Around the world, in the US and abroad, the chemicals industry is considered as the epicenter of manufacturing, production and global industrial boom. This sector provides chemicals for the agricultural sector, construction, consumer industry and various other industries including plastic. Due to coronavirus in 2020, this sector came to a grinding halt because of which production declined, and the sector reported layoffs and massive debt. All the top chemical producers across the US and elsewhere around the globe massive decline in revenue. Now, in the backdrop of vaccine availability, production and business activities have resumed around the globe and according…
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The food sector is that branch of industry which is dealing with food processing for animals and humans and its key task is to fulfill the food-related requirements of customers. In the pre-industrial society, food is grown by the man himself or sometimes exchanged food, traded it, while at present only a specific part of the society is involved in the production of food. Currently, the fishing industry, the bakery industry, the meat industry, and the dairy industry are developed. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has put this industry of food all over the world in front of high-level logistical issues…
In this modern era, the technological revolution is spreading at a fast pace around the globe as still, 47% of the global population does not have access to the internet. Communications equipment is an integral part of this connectivity revolution. Any business or individual which is using any kind of connectivity medium or device to communicate with others is basically a consumer of the communications equipment industry. This industry manufactures all kinds of devices including routers, switches, optic fiber, transmission equipment, mobile devices, wires, and LAN devices. As per available data, the revenue growth of this industry witnessed an increase…
Who is Jim Chanos? Jim Chanos is the most successful stock short seller ever on this planet. The people who are familiar with the term short seller will also know how tough the short selling business is. Jim created his fund way back in the year 1985. Since then, as claimed by Institutional Investor, the stock portfolio has lost 0.7% on a yearly basis. It means if an investor had invested $1 million in Jim’s stock profile, the investor would have lost $725 till the end of 2017. So, how come Jim is a successful short seller? How is he…
Investor Lee Ainslie owns Dallas-based Maverick Capital. It has been a strategy of Maverick Capital to chase new and good value stocks alongside growth. Since its inception, the firm has been trying to diversify its portfolio which resulted in 13% more generation of annual returns from 1995 until 2009. Maverick Capital preference has been to invest in areas including consumer, retail, financial, health care, cyclical, media, technology, and telecommunications. Before making an investment decision, the firm seeks input from industry experts. In this way, the firm can review more than one suggestion from multiple experts. There have not been noticeable…
The consumer finance industry suffered in 2020 amid a decline in consumer spending. However, analysts see a sharp rebound in 2021 and beyond as the world comes back to normal. As public distrust in major banks grows amid an increased likelihood of a global recession following the coronavirus pandemic, the consumer finance sector is thriving. The rapidly changing consumer habits in borrowing and managing finances is also proving to be a tailwind for consumer finance companies in the U.S. People use consumer finance companies for credit cards, receiving loans for cars, education and housing. The consumer finance sector got hammered…
There is hardly any industry that is not impacted by the adverse effects of Coronavirus and the logistics industry is also amongst those who faced the consequences. Because of the lockdowns and restrictions, the worldwide supply chain networks get impacted badly. All those who are attached to the industry are well aware of the fact that any segment of the supply chain is impacted, then it ruins everything and disturbs the overall plans. The travel restrictions were the major challenges that are confronted by logistic firms. Boarders have been closed by the majority of the nations and they stopped permitting…
Billionaire Andreas Halvorsen owns the investment firm, Viking Global Investors. The company considers the prevalent market trend and fundamental features before deciding about buying or selling. It happened in the past that the company had to witness a bearish trend. For example, the firm lost 4% of the fees way back during 2016 over bets on various stocks of pharmaceutical companies. During 2017, the firm’s 13F portfolio reduced by $8 billion as the Chief Investment Officer Daniel Sundheim left the firm. Since then, protégé has been managing the firm’s 13F portfolio, as per the latest filings. Andreas Halvorsen used to…
What is a semiconductor? Has anyone thought about it? Semiconductor is a chip which is located in between the insulator and the conductor on any circuit board. Mostly it is used for production of computing parts, devices, and electronic chips. How would you think our lives will be without an iphone, android or a tablet? For a minute think about how we will look without a phone or a laptop? With the rise of Artificial Intelligence, IoT and 5G, semiconductors have become an important part and parcel of all the technological devices which we are using now-a-days. Semiconductor is a…
There are several IT Services Companies around the world. IT Services are the services which are used to manage, assess, and deliver products, which support other businesses as well. Various services fall under this sector like software development, consulting, product design, system integration, internet management, hardware deployment, training, and support. It is due to a wide array of IT services that various companies around the globe are providing business and employment to several private and public companies and people. One of the popular services, called cloud computing, falls under the IT services sector. It is an important part of this…
When your name is called by maternity and you do not have your own baby, then you might think of baby adoption. When couples started thinking regarding the adoption of a baby, before that they tried all possible ways to have their own baby. While searching on the internet for relevant authentic sources, I found a long list of babies who are waiting to be adopted. I saw their faces and imagined what will be their background. I found them running inside the garden, laughing on a joke, falling off the garden’s pavement, and mourning their own relatives. I also…
Investors who are in search of tax benefits of different limited partnerships along with getting the possession of the publicly traded securities can gain all these through making investments in MLPs. MLP stands for Master Limited Partnerships. However, now the question is that what are the best MLP related stocks to purchase in 2021. The majority of the MLPs are made up of different pipeline companies that are doing business of transporting various petroleum and natural gas products. Given below are some statistics shared by Insider Monkey related to the pipeline industry: “Based on a study conducted by the business…