Dexterra Group ( DXT:CA ) declares CAD 0.10/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Payable April 15; for shareholders of record March 31; ex-div March 31. See DXT:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Dexterra Group Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Dexterra Group Historical earnings data for Dexterra Group Dividend scorecard for Dexterra Group Financial informati...
Dexterra Group ( DXT:CA ) declares CAD 0.10/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Payable April 15; for shareholders of record March 31; ex-div March 31. See DXT:CA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Dexterra Group Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Dexterra Group Historical earnings data for Dexterra Group Dividend scorecard for Dexterra Group Financial information for Dexterra Group
The rout in Indian equities following the outbreak of war in the Middle East is the latest hurdle facing Indian companies looking to go public, raising the prospect of a prolonged slowdown in issuance after two record-breaking years. Potential issuers now have to contend with heightened volatility denting investor appetite and clouding visibility on valuations. Indian companies raised $1.5 billion...
The rout in Indian equities following the outbreak of war in the Middle East is the latest hurdle facing Indian companies looking to go public, raising the prospect of a prolonged slowdown in issuance after two record-breaking years. Potential issuers now have to contend with heightened volatility denting investor appetite and clouding visibility on valuations. Indian companies raised $1.5 billion this quarter from initial public offerings, compared with $2.3 billion in the same period last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It’s the latest sign that one of the world’s hottest venues for IPOs is cooling as concerns mount over an economic slowsown, foreign outflows and a weak currency. Local stocks lag Asian peers after their worst January in a decade. Several companies came to the market with downsized deals and new stocks often showed lackluster performance. Clean Max Enviro Solutions Ltd., which debuted on Monday, is trading about 20% below its IPO price. “Although not many issues are planned for March, it is natural that concerns around the war, rising oil prices, the economic impact and inflation will affect market sentiment,” said V. Jayasankar, managing director at Kotak Investment Banking. “Issuers are likely to adopt a wait-and-watch approach until markets show clearer signs of stability.” While only a handful of offerings were scheduled for March, sentiment has turned cautious as investors gauge the impact of the conflict. The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index slipped as much as 2.3% on Wednesday, taking its slump this year close to 7%. Even so, deal activity has not come to a halt. SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd.’s 13.52 billion-rupee ($147 million) IPO opened on Wednesday, while the National Highways Authority of India ’s infrastructure investment trust is preparing to launch a 60 billion-rupee ($651 million) offering on March 11. Rajputana Stainless Ltd. is set to open a smaller share sale on March 9, and Blackstone-backed Bagmane Prime Office REIT is p...
European natural gas extended its biggest rally in four years as the conflict widens in the Middle East, overshadowing a US plan to protect crucial tanker shipping in the area. Benchmark futures rose for the third day and traded near the highest levels since 2023, even as gains were far more contained than those seen earlier this week. The world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant in Qatar remai...
European natural gas extended its biggest rally in four years as the conflict widens in the Middle East, overshadowing a US plan to protect crucial tanker shipping in the area. Benchmark futures rose for the third day and traded near the highest levels since 2023, even as gains were far more contained than those seen earlier this week. The world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant in Qatar remains halted, and uncertainty over its restart have raised fears over a supply crunch. While President Donald Trump said the US will insure and escort vessels crossing the straight of Hormuz — a key waterway for oil and LNG — many details about the plan are still unclear. Read Also: Trump’s Hormuz Assurances Are Only a Partial Fix, Shippers Say Fears of deep disruption to global oil and gas supply are growing as fresh attacks flared in the Middle East. Major energy infrastructure is caught in the cross-hairs of the conflict, and the situation risks the most serious shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 upended global energy trade. While Asian countries buy most of the LNG shipped from the Middle East, any prolonged disruption would increase competition for alternative supplies — keeping prices elevated worldwide, including in Europe. The crisis hasn’t yet materialized in Europe’s physical supply as it takes around a month for Qatari cargoes to reach the continent, and vessels scheduled for March have already sailed. But the region is particularly vulnerable this summer, as it needs to buy large volumes of LNG to replenish depleted gas reserves. Traders are also watching for potential tanker diversions from Europe to Asian countries or Egypt, which lost its pipeline supplies from Israel. Trading volumes in the region’s key gas exchange have already jumped to fresh records earlier this week, while aggregate open interest in benchmark contracts slipped as many market players were forced to close positions after the rally. “We’re seeing widespread position reduction and...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis The debate as of late in the investment community has to do with the future of PayPal ( PYPL ) and whether its deep decline in market cap presents the biggest buy opportunity in the market to acquire a famous company that has grown significantly over the years. However, today it's facing fierce competition within its industry, and the survi...
