U.S. Equity Strategy: Small-Caps Testing Critical Resistance; Downgrading Communications
As bullish developments pile up, the weight-of-the-evidence continues to support our belief that we may be in the early stages of a broad-based...
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Crane Co. Proposal to Acquire CIRCOR International – Actuator Wanted
On May 21, 2019 Crane Co (CR US) announced a proposal to acquire Circor International (CIR US), a manufacturer of pumps, valves, regulators,...
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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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