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thinkrisk Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide / May 5, 2021

As philosopher Maimonides once said, "the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision". However, it appears the mining industry disagrees and is erring on the side of indecision. Why do I say this? At an industry level, there seems to be a reticence around investing sufficient capital to develop future ...

thinkrisk TheStreet / Apr 12, 2021

Qualcomm shares fell Monday after Evercore ISI downgraded the semiconductor giant to in-line from outperform, cutting its share-price target to $150 from $195. "While Qualcomm has had a good run, up 146% since before the Apple settlement and 59% since our addition to Top Picks in June 2020, we now believe the lion's share of the 5G smartphone upcycle is priced into shares," Evercore analyst C.J.

thinkrisk Lexology / Mar 31, 2021

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thinkrisk BloombergQuint / Mar 27, 2021

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. launched an exchange-traded fund replicating the Nifty Low Volatility 30 Index in July 2017. But as an ETF can't be bought by investors who don't have a demat account, the asset manager has now launched a fund of funds that invests in the ETF.

thinkrisk Mining MX / Mar 24, 2021

THE South African platinum group metals (PGM) industry has "really sorted itself out and deserves a different level of discount rate" because of the way in which they have transformed their operations and, in particular, removed debt. That's the view of Evy Hambro, MD of major, London-based investment institution BlackRock, speaking at the Johannesburg Mining ...

thinkrisk Insurance Business CA / Mar 8, 2021

According to the survey, respondents at insurance companies reported that they considered their firms to be extremely or very effective at managing various types of insurance-related risks, including morbidity, underwriting/reserving, mortality, and catastrophe. However, given the current global health crisis, insurance companies will need to stay on top of managing these risks moving forward.

thinkrisk Vox.com / Feb 26, 2021

Finding the best ways to do good. There have been some bright spots recently in the fight against Covid-19: Infection rates are dropping in most states, more and more Americans are becoming eligible for vaccination, and the Food and Drug Administration now says the Johnson & Johnson vaccine meets the requirements for emergency use authorization.

thinkrisk Nasdaq / Feb 16, 2021

Silicon chips are absolutely essential to our modern digital world. You'll find them in everything from your PC to your smartphone to your car to your coffee maker - even the pedestrian light at the crosswalk is controlled by semiconductor chips, giving the chip makers the benefit of a captive customer base.