Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Feb. 20, 2025.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesS&P 500 futures were little changed early Friday after the major averages slid following a lackluster earnings forecast from retail giant Walmart.S&P 500 futures were flat, while Nasdaq-100 futures traded 0.3% higher. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 132 points, or 0.3% as shares of UnitedHealth tumbled on a Wall Street Journal report that the insurer is under investigation by the Justice Department.Traders are coming off a losing session in which the Dow shed 450 points. The S&P 500 lost 0.4% and retreated from…
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Image source: Getty Images Well, I wasn’t expecting that. The Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY) share price closed 4.9% higher 20 February, after the bank released its 2024 results. At one point, its stock was up 7.6%, having set a new 52-week high of 67.6p. And yet the bank failed to meet analysts’ expectations on a number of key measures. In these circumstances, I’d normally expect the group’s value to go down. Instead, investors collectively decided that its market-cap should be over £1.15bn higher. Lower-than-expected profits For example, the consensus of analysts was for post-tax earnings of £4.64bn. The bank missed…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There’s another option for eminent domain as it relates to the proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline in South Dakota. The South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) said they support a legislative proposal that would require CO2 pipeline companies secure voluntary easements for at least 67% of the pipeline before invoking eminent domain. Those provisions are now proposed in an amended version of Senate Bill 198, whose prime sponsor now is Republican Sen. Jim Mehlhaff. He chairs the Senate State Affairs Committee, which recommended on a 5-3 vote this…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNP CommentIt is a Liberal boondoggle in waiting Get the latest from Jamie Sarkonak straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 21, 2025 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.Mark Carney, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo by Ethan Cairns /THE CANADIAN PRESSArticle contentCarbon offsets are unreliable, fraud-ridden financial tokens that often fail to make any environmental impact at all. And if…
Investment leaders operate in a high-stakes world where every decision carries weight. Yet, one of the biggest risks isn’t found in market data or economic forecasts — it’s in their own judgment. The tendency to confuse luck with skill can lead to overconfidence in bull markets and misplaced blame in downturns. Leadership in investing requires the ability to separate process from outcome, ensuring that decisions are evaluated on their merit, not just their results. This is the final post in my series about leadership-focused self-improvement. I’ll be speaking about these topics during a panel discussion at CFA Institute LIVE 2025.…
Image source: Getty Images Rolls-Royce has been one of the best UK investments over the past five years but I think the stock’s future is questionable. Risk-averse investors with a long-term vision may prefer a reliable FTSE 250 investment trust with stable growth potential. There’s no denying Rolls’ shares have been on an absolute tear. They’re up almost 500% in the past two years, far outperforming any other stock on the FTSE 100. But growth like that is seldom rational or sustainable. As it continues to skyrocket, the chance of a correction becomes more and more likely. Upcoming results Next…
The US dollar (DX=F, DX-Y.NYB) is on track to secure its best week since mid-November as a looming tariff deadline pushes the greenback currency to new heights. The US Dollar Index, which measures the dollar’s value relative to a basket of six foreign currencies — the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc — rose about 0.5% on Friday to rebound from its worst performance in over a year last week. The index has gained around 8% since its September lows and is up about 5% since Election Day. The dollar’s price action has largely…
Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, System1 fair value estimate is US$0.62 System1’s US$0.68 share price indicates it is trading at similar levels as its fair value estimate The average discount for System1’s competitorsis currently 27% How far off is System1, Inc. (NYSE:SST) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we’ll take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today’s value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. There’s really not all that…
Dmytro Kuleba, former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, presents his new book “Ukraine 2030 – Vision of a Nation” in an interview with the German Press Agency. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t appear to be concerned about Ukraine’s post-war future, the country’s former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC amid a rapid escalation of tensions between Kyiv and Washington this week.”I don’t think he cares. Okay, let me put it even simpler. I believe he doesn’t care. I believe he does not care about any single country in the world except the United States,” he…
Image source: Getty Images The Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) share price spiked up 5% in early trading Friday morning (21 February), as 2024 full-year results beat expectations. It was already up 90% over the past 12 months in the long-awaited FTSE 100 bank sector recovery. Standard Chartered mainly offers offers international corporate banking, wealth management and financial services. And that helped isolate it from the UK’s retail banking pressures of the past few years. It shows. Capital returns The year brought net interest income of $10.4bn, ahead of the bank’s $10.25bn target. That helped boost underlying operating income for the…