Sell Fluor (NYSE: FLR) A major reason we added Fluor (NYSE: FLR) to Real World Investing was its majority ownership of NuScale (NYSE: SMR). Unfortunately, while FLR has performed well, SMR has been a drag. This means Fluor’s industrial business has overcome the net negative impact of its stake in… Read More
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It has been nearly ten years since the oil crash in 2014 that sharply cut oil companies’ confidence and caused them to drastic to reduce capital spending in light of higher uncertainty about the future of oil. For oil services companies, the businesses that cater to oil producers, belt tightening… Read More
Sometimes, a company can report strong earnings results but still see its stock sell off. That’s what happened with Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) in August. The company handily beat analysts’ estimates and raised full-year guidance. Deere’s fiscal third-quarter revenue was $15.8 billion, about $1.5 billion higher than expected. EPS… Read More
This week, we are adding a new small-cap stock with excellent potential to our Real World Investing Portfolio: Li-Cycle (NYSE: LICY), a Canada-based battery-recycling specialist. Specifically, it recycles lithium-ion batteries. That is a big deal because of lithium batteries’ vital role in electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energies storage, burgeoning… Read More
Today we review a stock that has had a lackluster 2023 so far. Fertilizer specialist Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is down about 3% in an up market. This follows a 2022 when MOS was a double-digit percent gainer in a major down market. This year, due to anticipation of lower inflation… Read More
It’s been nearly a full decade since the oil market crash. From its peak in June 2014, oil prices fell roughly 60% in just seven months. Among the hardest-hit companies were the offshore drillers. During the heydays of the late 2000s and early 2010s, offshore contractors exhibited poor discipline and… Read More
Earlier this week we added Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) to our Real World Investing portfolio. A large integrated copper producer with a low-cost profile, the company is a bet on the red metal. Market research firm McKinsey projects annual copper demand will be 36.6 metric tons by 2031, driven by… Read More
Buy Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), sell Beijing Enterprises Water Group (OTCMKTS: BJWTF). We are exiting Beijing Enterprises Water Group. The original purchase was a speculative bet that China’s infrastructure development would help this state-owned enterprise get more market recognition, but that has not panned out. We are instead adding more… Read More
Late last week, First Solar (NSDQ: FSLR) reported earnings and the market reacted negatively. The stock now trades at a two-month low, falling from a peak of roughly $220. Let’s take a look at their latest earnings report and see whether we need to reassess our position in the U.S. Read More
Nel Asa (OSE: NEL, OTCMKTS: NLLSF) joined our portfolio at the end of last year. The Norwegian stock briefly traded above $1.80 in February before falling back into the $1.25 range. Volatility is not surprising, especially because the low trading volume in the U.S. compared to the Oslo-listed shares. Notwithstanding… Read More