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Below are some press releases from company’s with preferred stock or baby bonds outstanding – or in some cases just of general interest. CTO Realty Growth Reports First Quarter 2023 Operating Results Wintrust Financial Corporation Announces Cash Divide…

We have the 1st read on GDP in about an hour–the forecast is for a 2% growth rate–the growth rate last quarter was 2.6%.  This number could move interest rates a bit–but with the 10 year treasury now at 3.43% can a slowing economy move this much lower?…

Below are some press releases from company’s with preferred stock or baby bonds outstanding – or in some cases just of general interest. Hersha Hospitality Trust Announces First Quarter 2023 Results Fidus Investment Corporation Schedules First Quarter…

I study, study, study and find no clear investment direction to take other than the one I have chosen.  Lots of CDs and treasury notes with maturity dates ranging from 3 months all the way out to 5 years (minimal at 5 years maturity).  Then  some prefe…

Below are some press releases from company’s with preferred stock or baby bonds outstanding – or in some cases just of general interest. Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. First Quarter 2023…

With First Republic Bank (FRC) announcing earnings yesterday it took a little time for investors to digest it all and an hour ago FRC common shares took a huge tumble from $11.40 to $8.50. Obviously investors believe there are dire circumstances. Needl…

The earnings are rolling in this week and while I don’t  try to  do deep dives on most of them I do pay attention on a macro level—and most of them are pretty damned good.  I was surprised, in particular, how strong McDonald’s (MCD) revenue and earning…

Below are some press releases from company’s with preferred stock or baby bonds outstanding – or in some cases just of general interest. GasLog Partners LP Announces Date for First-Quarter 2023 Results, Conference Call and Webcast Sotherly Hotels Inc….

Last week was a bit like watching paint dry in equity markets with a trading range in the S&P500  of 4113 to 4169  with a close on Friday that was less than .1% lower than the close the previous Friday.  In the olden days (i.e. 30-40…

On Friday Moody’s downgraded bunches of banks – the laundry list can be seen here. In general it looks like most ratings were lowered 1 notch and mainly because Moody’s has downgraded the outlook for the banking system in a macro view to strong from ve…

Below are press releases from company’s that have preferred stock or baby bonds outstanding–although some are just general interest articles. OceanFirst Financial Corp. Announces First Quarter Financial Results SL Green Realty Corp. Announces Common S…

Depending on your source we have at least 4 – and as many as 7 Fed yakkers today.  Unlike past times when there were disagreements in policy I think the Fed folks will generally be in agreement that another ¼% rate hike is needed in May–and I thin…