The outlook for the U.S. cannabis industry is more bullish than ever (from Jeff Schultz via X on September 20)…

We have literally never had a better stretch of good news for the US cannabis industry like we’ve had over the past few weeks.  ✅ HHS Schedule III Recommendation ✅ SAFE Banking headed for a Senate vote ✅ NY finally opening their adult use market to all participants  If you’re not super bullish on this

Sentiment toward discount retailer Dollar General appears to be extremely bearish today (from Carl Quintanilla via X on September 20)…

$DG makes an ugly cover — on the same day it gets slapped with a “Sell” at JPMorgan. NEW COVER: Rat infestations, blocked fire exits, expired food and machete-wielding shoppers — the stories from Dollar General employees are the stuff right out of a retail nightmare. View on X here.

Here are four little-followed businesses with strong and growing returns on invested capital (ROIC) – one of the common hallmarks of the Buffett-style “Inevitable” stocks we love here at Porter & Co. (from Kyle Grieve via X on September 20)…

I love businesses with improving returns on invested capital. Here are 4 growing businesses to research further: Ashley Services Group $ASH.AX Boshideng $3998.HK Playway $PLW.WA Kaspi $KSPI.IL View on X here.

The uranium industry was a big winner in September (see Energy below). Here’s a review of some of the most promising uranium mining stocks today (from Anders via X on September 23)…

People start noticing what is going on in the #uranium space. Some new uranium investors have been contacting me the last days wanting to know which companies to invest in. Here are some comments about companies to choose from for new investors. Safe cards: producing companies or companies with large proven reserves and higher market

Aahan Menon – founder of Prometheus Research – shares his current macro outlook, including why he believes the massive upcoming wave of debt issuance is likely to be bearish for U.S. Treasury bonds (from the BlockWorks Forward Guidance podcast on August 30)…

00:00 Introduction 00:27 Progressing Through A Tightening Cycle 07:57 How To Measure Liquidity 15:51 A Wave Of U.S Treasury Issuance Is On The Horizon 24:09 Is The Fed Behind The Curve? 29:10 Inflation 38:25 Credit Is Contracting, Just Not Enough… Yet 43:17 When To Shift From Short Stocks & Bonds 50:44 Private vs Public Sector

An explanation of the popular Treasury bond “basis trade,” and why regulators are sounding the alarm (from The Wall Street Journal on Sep 13)…

The basis trade, an innocuous-looking practice at the center of some of Wall Street’s historic blowups, is back.  A popular way for hedge funds to profit from bond trading while minimizing their exposure to swings in the market, the basis trade exploits the price difference between Treasurys and Treasury futures. The resurgence is attracting fresh

This long-term chart of 30-year Treasury bonds suggests the 40-year bull market is over (from Jurrien Timmer via X on September 19)…

Today’s bond market hinges on three assumptions: a negative term premium, low inflation, and a stagnant neutral rate. Yet, from a chart perspective, it seems obvious that the secular bull market for bonds ended in 2020. That puts all the assumptions to the test.