Chatter Around the World is a curated weekly update of articles related to economics, investing, dividends and personal finance. In these weekly updates, I also capture my blog updates and news related to my portfolio holdings.
Slow Interest Rate Hike Better for Stock Market than Fast Hikes
Image Source: Bloomberg
New Blog Posts
Let’s dive into the links that caught my attention this week.
Updates from My Portfolio Holdings
- [AMGN] Amgen submits first BLA for Humira biosimilar
- [AQN.TO] Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces $150 Million Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares
- [BCE] BCE raises $750M in rare share sale
- [BIP/BIP.UN.TO] Brookfield bid for Australian rail, port assets hits regulatory red light
- [CU.TO] Atco slashes jobs, citing ‘extremely challenging economic times’
- [MGA/MG.TO] Magna Forms Seating Joint Venture in China
- [T] Wells Fargo: AT&T likely to spend most, Verizon least, in spring airwaves auction
Interesting Reads
- China plans to clone everything from beef cattle to the family dog in this giant factory from Quartz
- How Demographics Rule the Global Economy from Wall St Journal
- RESPs – The case for segregated funds versus mutual funds by My Own Advisor
- The Chinese bond market is bubbling and troubling from The Economist
Dividend Reads
- Recap on the Best 2015 Dividend Stocks by The Dividend Guy
- SPY Vs Dividend Growth Portfolio by The Dividend Guy
Dividend Stock Analysis
- [CVX] Chevron Corporation Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Stocks
- [FAST] Fastenal: A Great Company At A Fair Price by Income Surfer via SA
- [GPC] Genuine Parts Company Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Growth Stocks
- [IBM] IBM Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Value Builder
- [NEE] Dividend Growth Stock Overview: NextEra Energy by Harvesting Dividends
- [SAFM] Sanderson Farms Dividend Stock Analysis by Dividend Value Builder
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thanks for including my Fastenal post buddy. I wanted to say I really enjoyed your Railroad overview earlier this week. I also enjoyed The Dividend Guys compare/contrast article on the S&P500 vs a dividend growth portfolio. His methodology is different from mine, but I really enjoyed the thought process.
I hope you have a great week
-Bryan
Thanks for the support and wishes, Bryan.
I liked Dividend Guy’s article too – had some good points there.
We are having a great start to the weekend.
cheers
R2R
Thanks for sharing your chatter R2R…had a chance to go through a few missed articles with my morning coffee.
And as always, thanks for sharing the link to our Collection of Stock Analyses and Recent Buys. AFFJ
You are welcome, AFFJ. Enjoy the reads.
R2R
Thanks for the mention!
Interesting chart on the rate hike. The Fed would be crazy to do any drastic hikes at this point so hopefully the market reacts accordingly. Thanks for sharing!
-Adam
Yeah..all clues point to a slow hike, so hopefully the Fed will stick to their word. They’ve all been about forward guidance for months now.
You are welcome. Happy to share…and thanks for compiling and sharing with the community.
R2R
Thank’s to both of you! 😉 Glad you enjoyed and thank’s for the mention!
Cheers!
Mike
You are welcome, Mike.
cheers
R2R
Thanks for the mention. I appreciate the social media support on the Globe article 🙂
Enjoy your weekend!
Mark
You are welcome, Mark. Glad to see you profiled on the Globe.
cheers
R2R
Thank you for including my IBM and Sanderson Farms Dividend Stock Analysis in your Chatter Around The World.
I’m one of those that believe the Fed is causing great dislocations of capital by artificially keeping rates lower than the market would have them. The quicker we get back to the market deciding rates the better off we will be.
You are welcome, Ken. The Fed has blown a massive asset bubble here – we will have to see how things return to normal.
Hope you had a good wknd
R2R