★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & Policy Cannabis Banking Bill Breaks New Ground in the Senate, Likely to Pass if Filibuster-Proof Majority Holds With the SAFE Banking Act now entering a markup by the Senate Banking Committee, the bill has achieved a new…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 19, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy ECB Benchmark Rate Reaches Record High, But Euro Could Continue to Crack Without Further Hikes A record high in the ECB's benchmark short-term rate has done little to stem the Euro's ongoing slide against the US…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 14, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsMarkets FTC Settles Suit Over Amgen-Horizon Deal, Potentially Averting Further Pharma M&A Hurdles The FTC's settlement with Amgen and Horizon has cleared the way for the two companies to complete a $27.8 billion…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 5, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsPolitics & Policy Potential Cannabis Rescheduling Props Up Pot Stocks, But Impact on Industry’s Issues Likely Incremental Cannabis stocks soared on news that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended a rescheduling of…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 31, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesⓁ BitcoinMarketsPolitics & Policy SEC Suffers Another Digital Asset Defeat in Court, Paving the Way for Reconsideration of Bitcoin ETF Applications A favorable decision from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals helped Grayscale Investments hand the SEC its second defeat in court in as…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy Nuclear Dependence on Russia and Africa Raises the Stakes for West’s Bid to Boost Uranium Output Despite efforts to wean themselves off of Russian energy imports, western nations' purchases of uranium products still rely heavily on…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 29, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsServices Television Viewership Tumbles as Streaming Services Begin to Counter the Content Bubble Crash As streaming breaches new thresholds of popularity, television's share of viewing hours has fallen to an all-time low, dropping below…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 17, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Sports BettingMarketsPolitics & PolicyServices ESPN-Penn Tie Up Initiates New Era for US Sports Betting, Upcoming NFL Season Likely to Juice Earnings After years of speculation about whether ESPN would ever launch a sportsbook to capitalize on the boom in online gambling,…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 10, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy US Banking Sector Slammed by Spate of Downgrades as Dependence on Liquidity Assistance Looms Ten banks faced credit rating downgrades from Moody's this morning, along with six more prominent depositories being put on watch…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 8, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsTechnology AMD Banking on Next-Gen AI Accelerator to Compete with Nvidia, Revive Softer Data Center Sales AMD's most recent earnings report showed a concerning slowdown in its data center business, a key growth engine in the…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 7, 2023