The first quarter of 2022 proved to be eventful for large cap investors of all stripes, both active and passive. For Q1, 2022, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 4.4%. The S&P 500 fell by 4.7% on the quarter.…
The first quarter of 2022 proved to be eventful for large cap investors of all stripes, both active and passive. For Q1, 2022, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 4.4%. The S&P 500 fell by 4.7% on the quarter.…
“What on earth would Possess Vladimir Putin to risk a global war in order to control Ukraine, an eastern European backwater?” On September 14th, 1960, the nations of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela agreed to create an organization…
In 2021, Ukrainian wheat production totaled 26.8 million tonnes. Russian wheat production totaled 76.5 million tonnes. Collectively, the combined production from both countries represented 13.2% of global output. Belarus wheat production in 2021 was 7.8 million tonnes. Sanctions are soon…
(all prices reported in USD at a conversion rate of $1 US = 20.313 MX pesos unless otherwise specified) Grupo Chedraui reported fourth quarter 2021 sales of $3.2 billion US. EBITDA for the quarter was $227.2 million US for an…
PayPal Holdings stock declined by a whopping 25% in one day. Investors seem dumbfounded, pointing to a dizzying “stream of consciousness” array of metrics, dispiritedly mumbled by management in a train-wreck of a quarterly report conference call designed to redirect…