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On the wires: Chasing the cash with (fab) Atlas Air

What a stunning week it has been for Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW).
First off, sourced from the FT‘s key stats section in the wake of Q3 21 results:
“Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc (AAWW:NSQ) set a new 52-week high during …


Conf call redux: Peeling onions at GXO Logistics

When is a start-up not a start-up from a stock market perspective?
When it’s GXO Logistics, which spun off from XPO Logistics in August and just posted its first quarterly results as an independent company.
Afterwards, the analysts duly dialled …


UPS quarterly dividend per share steady at $1.02

UPS announced this week” its regular quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares”.
The dividend is payable on 8 December to shareholders of record on 22 November.
“Commitment to the dividend is …


RTR: Deutsche Post hikes targets again as trade rebounds

REUTERS reports:
German logistics company Deutsche Post DHL increased its forecast again on Thursday for short- and medium-term profits as global trade recovered andpandemic-driven e-commerce shipments stabilised at a high level as stores reopened.
Deutsche Post increased its forecast for …


Q: Even Bitcoin is getting hit by the supply chain crisis

QUARTZ writes:
In the ongoing boom in bitcoin, mining companies are scrambling to mint as much of the currency as they possibly can. But their enterprise is being hindered—by covid-19 and China’s crypto crackdown, but also by snarls in the …


ZH: The mainstream has the inflation story backwards

ZERO HEDGE writes:
Via SchiffGold.com,
The mainstream blames inflation on “supply chain bottlenecks.” But they have it completely backward. In reality, Federal Reserve-created inflation is causing the supply chain mess.
According to Biden administration talking points, the economy is booming. …