They’re cheap, most investors are scared to death of them, and yet they have been slowly grinding higher throughout 2015. Are emerging markets – and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF…
Fastenal – A Best-Of-Breed Company With An Attractive Risk/Reward Profile
Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) is significantly undervalued at its current price and is worth $55 per share, representing a ~30% return from these levels. With a total addressable market>$160B a year, the…
Micron Technology’s (MU) CEO Mark Durcan on Q2 2015 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Good afternoon. My name is Saied and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time I would like to welcome everyone to the Micron Technology’s Second Quarter 2015 Financial Release…
IATA: Timing of Lunar New Year and US Port Congestion Boosts February Air Freight
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February data for global air freight markets showing a sharp increase in year-on-year air freight volumes. Growth measured by freight…
How Singapore achieved a higher per capita GDP than the US
The economic development of Singapore under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew and those with whom he worked is famous as one of the greatest success stories in history. Singapore has become the only…
Why are interest rates so low, part 3: The Global Savings Glut
My previous post discussed Larry Summers’ secular stagnation hypothesis, the notion that monetary policy will be chronically unable to push interest rates low enough to achieve full employment….
Apple Is About to Flex Its Dividend Muscle
On the surface, Apple is an easy stock for income investors to pass up, but it has all the earmarks of a premier dividend payer. The post Apple Is About to Flex Its Dividend Muscle appeared first…
Factors That Affect Transfer of the IncI1 β-Lactam Resistance Plasmid pESBL-283 between E. coli Strains
by Nadine Händel, Sarah Otte, Martijs Jonker, Stanley Brul, Benno H. ter Kuile The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria worldwide presents a major health threat to human health care that…
Three Small Cap Air Pollution Stocks Delivering More Than Clean Air (CECE, CLC & MEEC)
As environmental regulations in general become increasingly tougher, small cap air pollution stocks CECO Environmental Corp (NASDAQ: CECE), CLARCOR Inc (NYSE: CLC) and early stage Midwest Energy…
The outlook for the solar industry in 2015 – key questions
Earlier this week market research firm IHS issued revised figures for global PV installs in 2014 and confirmed its 2015 guidance at 57GW. Ahead of a webinar to be jointly hosted with PV Tech on…