★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeManufacturing & Logistics Copper Prices Buoyed by China’s Smelters as Stockpiles of the Red Metal Are Slashed by a Third Copper futures broke above $4.00 per pound yesterday for the first time since last July. That move followed an announcement…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 14, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy US Uranium Miners Revive Idled Mines, Energy Dept Budget Includes Billions of Dollars for Domestic Output As part of its new fiscal 2024 budget, the US Department of Energy has received $2.7 billion in funding to…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 12, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceⓁ US BanksMarkets Fed Liquidity Facility Shuts as Latest Bank Data Shows Deposit Drain Halting, Unrealized Losses Narrowing The FDIC's latest quarterly banking profile showed a significant drop-off in net income at US banks to close out 2023.…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 11, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ US Energy US Energy Firms Look to Sustain Oil Prices, Revive Gas Futures by Suppressing Production Capacity The latest extension of OPEC+'s ongoing output cuts will see a further 471,000 bpd of crude exports taken offline by…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 7, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaMarkets Saudi Arabia Sees Foreign Arrivals Spike, Lifting Ambitions of Becoming Gulf Business and Travel Hub After launching a wave of investments in air travel and hospitality brands, Saudi Arabia is preparing the next leg of…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 6, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMarkets Texas Wildfires Whip Up Resurgent Cattle Futures, Receding Farm Acreage Could Strangle Livestock Supply The worst wildfire in Texas history has burned over 1 million acres and some of the most hard hit areas…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 4, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Generative AIMarketsTechnology Big Tech Continues Betting on AI Startups, Social Media and Publishers Could Reap Data Licensing Windfall Dealmaking and fundraising at privately-held AI startups is booming. Microsoft announced yesterday that it would be adding a small stake…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 27, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy US Defense Industry Orders Outpace Equipment Losses in Ukraine Throughout Past Two Years of War Amid the tenth anniversary of Ukraine's Maidan revolution, as well as the second anniversary of Russia's formal invasion of the country in…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 26, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Sports BettingPolitics & PolicyServices Sportsbook Revenue Set Records in 2023, First New Year Figures Suggest Betting Activity Continues to Rise Sports betting activity broke out to new records in 2023, with both handle and revenue figures rising to all-time highs.…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 21, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsLabor, Education & Demographics Obesity Drug Market to Remain Heavily Concentrated Among Two Firms, Hefty US Price Tags Dominate Sales Popular GLP-1 agonists from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are projected to retain a combined 80% market share among weight…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 20, 2024