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The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. This Oil Stock Is a Buy Now.

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Lower interest rates can spur capital investment, lower the unemployment rate, and help accelerate economic growth. If successful, ConocoPhillips would emerge as a better business with no dilution to its shareholders or impact on its balance sheet.

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Why It Makes No Sense to Invest in the Airline Industry (and Why Boeing and General Electric Investors Will Do It Anyway)

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Airlines aren't productive (at least for shareholders) The ultimate test of whether a company is allocating capital productively for shareholders is the comparison between its return on invested capita l (ROIC) and its weighted average cost of capital (WACC). and Boeing wasn't one of them!

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The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. My Top High-Yield Dividend Stock to Buy Now.

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Room for further balance-sheet improvements Since the oil and gas downturn of 2014 and 2015, Kinder Morgan has worked hard to restore its balance sheet and rebuild investor confidence in its dividend. Should you invest $1,000 in Kinder Morgan right now? Image source: Getty Images. Shifting into a new growth gear Higher U.S.

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Missed Out on Nvidia's Monster Gains? Buy This AI Stock Instead

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Lastly, Alphabet has the best AI talent in the world and has been investing in AI researchers since acquiring the DeepMind research lab in 2014. Shareholders hate wasting money, though, which is perhaps why the market has been bearish on Alphabet stock recently. Should you invest $1,000 in Alphabet right now?

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TPG eyes 7bn sale of CAA, the agency of Brad Pitt and Jack Grealish

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Yet the Pinault family sees CAA as a way to invest in the value of celebrities, and may be able to use some of those famous faces to bolster its other businesses. The family is the biggest shareholder in Kering SA, the owner of Gucci and other luxury brands. TPG first invested in CAA back in 2010 and acquired a majority stake in 2014.

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Transocean (RIG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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We have gradually but continuously optimized our portfolio of assets since 2014 resulting in a fleet that is technologically differentiated from that of our peers. We will continue to focus on all aspects of our operational execution to best serve our customers, the company and our shareholders. I'll now hand the call back to Jeremy.

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TechnipFMC Plc (FTI) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Free cash flow was $103 million in the quarter and just yesterday we provided two updates to our plans for shareholder distributions. When taken together, these successes demonstrate that we are clearly focused on what we believe to be the most important drivers of shareholder value. Now, I will focus on shareholder distributions.