Friday, January 7, 2022

Barron's: Rio Tinto Is Building Its Lithium Business. The Move to Green Energy Will Boost the Stock

By SIMON CONSTABLE

A fat dividend and a robust pivot toward clean-energy products should make United Kingdom–based diversified miner Rio Tinto a good bet for investors. Those with a hefty appetite for risk could see total returns approaching 30% within 12 months, experts say. Read more here.

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Barron's: Bad Winter Weather Could Send Wheat Prices Higher

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Poor winter weather conditions combined with already-low global inventories could send prices for wheat higher by up to 19%, experts say. War in Eastern Europe could catapult them further.

“Europe, Ukraine, and the U.S. face some very unfavorable weather that will really set off a supply shortage concern,” says Shawn Hackett, president of Hackett Financial Advisors. Read more here.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

BARRON'S in Russian: В этом году дорожали все сырьевые товары, кроме золота

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

27.12.21, Москва, 11:25    Всех, кто надеялся на спокойный 2021 год на товарно-сырьевых рынках, ждало разочарование. Этот год был богат на сюрпризы, приводившие в замешательство даже самых опытных участников рынка.
 

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Monday, December 27, 2021

Forbes: Omicron To Give Orange Juice Prices A Boost

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

The orange-juice market looks set to get a lift from the Omicron COVID-19 variant, and potential frosts. In other words, expect higher prices for frozen concentrated orange juice contracts on the ICE exchange, and eventually in the supermarket. Read more here.

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Forbes: Good News For Stocks, Investors Small And Large Are Increasingly Bearish

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Forget worries that the stock market is overvalued, at least for the time being.

Sentiment is what drives prices in the SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund, which tracks the largest U.S.-listed companies. Right now that sentiment is getting far more bearish, new research shows.

And that alone should be a reason to buy stocks. Read more here.

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