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While higher steel prices benefit US steel producers, they raise input costs for downstream manufacturers.

The US Moat Index has been performing fairly well this year. As of September 30, 2017, it has outperformed, rising 20.5% over the S&P 500 Index’s (SPY) (SPX-INDEX) rise of 18.6% YTD.

JCPenney (JCP) considers its private brands as key sales drivers. Some of the company’s popular private brands are St. John’s Bay, Arizona, Okie Dokie, Total Girl, and Xersion.

McDonald’s November same-store sales indicate a continued slide in all segments. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are partially to blame.

Investors are concerned that US stock markets might crash. Notably, markets have staged a remarkable comeback from their March lows.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, or MPC, owns 100% of the MPLX general partnership, or GP, interests, as well as the incentive distribution rights.

Gundlach also believes it’s interesting to look at the correlation between the size of the Fed’s balance sheet and the S&P 500 (SPY) (SPXS) (SPXL) level.

August WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures contracts rose 1.0% and closed at $45.49 per barrel on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

The Nike+ Training Club clocked ~17 million downloads by 1Q15. The app is now available in 18 languages, creating the framework for a global community.

Ross Stores and Burlington Stores stocks have risen 8.9% and 1.2%, respectively, on a year-to-date basis as of January 14.

MLPs recovered slightly in the week ending August 25—possibly due to an overcorrection in the first three weeks of the month.

Twitter stock surged by about 73% in the first trading day after its IPO to $44.90.

On November 24, 2017, US crude oil settled at the highest closing price in 2017. The oil rig count could be at a three-year high by May 2018.

On November 24–December 1, 2017, US crude oil (USO) (USL) January futures fell 1%. On December 1, US crude oil January futures closed at $58.36 per barrel.

Business intelligence firm eMarketer estimates that CPG brands spent more than $7.0 billion on digital advertising in 2017, compared with $6.0 billion in 2016.

On December 11, US crude oil January 2018 futures rose 1.1%. The 2% rise in Brent crude oil prices could have supported the gain in US crude oil prices.

P&G plans to focus on superior brands in the 10 product categories in its portfolio. It expects one-third of them to surpass $1 billion in annual sales.

From January 5 to January 12, 2018, US crude oil February futures rose 4.7%. On January 12, US crude oil futures closed at $64.3 per barrel, their highest closing price since December 8, 2014.

FIS’s Integrated Financial Solutions segment caters to North American banks and is the largest contributor to the company’s total revenues (~60%).

Nike (NKE) faces some challenges in its target markets. In the US, economic growth rates have tapered down, and the trade war could affect its China market.

On January 18, 2018, US crude oil (USO) (USL) March 2018 futures were almost unchanged at $63.89 per barrel.

When asked in a recent interview his thoughts about the short-term and medium-term investment story, Jurrien Timmer said that the main issue for the market other than geopolitical risks is its valuation.

Except for one fund (MIGFX), no other actively managed fund that we have reviewed in this series has been able to outperform the passively managed SPY.

Residential investments in Japan The below graph reflects the ongoing decline in the rate at which residential investments are being made in Japan. As with other forms of fixed investment noted earlier in this series, Japan has seen a long-term decline in the housing market since the peak of the economic bubble, which was accompanied […]

February US crude oil (UWT) (USL) futures contracts rose 0.5% to $61.73 per barrel on January 8. Prices are near the highest level since December 2014.

Heinz has been using an inventory management technique, SKU rationalization to focus on profitable growth, which helps improve sales and profitability.

The S&P 500 Index, represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), rose 0.3% on October 23, nearing the all-time high it saw in July.

The EIA reported that US crude oil inventories fell by 6.4 MMbbls (million barrels) to 509.9 MMbbls on May 19–26, 2017.

Weatherford International (WFT) stock fell 16.0% in the week ended November 17, 2017. The VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) generated a return of -6.0% during this period.

Last month, Apple (AAPL) announced that its music streaming service, Apple Music, now has over 30 million subscribers—up from 27 million in June 2017.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU) is set to release its 1Q17 earnings report on April 26, 2017. By 2016 vehicle sales volume, FCAU was the fourth-largest automaker in the US.

On October 7, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced a formal cash bid of 42.2 pounds per share to SABMiller’s board. This was the third offer rejected by SABMiller.

US WTI crude oil prices were at $54.45 per barrel on February 23—the highest level since June 2015. As of April 10, prices were 2.5% below their high.

There’s a handful of big players in the agricultural fertilizer industry. Setting up business requires huge capital, which makes for a high barrier to entry.

Amid the global pandemic and somber mood elsewhere, 2020 has been incredible for EV stocks. Their gains have beat the benchmark indices.

Consensus Wall Street analyst estimates project Nike’s adjusted diluted EPS to be $3.58 in fiscal 2015, an increase of 19.7% over the previous year.

Active asset management refers to those asset managers that essentially try to outperform the average market return, a benchmark, or a hurdle rate that may have been set internally.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) operates more than 1,700 fast-casual restaurants. Here’s everything you need to know about the business.

US crude oil futures have risen 6% from the ten-month low on June 21, 2017. Futures have also risen 2% in the last month.

On March 24, 2016, Oracle (ORCL) announced a new service in the cloud: Oracle Cloud at Customer. It’s a hybrid structure in which a client can run the workload on-premise or in Oracle cloud.

Bezos invested about $37 million in the American ride-hailing service provider Uber in 2011.

The IMF cut its global economic growth forecasts, according to the latest IMF World Economic Output Update dated July 19. The cut in forecasts was expected.

On January 2, US crude oil active futures settled at $46.54 per barrel—2.5% higher than the last closing level due to short covering.

Stone Energy stock has increased the most among our top five companies. Stone Energy stock has risen 60% YoY (year-over-year).

An improving broadband proposition with higher Internet speeds should positively affect Cablevision (CVC), considering the competitive dynamics in its industry.

Jim Chanos, a prominent short seller, discussed his view on Tesla in a recent interview with CNBC. He has a short bet on Tesla (TSLA) and said, “we think the equity is worthless.”

On January 12, 2018, US crude oil (USO) (USL) February 2018 futures gained 0.8% and settled at $64.3 per barrel—a three-year high.

Same-store sales indicate the sales at the existing location over a period of time—usually one year. Same-store sales are driven by traffic and ticket.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported its fourth quarter 2016 results on January 12, 2016. The airline’s revenue fell.

The airline industry has maintained its stellar performance in the last five years.