Why I’m not a “dividend investor”

by rao-blackwell-ized First, let’s define what we’re referring to here. There’s a strategy in which dividend growth – a company increasing their dividend payment over time – is used as an indicator to identify strong, stable, successful companies to invest in. There is nothing inherently wrong …

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The Coming M&A Wave In U.S. Shale

By Nick Cunningham The world’s largest oilfield services companies warned of write-downs and consolidation due to a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry. Spending cuts by shale drillers could force a consolidation, Halliburton’s CEO Jeff Miller said at the Barclays …

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It’s Official: US Visa Can Be Denied If You (Or Even Your Friends) Are Critical of American Policies

by Philip Giraldi via Strategic Culture Foundation There have been several interesting developments in the United States government’s war on free speech and privacy. First of all, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), which is responsible for …

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5 reasons to remain bullish

by WSBConsensus 1) Fed is easing, but without HY spreads or jobless claims spiking, both of which typically deteriorate into a recession. Crucially, if initial Fed cuts are not followed by a recession, the next 3, 6 and 12 months …

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SPY puts play

by ChickenDestruction What goes up must come down, right? SPY is forming a triple top on the one month chart, having some real difficulties breaking above 294 as illustrated by a colorful picture here. Failing to break above it again …

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Apple Sep 10 event DD

by ElegantEntropy Three new iPhone models are expected with a rumored “Pro” version. They may also provide more details and big announcements on content/shows/pricing of Apple TV+ streaming service. Here is the interesting part – historically, day before event shares …

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