A Texas court has ruled the Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional. As a result, there has been downward pressure recently exerted upon the managed care sector, of which UnitedHealth is the largest player. The Republican government of the United…

The Gnostic Capital Large Cap Global Portfolio Ended the first quarter of 2019 (03/31/2019) with a portfolio valued at $263.78 USD. This compares to the year end valuation of $215.28 and represents a return of 22.5% for the quarter. In…

Asur has opted to increase the 2019 dividend at a rate well above inflation. By way of example, the 2018 dividend was $3.44 per ADR; according to the annual circular, the 2019 dividend payment is to be $3.91 per ADR.…

https://www.wsj.com/articles/purchases-with-plastic-get-costlier-for-merchantsand-consumers-11550226601 As Visa and Mastercard operate with a very lean cost structure, more than half of the potential revenues will, in all likelihood, fall directly to the EBITDA category and prove nicely accretive to earnings for the aforementioned firms.

The US Census Bureau issued the December report later than expected, due to data collection issues as a result of the partial government shutdown. Typically, December sales grow over November sales. The decline of -1.2% over Novewmber may either be…