New Zealand Dollar Soars as Inflation Expectations Reach One-Year High

New Zealand dollar jumps as inflation expectations hits 1-year high The New Zealand dollar is in positive territory on Friday. In the European session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.5906, up 0.54% on the day. New Zealand inflation expectations rise New Zealand’s two-year inflation expectations climbed to 2.29% in the second quarter, up from 2.06% in […]
Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Strong Buy After Earnings?

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B released its first-quarter earnings report on May 3. Here’s Morningstar’s take on Berkshire’s earnings and stock. With narrow-moat-rated Berkshire Hathaway reporting adjusted first-quarter results that were about in line with our expectations, we are leaving our $730,500 per Class A share and $487 per Class B share fair value estimates in place. […]
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Strong Financial Position and … Release Date: May 15, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Galiano Gold Inc (GAU) maintains a robust financial position with $106 million in cash and zero debt. The company achieved significant exploration success at Abore, identifying a promising high-grade […]
CI Financial Earnings: Anticipating Weaker Results in Upcoming Report…

Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. With no-moat-rated CI Financial CIX having received shareholder approval in February to accept Mubadala Capital’s all-cash purchase offer of C$32 per share, earnings results hold less meaning than they might have in the past. With the deal now expected to […]
Texas House Approves Senate Bill to Accelerate Plugging of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells – Houston Public Media

Texas House passes Senate bill to speed up plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells – Houston Public Media AP Photo/Eric Gay, File FILE – Oil well workers prepare to plug an orphaned well on the Rooke family ranch, May 18, 2021, near Refugio, Texas. Abandoned or “orphaned” oil and gas wells can present a […]
SAGA Metals Welcomes Vernon Shein, Ex-Exploration Manager at B2Gold, to Its Advisory Board

SAGA Metals Appoints Vernon Shein, Former Exploration Manager at B2Gold, to its Board of Advisors Financing Structure and Investment Strategies of Saga Metals Corp. Saga Metals Corp. is strategically positioned to lead in the exploration of critical minerals essential for sustainable energy transition. This overview outlines the company’s recent financing efforts, detailing the structure of […]
Judge to Consider Mali’s Appeal to Reopen Barrick Mine with New Management

The Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali. (Image by Barrick Gold). A court in Mali will hold a hearing on Thursday to consider a request made by Mali’s military government to reopen Canadian miner Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine under a provisional administration, a court official said. Granting the request would represent a major escalation of a dispute […]
Unpacking the Historic $8 Trillion Market Resurgence

Inside the historic $8 trillion market comeback New York CNN — In early April, Wall Street threw a temper tantrum that would make a toddler proud. Fearing President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war would ignite a global recession, investors scrambled to dump US assets. The rare simultaneous selloff of both stocks and bonds reflected a […]
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Decide to Gradually Eliminate Oil and Gas Production

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Vote to Phase Out Oil & Gas Production SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The oil industry has shaped Santa Barbara county’s history, but it’s not likely to be a big part of it’s future. County supervisors voted to move away from fossil fuels. At the end of the day, the Board of […]
7 Overlooked U.S. Stocks That Recently Increased Their Dividends

Amid volatility in global financial markets, dividend-paying stocks have proven more buoyant in the opening months of 2025 than the overall stock market. However, after a long stretch of underperformance, there remain many undervalued stocks with attractive dividends. Dividend investing comes in various forms. Investors can look for stocks with the highest yields, those with […]