Monthly Archives: January 2020

BlackRock succumbs to investor pressure and adopts new sustainability rules

Larry Fink, founder and CEO of the world’s largest asset manager who oversees nearly $7 trillion at BlackRock, announced in his annual letter that BlackRock will make investment decisions with environmental sustainability as its core goal. He sat down with … Continue reading

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Single-use plastic bans: coming soon everywhere

As the migration to shared transportation, EVs and greater fuel efficiency all weigh on fossil fuel demand, oil companies are planning to convert more crude oil into petrochemicals like acetylene, benzene, ethane, ethylene, methane, propane, and hydrogen, which form the … Continue reading

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Hoisington Q4 Review and Outlook

Hoisington Investment Management has published a Fourth Quarter 2019 Review and Outlook here, and, as usual, it’s worth reading.  Here are some key takeaways: The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield of 2.39% on December 31, 2019, was the lowest yearly … Continue reading

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