Weekly Overearning Short Candidates: Albemarle, Builders FirstSource, Mueller Indus., Carlisle Cos.
Margin over-earners are fertile hunting ground for shorts if the reasons for the margin increase are unsustainable. This week: Albemarle, Builders...
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U.S. Equity Strategy: Dramatic Improvement
Encouraging developments continue to pour in. Over the past week we have seen dramatic improvements that could be setting the stage for a...
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The Decline of the Entrepôt Economy, HK's Fall from Grace...The Socio-Political & Economic Drivers
In this piece I look at the failure of HK to meet its challenges, especially since 1997, while contrasting in less depth the different approach...
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Tax Reform Top of Mind for Wide-Moat U.S. Industrial Firms
Shares of diversified industrials have traded up in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, frothy with anticipation as a...
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Container Shipping - 1H16 Trade Volumes Confirm Generally Muted Market. Where's the Growth?
Half-year 2016 trade volumes confirm generally muted container market. Where’s the growth?Most of the major carriers had poor first-half financial...
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