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The Winners and Losers From the Texas Power Crisis Are Emerging

Texas was crippled when its power grid failed... Most of the state lost power as its independent electrical grid failed during winter storms last month. An estimated 70 people lost their lives as Texas scrambled to get its grid up and running again. Many homes were damaged as pipes froze and burst. Roads were unnavigable […]

Securities Analyzed
  • CNP
  • JE
  • NRG
  • SRE
  • VST
Don't Miss This Critical Step of Stock Research

We say it time and time again here at Altimetry Daily Authority... It's critical to look at the correct data. Every investor needs to have the correct information on a company – not just to understand prior performance, but to put the future into the proper context.  Here at Altimetry, we view businesses through the […]

Securities Analyzed
  • CVS
  • NFLX
  • WBA
A Clever Strategy Has Kept This Airline Alive

Airline companies have been forced to evolve... Since the coronavirus pandemic escalated in March 2020, air travel has fallen off a cliff. This plunge in travel demand was similar to the halt in 2001 after the tragic events of 9/11. However, with far fewer people traveling as the pandemic drags out, air travel has been […]

Securities Analyzed
  • AAL
  • LUV
This Key Economic Indicator Just Hit a Five-Year High

Jerome Powell currently has one indicator on his mind... In late February, the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve testified before Congress. As the sitting chair of the central bank, it's part of Powell's regular duty to report on monetary policy to the Senate and House and Representatives. In recent testimonies, Powell discussed all manner […]

The One Rule I Learned From My Consulting Days

Getting your foot in the door at a consulting job is often the hardest part...  Back in the early 1990s, I was working as a CPA in Chicago and angling for a move into management consulting.  Accounting is about recording what has happened... and consulting is about helping firms plan for what to do in […]

Securities Analyzed
  • INFY
Here's Why This 'Model' Airline Shouldn't Be Taught in Business School Anymore

Now that the dust is beginning to settle from 2020, airlines are measuring the damage from the coronavirus pandemic... The recovery for airline companies has been uneven. Back in April, during the depths of the lockdown orders, air travel was down by more than 94% from its pre-pandemic levels. By the end of 2020, it […]

Securities Analyzed
  • LUV
A Second 'Roaring Twenties' Could Be Coming... But Ratings Agencies Are Misleading Investors

Last month, the World Economic Forum ('WEF') held its first-ever online conference...  The group's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is typically a big gathering of business leaders, economists, and political figures from across the globe. At this year's virtual event, interviews from two executives from big financial-services firms – Barclays (BCS) CEO James Staley and […]

Securities Analyzed
  • BCS
  • BYD
  • JPM
Fast Fashion's Disruptor Is Fighting the Headwinds

In order to thrive, the clothing industry needs constant innovation... And Spain-based Industria de Diseño Textil (ITX.MC) – better known as Inditex – has disrupted the industry over the past 20 years in a drastic way. Inditex brought fast fashion to the masses. This in turn disrupted the long cycles of design and delivery in […]

Securities Analyzed
  • GPS
  • HNNMY
  • ITX.MC
Here's What the Most Basic Recession Indicator Is Saying Right Now

U.S. Treasurys serve as an indicator of investor sentiment for the future... Investing in the U.S. is effectively riskless, so Treasury yields are viewed as a representation of the "risk-free rate." As this rate rises and falls, it can give investors a view of several important things...  Rates rising signal that investors are worried about […]

Earning Big Returns From Solving the Hiring Problem

I hope grades aren't your main focus when hiring people... When I was entering public accounting in the early 1990s, most of the "Big Eight" accounting firms had minimum grade level requirements for new applicants.  I remember Coopers & Lybrand specifically excluding any applicant with a grade point average ("GPA") of less than 3.85 out […]

Securities Analyzed
  • RHI