By Paul Sankey
Published on September 2, 2022 at 8:36 AM
Observations on the “Inflation Reduction Act”: We read all 730 pages, with 198 being on healthcare, and conclude that, rather than calculate an “Excel told me” analysis, but rather, because of the surprise announcement of the Bill, the stock market provides an early indicator of the Bill’s likely impact: we show you key stock price performance since the Bill was shock-announced by Senators Manchin & Schumer on June 27th: We temper this market reaction. We […]
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By Paul Sankey
Published on August 2, 2022 at 8:07 AM
Signature stock: Diamondback strong results, high cash return Signature stock: Devon strong results, high cash return Pelosi to Taiwan: the Administration has strong foreign policy and is pushing China I spoke to a senior government official with knowledge of Foreign Policy yesterday. We first agreed, that we are suffering “lingering COVID” where our recovery from a bout in the past weeks has persisted with non-debilitating symptoms, fatigue, etc – I had a similar conversation with […]
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By Paul Sankey
Published on July 17, 2022 at 3:43 PM
Greetings fellow earthlings, (Dow Jones WSJ 7/17/22) — Investors hoping a strong start to earnings season would jolt the stock market from its slump haven’t gotten much satisfaction. Early reports from U.S. companies have refocused attention on some of the biggest challenges facing businesses, from the threat of an economic slowdown to the pressure that rising costs are putting on corporate profits. JPMorgan Chase, Delta Air Lines and industrial supplier Fastenal are among those last […]
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