A job-seeking student (left) speaks with a recruiter in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Photo: Chen Jimin/China News Service/Visual China Group China’s labor market is facing a severe structural mismatch, with cutthroat competition for white-collar and administrative roles contrasting sharply with a dearth of applicants for blue-collar and service-sector jobs, according to a new quantitative report. The 202...
A job-seeking student (left) speaks with a recruiter in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Photo: Chen Jimin/China News Service/Visual China Group China’s labor market is facing a severe structural mismatch, with cutthroat competition for white-collar and administrative roles contrasting sharply with a dearth of applicants for blue-collar and service-sector jobs, according to a new quantitative report. The 2025 Human Resources Market Trend Analysis Report, published jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Population and Labor Economics and recruitment platform Zhaopin, analyzed full-sample data from January to October 2025. By measuring the “competition index” — the ratio of resumes submitted to available job openings — researchers quantified the intensity of the nation's employment race.
The average one-year price target for Transcontinental (TSX:TCL.A) has been revised to $10.53 / share. This is a decrease of 35.63% from the prior estimate of $16.36 dated March 25, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The
The average one-year price target for Transcontinental (TSX:TCL.A) has been revised to $10.53 / share. This is a decrease of 35.63% from the prior estimate of $16.36 dated March 25, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The
The average one-year price target for Marathon Petroleum (BIT:1MPC) has been revised to €195.79 / share. This is an increase of 10.19% from the prior estimate of €177.68 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analys
The average one-year price target for Marathon Petroleum (BIT:1MPC) has been revised to €195.79 / share. This is an increase of 10.19% from the prior estimate of €177.68 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analys
High-yield stocks are a mainstay of income investing, with many dividend lovers using the cash their portfolios generate to supplement Social Security in retirement. However, you have to understand the businesses you own and how they interact with other investments and your big-picture income needs. Here's why your income search should start with Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT) , Enterprise Products Pa...
High-yield stocks are a mainstay of income investing, with many dividend lovers using the cash their portfolios generate to supplement Social Security in retirement. However, you have to understand the businesses you own and how they interact with other investments and your big-picture income needs. Here's why your income search should start with Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT) , Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) , and, for the right investors, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) . As far as real estate investment trusts (REITs) go, Federal Realty is relatively small, with a portfolio of around 100 properties. That said, its strip mall and mixed-use assets are incredibly well located, with higher average incomes and population densities around them than other peers. This is a quality-over-quantity story, and Federal Realty invests heavily in developing and redeveloping its properties to ensure they remain in high demand. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Yuji Sakai/DigitalVision via Getty Images Shares of O-I Glass ( OI ) have fallen by a third since mid-February, driven by the conflict in the Middle East, with rising energy prices causing a real overhang here. In fact, this has already been recognized by the business at the very start of the conflict, making the profit pressure incurred likely more severe than initially thought. This uncertainty,...
Yuji Sakai/DigitalVision via Getty Images Shares of O-I Glass ( OI ) have fallen by a third since mid-February, driven by the conflict in the Middle East, with rising energy prices causing a real overhang here. In fact, this has already been recognized by the business at the very start of the conflict, making the profit pressure incurred likely more severe than initially thought. This uncertainty, high leverage, and adjusted earnings make me very cautious here. Consequently, I am very cautious about getting involved with the shares or buying the dip here. Such a conclusion is similar to the one drawn last year by me, with O-I thereby lagging markets at large a great deal, despite all the good intentions, as good intentions and small green shoots, keep getting offset by disappointments elsewhere. Other, higher conviction ideas, including recent M&A efforts, can be found at Value In Corporate Events . Coming Under Pressure O-I presented itself at the Bank of America 2026 Global Agriculture & Materials Conference on the 25th of February. In that presentation, the company maintained the full-year guidance, yet it expects additional pressure on first-quarter earnings per share. The company sees first-quarter earnings contribution below the previously guided 12-16% full-year contribution. This is largely the result of pressures in Europe, attributable to soft demand, heightened competitive pressures, and additional supply chain costs relating to the closing of excess capacity. Shares fell to the $13 mark that day and ever since have come down to just $10 per share, driven by the conflict in the Middle East continuing here. With O-I Glass being an energy-intensive business and consumers seeing real pressure on discretionary spending amidst high energy prices, the outlook has realistically only worsened. A Damp In The Recovery Note that the implicit profit warning issued towards the end of February came just two weeks after the 2025 results were announced. Reported revenues...