★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Politics & PolicyServices Cannabis Stocks Continue to Slide, Sector Struggles to Overcome Legislative Deadlock Shares of most major cannabis firms have plummeted year to date. This continuation of a downtrend that began in the…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 19, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesTransportation Food Crisis Fears Rise, Vertical Farming Tech Could Present Long-Term Solution for Food Insecurity The war in Ukraine has materially disrupted the export and transportation of agricultural commodities, stoking fears of a global food crisis…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 18, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeTransportation Ocean Freight Faces Another Round of Disruptions, Falling Rates Signal Potential Slowdown in Demand Shipping markets have been thrown into disarray once again, this time being slammed with a double whammy. Just as the…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 14, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Nuclear Power an Increasingly Popular Piece of Energy Security Shift, North American Miners Should Benefit Uranium prices have shot through the roof in 2022, anticipating a major shift in attitudes toward nuclear power and a…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 13, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerPolitics & PolicyServices US Sports Betting May Have Surged Past $10 Billion in March, California Could Legalize This Year The "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament may have propelled the US to its first $10 billion monthly sports betting handle. That…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradePolitics & Policy Rare Earths Crucial to Future of Technology, US to Boost Domestic Production and Reduce Reliance on China Rare earth elements (REE), a group of 17 metals, are crucial to the production of everything from semiconductors to smartphones…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 11, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy US to Boost Domestic Battery Metal Production, But Deficits Could Persist Without New Investments As demand for battery technology ramps up alongside the global electric vehicle (EV) transition, the United States has put plans in…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 7, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)ServicesTransportation Alphabet and Amazon Expand Drone Delivery Pilots, FedEx Adds Autonomous “Middle Mile” Logistics Drone delivery continues to be rolled out by major technology and logistics companies. With McKinsey projecting 1.5 million drone deliveries this…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 6, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesManufacturing & LogisticsTransportation China’s Elevated EV Prices Unlikely to Halt Domestic Expansion as New Stimulus Looms Chinese EV manufacturers produced strong sales results in 2021. That success extended into the first quarter of 2022 as well,…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 5, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerServicesTransportation Cruise Lines Push Back Profitability Forecasts, But New CDC Directives Signal Hope for Summer Season As airlines and hotels return to pre-pandemic levels of demand and occupancy, the cruise industry has seemingly fallen behind a…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 4, 2022