Saturday, May 6, 2023

Copper -- May 6, 2023

Locator: 44583CU.

Regular readers know I don't follow the market when things get crazy -- and I haven't looked at the market for about two weeks now ... until Friday when we saw the Dow jump 550 points. But I only looked at AAPL and one other stock which I've now forgotten which.

Tonight, while watching reruns of Colombo, after sitting on the balcony during a pretty remarkable north Texas electrical storm, I was curious -- I forget why -- I must have seen something on my twitter feed. 

Whatever.

Just curious, I took a peek at SCCO. 

In my 40-30-20-5-5 bucket, SCCO is part of the 30 --

Investing: "new money" allotment --

  • "40-30-20-5-5":
  • 40%: big cap value; dividend paying; BRK-like;
  • 30: beaten down tech, copper;
  • 20: oil; second tier;
  • 5: healthcare
  • 5: Daimler Truck

So, I was curious, how is SCCO doing.

Friday:

That's scary. Look at that P/E. And within striking distance of a 52-week high. And a 5.05% dividend.   

And, SCCO recently doubled its dividend.

I had completely forgotten that I had put Cu in my "beaten-down tech" bucket. 

For the next six months, possibly twelve months, I won't add any new money to the "energy bucket." My new-money allotment will become:

Investing: "new money" allotment --

  • "50-40-5-5":
  • 50%: big cap value; dividend paying; BRK-like;
  • 40: beat down tech, copper;
  • 5: healthcare
  • 5: Daimler Truck

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Again, all my posts are done quickly. There will be typographical and content errors in all my posts. If any of my posts are important to you, go to the source.

Recession? What Recession? May 6, 2023

Locator: 44582ECON. 

Maybe it's regional?

Link here.

We're seeing this (at Costco) in north Texas (DFW) also, as well as at restaurants.



And remember, there's a construction boom out in California -- the greatest construction boom since the Great Depression.

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And Then, There's New York




Much more at the link; one of the better New Yorker reviews.

Utilities Scrambling To Get Rid Of Low-Margin Energy Production -- May 6, 2023

Locator: 44581WIND. 

We've talked about this before: folks are finding it difficult to turn a profit with wind, and even if they do (turn a profit) the margins are lousy.

Link here.

Everybody knows.

What happens when state and federal regulatory agencies mandate minimum renewable energy production?

BRK -- 1Q23

Locator: 44580BRK. 

Annual meeting.

A reminder:

  • Warren Buffett is 93 years old this year.
  • Charlie Munger is 99 years old.

Earnings.

DNYUZ: big jump in earnings.

CNBC. Bought five Japanese trading houses.

CNBC: live updates.

WSJ: published right after the conclusion of the meeting. By the way, look at the URL at that link.

Three takeaways:

  • Warren Buffett says US corporate taxes are too low; and,
  • Warren Buffett says he doesn't worry about "the Fed."
  • Charlie Munger doesn't buy into a lot of "meme" talk.

One might want to read the transcript to fact check those two takeaways. I'm sure about the second one (re: "the Fed") and I think I'm correct about the first one (re: taxes).

There will easily be 500 links between now and the end of next week with regard to this meeting, so will post only a few select links.

I listened to much of the meeting, not all, and was quite surprised with some of the results.

It might be interesting to see the preview of earnings; here's one link.

Another Mis-step? Bud Not An Official Sponsor Of The Kentucky Derby? May 6, 2023

Locator: 44579BUD. 

Plenty of 3rd-tier advertisers with a few top-shelf liquor ads ... but no BUD?

3rd-tier? Mr Clean, for one. Or "America's Got Talent"? 

Two big advertisers on TKD: Tide and Mr Clean. Speaks volumes. 

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Update

May 8, 2023: