Monthly Archives: February, 2024
DIVIDENDS: The Highest Yield Isn’t Always Best
Dividend yield is important, but sometimes, a high yield can be a warning. In the past fifty years, stocks with yields in the eighth...
Boom to Bust: Betting the Future on a Single Industry
David Harrison of The Wall Street Journal reports that as e-commerce soared, warehousing jobs in San Joaquin County surged, too. Did the area bet...
Low Gas Prices Could Trigger a Switch by Regional Power Producers
Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that weak gas prices are primed to trigger a coal-to-gas switch in Germany's multi-fueled gas and coal-fired plants. Maguire...
Supreme Court: New Container Terminal Must Use Union Dockworkers
Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal tells his readers the decision means the South Carolina port will have to use union dockworkers at...
What We Learned in South Carolina’s GOP Primary
When President-elect Donald Trump named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley ambassador to the UN, he praised his former critic as "a proven dealmaker." In...