Sector: Oil & Gas, Oil Production and Refining Rosneft shares are under pressure from several fundamental factors at once: a sharp drop in profits (-68% for the half-year), declining revenues and EBITDA, rising costs due to tariffs and...
Recent Developments Since our first report on 9/25/2023, the stock has fallen 10.5% in gold. This could fetch as much as 11.8% and 5.9% annualized returns for those who shared our view. This is one of our most unsuccessful forecasts and is...
Greed/Fear Index The main economic event on Thursday was the release of the final data on the US GDP growth rate for Q2 2025. Here's what we wrote about it in a previous review: "Since this is the second revision, no big surprises are...
Sector: Oil & Gas Falling profits in 2024 (by almost 27%), lower operating margins, lower production/refining volumes, heightened tax and foreign policy risks, and the threat of global overproduction in the oil market, which puts...
Sector: Materials - Metallurgy. Against the backdrop of falling demand and prices, the company recently reported a drop in revenue and once again refused to pay dividends. The situation in the sector is aggravated by high debt burden and...
Greed/Fear Index Wednesday's main economic event was Fed Chairman Powell's comments in which he said that the Fed now faces a balancing act between the need to curb still-high inflation and prevent further weakening of the labor market....
Sector: Telecommunications High debt and high cost of its servicing at the current interest rate, growth of financial expenses, weak profit with high dividend obligations, risk of margin deterioration at the current market trading...
Sector: Materials - Mining. The company recently reported 1H2025 net profit growth of 11% and forecasts further growth for the year. Management is actively looking for opportunities to diversify its business, including participation in...
Recent Developments Since our first report on 06/28/2023, the stock has fallen 57.3% in gold. This could fetch as much as 133.9% or 60.9% annualized for those who shared our view. The fall of the shares in gold will continue. Our targets...
Greed/Fear Index The main economic event on Tuesday was the release of preliminary data on the U.S. services sector business activity index (PMI) for September. The forecast called for it to fall from 54.5 points in August to 54.0 in...
Sector: Materials - Mining and Metallurgy. Not so long ago, the company's management lowered its palladium and nickel production forecast for the current year and also expects their overproduction next year. In addition, the company needs...
Sector: Banks The cost of raising funds and loans for Sberbank is high, due to the high key rate. This puts pressure on credit demand, especially in the retail segment, and reduces margins when competing. Sberbank's reports show that the...
Greed/Fear Index Monday's top economic event was the unveiling of NVIDIA Corporation's plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a plan to build 10 gigawatts of computing power within a few years. The news led to a 3.93% rise...
Sector: Materials - Metallurgy.Problems on the domestic market. The beginning of fall is traditionally a weak period for the company. This is mainly due to a decrease in the volume of orders. Also, the company is under pressure from...
Sector: Gold Mining Gold maintains a strong safe haven status in the face of geopolitical and economic instability. And continues to update its all-time highs. PLZL is the market leader, with strong margins. Revenues are growing. Shipments...
Recent Developments Since our first report on 07/07/2023, the stock has fallen 50.4% in gold. This could fetch as much as 101.4% or 46.2% annualized for those who shared our view. The stock's fall in gold will continue. Our targets on them...
Greed/Fear Index Friday's top economic event was Donald Trump's announcement of progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China following his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. "I just concluded a very productive...
Greed/Fear Index The main economic event on Thursday was the release of initial jobless claims data. Here's what we wrote about it in a previous review: "Previously, markets have reacted strongly to a deviation from expectations for them....
Sector: Metallurgy and mining. En+ produces about 6% of the world's aluminum and is the No. 1 producer outside of China, as well as the largest independent hydropower producer in the world. The company is present on five continents and has...