Bull market in the US stock market honglouwawa/iStock via Getty Images When I initially came up with this title, I think my point was simply stock prices have been too high for too long to be good for long term investing. Indeed, analysts will tell you that investment returns from this kind of P/E base, are extremely meager if not flat. In 2000, when stock prices were at all-time highs, my father ...
Bull market in the US stock market honglouwawa/iStock via Getty Images When I initially came up with this title, I think my point was simply stock prices have been too high for too long to be good for long term investing. Indeed, analysts will tell you that investment returns from this kind of P/E base, are extremely meager if not flat. In 2000, when stock prices were at all-time highs, my father felt flush and gave us all $250,000. In a year and a half, it was down to $125,000. Why hasn’t Buffett found great investments? Something must be wrong. Could it be that prices are too high? This a theme of many investment advisors, that going ten years out, historically, returns are likely to be awful, simply because prices are too high now. No way for them to go up. But apparently, no one believes that, stock prices have remained stubbornly high, and hitting new record heights. What is the role of technology in long-term investing? Buffett avoided technology. He preferred companies like Coca Cola (sugar drinks) and American Express (travelers cheques and credit cards) as solid, lifetime buys. Obviously, this is something we need to think about when the S&P is dominated by seven to ten vulnerable high-tech stocks. Entropy at work in investing Entropy has been explained by many metaphors, the phenomenon comes out of steam technology when technologists were trying to get more out of steam power, and a scientist found that energy always seemed to be lost in the steam process, and that was called an increase in entropy (more disorganization, more randomness), and equations were developed to characterize this loss of energy. Can we apply this principle to wealth and investment? I would say it makes for a good comparison. Take the original creator of wealth in a family. Take Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor, Henry Ford. Each was a rainmaker. After many trials, and letters, Ford finally comes up with the Model T, which is a breakthrough. His son comes next, but he is never ...
Electricite de France SA is working with an adviser to sell its renewable energy assets in China as the French state-owned utility refocuses on European nuclear power projects, people familiar with the matter said. EDF’s wind and solar assets in China could fetch more than $500 million, some of the people said, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The company is soun...
Electricite de France SA is working with an adviser to sell its renewable energy assets in China as the French state-owned utility refocuses on European nuclear power projects, people familiar with the matter said. EDF’s wind and solar assets in China could fetch more than $500 million, some of the people said, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. The company is sounding out potential interest from bidders including Chinese firms, but the sale is in its early stages and there’s no certainty the process will lead to a deal, the people said. A spokeswoman for EDF declined to comment. At the end of last year, EDF’s renewable arm had about 1.5 gigawatts of gross installed capacity in China, comprising wind and solar power. The firm built its presence in world’s biggest clean-power market by acquiring a majority stake in a wind farm developer in 2016 and buying interests in offshore wind farms in 2020. The Chinese divestment plans come as EDF is in talks to sell its much bigger North American renewable business to help finance the construction of nuclear reactors in France and the UK. That investment — costing tens of billions of euros over the next two decades — coincides with falling French power prices, putting the utility’s finances under pressure. Read more: EDF Books Charge on UK Nuclear Power Project, Citing Delay To limit cash outflows, EDF outlined plans to save €1 billion on annual expenditure by 2030, and recently sold a gas-fired power plant in Brazil for about €230 million. The company is also seeking to divest part or all of a small unit that’s developing hydrogen projects. To raise more funds, the French nuclear giant is preparing the sale of a minority stake in its Italian unit Edison SpA . However, the plan is being disrupted by the war in the Middle East and the damage to Qatari gas-export plants that supply large volumes of the fuel to Edison.
The U.S. inflation rate leaped to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April because of higher gas prices — and the pain for consumers isn’t going away soon.
The U.S. inflation rate leaped to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April because of higher gas prices — and the pain for consumers isn’t going away soon.
(RTTNews) - CGI (GIB, GIB-A.TO) , an IT and business consulting services company, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Tim Hurlebaus as President and Chief Executive Officer and a board member, effective immediately.
(RTTNews) - CGI (GIB, GIB-A.TO) , an IT and business consulting services company, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Tim Hurlebaus as President and Chief Executive Officer and a board member, effective immediately.
Vinci Partners ( VINP ) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 6.37% Payable June 8; for shareholders of record May 25; ex-div May 25. See VINP Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Vinci Partners ( VINP ) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 6.37% Payable June 8; for shareholders of record May 25; ex-div May 25. See VINP Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images The U.S. Consumer Price Index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.4% M/M in April, accelerating from the 0.2% increase in March and exceeding the +0.3% consensus, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. On a year-over-year basis, that comes to a 2.8% rise, hotter than the +2.7% consensus and the 2.6% increase in the pr...
Guido Mieth/DigitalVision via Getty Images The U.S. Consumer Price Index, excluding food and energy, rose 0.4% M/M in April, accelerating from the 0.2% increase in March and exceeding the +0.3% consensus, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. On a year-over-year basis, that comes to a 2.8% rise, hotter than the +2.7% consensus and the 2.6% increase in the previous month. The print indicates that inflation is continuing to move in the wrong direction from the Federal Reserve's 2.0% goal. April's headline CPI, which includes the volatile food and energy categories, climbed 0.6% M/M, in line with the consensus and slowing some from the unusually high 0.9% increase in March. The topline highlights the increase in energy prices that stemmed from the Iran conflict. On a Y/Y basis, headline CPI grew 3.8%, in line with the consensus and accelerating from the 3.3% rise in March. The energy index rose 3.8% M/M in April, accounting for 40% of the monthly all-items increase. Gasoline jumped 5.4% M/M on a seasonally adjusted basis, and fuel oil surged 5.8%. The electricity index increased 2.1%, and the natural gas index declined 0.1%. In the core figure, airline fares, hit by jet fuel costs, increased 2.8% in the month. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.7% M/M, as did the personal care index. Apparel prices grew 0.6% during the month. "Investors who dismissed the impact on oil-related prices from the Strait of Hormuz closure will blink twice," said Chris Lau , Investing Group Leader for DIY Value Investing . "Besides rising household furnishings, airline fares, clothing, and personal care, watch out for inflation elsewhere." "The report will not indicate the cost of higher cooling for data centers (helium shortage)," he added. "Similarly, consumers will experience the impact of higher fertilizer costs. That is a byproduct of sulfur from oil refining." Lau pointed out that there was some relief for medical care commo...
Appointment Strengthens Execution Leadership as BlockchAIn Advances Conversion into Purpose Built AI and HPC Data Center Capacity Accelerates Strategy to Rapidly Bring AI Data Center Capacity Online Using Existing Power Infrastructure NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE American: AIB) ("BlockchAIn" or the "Company"), a developer and operator of ...
Appointment Strengthens Execution Leadership as BlockchAIn Advances Conversion into Purpose Built AI and HPC Data Center Capacity Accelerates Strategy to Rapidly Bring AI Data Center Capacity Online Using Existing Power Infrastructure NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE American: AIB) ("BlockchAIn" or the "Company"), a developer and operator of digital infrastructure focused on artificial intelligence ("AI") and high-performance computing ("HP
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