreases (increases) the costs of equity and capital at these firms. in the 1998-2010 time period to 5.95