lixu/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis The debate as of late in the investment community has to do with the future of PayPal ( PYPL ) and whether its deep decline in market cap presents the biggest buy opportunity in the market to acquire a famous company that has grown significantly over the years. However, today it's facing fierce competition within its industry, and the survival of the company is being questioned. Many analysts are divided on two positions. PayPal is either too cheap to ignore, or it has the potential to grow thanks to its other ventures (Braintree, Venmo, BNPL, Crypto, and other value-added services). Or PayPal is just another value trap that is destined to grow at a lower rate over the next few years, and all we can expect is further decline. What is factually correct is that revenue growth has decreased from 20.7% in 2020 to 4.3% in 2026, competition has substantially accelerated, and the share price has decreased by ~80% in the last 5 years. Taking a value investing approach to this matter, we understand that value-creating growth only thrives and exists within companies that have a wide moat and a solid, long-lasting, and structurally established competitive advantage. The two questions that need to be answered to come up with an honest valuation of PayPal are: Does PayPal today have a solid long-term competitive advantage or moat that produces a high barrier to entry, securing its ability to produce value-creating growth? And, if PayPal has lost its moat to competition, can it maintain its position in the market and its current level of earnings in the long term? I do believe it's pretty clear that PayPal has lost its competitive advantage. With the rise of other companies that offer similar services built into people's devices and banking platforms, PayPal is no longer needed in many areas. And some of the other financial services it offers can also be obtained through other competitors. Thus, I don't believe the market ...
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing Amid intensifying competition among Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers last year, relatively inexpensive models from Geely Auto and Wuling Motor Holdings topped the sales chart, surpassing...
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing Amid intensifying competition among Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) makers last year, relatively inexpensive models from Geely Auto and Wuling Motor Holdings topped the sales chart, surpassing cars from BYD and Tesla. Rising battery costs and a cooling car market are likely to tilt China’s electric-vehicle race in favour of hybrids this year, as budget-conscious consumers turn away from fully electric models, analysts say. The Next P7, an electric vehicle from Xpeng, appears at the Indonesian International Motor Show in Jakarta on February 5, 2026. Photo: AP Photo The head of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng said the country should accelerate the development of autonomous driving technology amid slowing sales growth in the sector.
Switzerland had only a minimum of inflation in February for a third month, highlighting the challenge for the central bank as it tries to avoid reintroducing negative interest rates. Consumer prices rose 0.1% from a year earlier, matching the readings in December and January, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. That’s slightly better than the median forecast of zero in a Bloomberg s...
Switzerland had only a minimum of inflation in February for a third month, highlighting the challenge for the central bank as it tries to avoid reintroducing negative interest rates. Consumer prices rose 0.1% from a year earlier, matching the readings in December and January, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. That’s slightly better than the median forecast of zero in a Bloomberg survey of economists. The reading is the last before the Swiss National Bank ’s quarterly policy decision on March 19. It keeps up pressure on officials, who are facing the risk that the strengthening of the franc will depress prices. Their alarm about the haven currency prompted them to issue an unsolicited threat of market intervention on Monday in the wake of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. The SNB has predicted that Swiss inflation will average just 0.3% in 2026. As recently as last week, President Martin Schlegel reiterated his warning that negative readings for consumer-price changes are possible in some months, though such outcomes wouldn’t be a cause for immediate worry. Officials have kept borrowing costs unchanged at zero since June, and have insisted that there remains a substantially higher bar to cutting rates into negative territory compared with a conventional reduction. Most economists don’t expect the SNB to move for the rest of this year. The statistics office report showed that a measure of underlying inflation slowed to 0.4%, in a setback for policymakers. That was the lowest since November. Swiss Franc Faces ‘Exceptional’ Demand Even as SNB Risk Lingers SNB’s Schlegel Says Inflation Rate May Go Negative Again in 2026 SNB Expected to Keep Rates at Zero Until 2028 Amid Low Inflation The franc will remain a key input for officials as its strength reduces import costs. Since the start of the year, the currency has rallied to repeated decade highs against the euro. It breached the mark of 0.91 francs per euro as recently as last week, surging further on M...