★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Politics & PolicyServices Football Season and Election Season Loom Large for Online Sportsbook Operators US sportsbooks are right on the cusp of football season, the most lucrative time of the year for wagering. The…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 17, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction Homebuilder Sentiment Underwater as Housing Starts Stumble, Sales Data Sours The latest housing market index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) marked a rough start to the month's schedule…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 16, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesTransportation Grain Prices Slashed as Shipping Out of Ukraine Resumes, But Serious Risks Remain The first wave of commercial ships to disembark from Ukraine carrying grains and other agricultural goods are nearing their destinations. Easing…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsTechnology Comsat Sector Continues Transformation Into a Defense Industry Mainstay, Latest Earnings Data Mixed Commercial satellite imagery firms continue to provide significant utility to the US military via critical geospatial data regarding Russia's invasion…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 11, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Manufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & PolicyTechnology CHIPS Act Passed, But Semiconductor Shares Slip Lower on Rising Inventories and CapEx Pullback President Biden's signing of the CHIPS Act coincided with a dismal set of earnings and updates from several leading semiconductor…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 10, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsMarkets Biopharma Space Showing Signs of a Burgeoning Buying Spree M&A activity is picking up among pharmaceutical firms with large cash balances. Pfizer and Amgen have each closed a multi-billion…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 9, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesFinanceMarketsTechnology BTC Rebound Set to Revitalize Crypto Miners Bent by Bear Market Pressure After several downward revisions to Bitcoin's (BTC) mining difficulty, computing power provided to the network appears to be rising again.…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 8, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & Environment Coal Prices Climb Amid European Energy Shortages and New Sanctions on Russian Supplies Despite the rapid rise of renewable energy, coal demand has jumped back to its highest level in nearly a decade.…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 4, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Pelosi Departs Taiwan Without a Hitch, But China’s Response May be Just Getting Started In the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) visit to Taiwan, tensions and uncertainty about China's response remain high.…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ SolarPolitics & Policy Congress Could Soon Approve Billions of Dollars to Continue Developing US Solar Capacity, Production The Inflation Reduction Act's provisions regarding renewable energy incentives are worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Perhaps the most critical…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 2, 2022