Barclays is in good financial health. At the end of fourth quarter 2024, the common equity Tier 1 ratio was 13.6% versus a minimum requirement of 12.2%. We do not think Barclays earns a moat. Although ...

Globally, lithium carbonate is produced from either lower-cost evaporation of brine or higher-cost mining of spodumene minerals. Albemarle has a cost advantage in lithium carbonate production due to ...

Wholesale prices moved up 0.4 percent in January to hit a 3.5-percent annual increase, undergirding consumer inflation that broke 3 percent last month for the first time since the second quarter ...