My picks for infrastructure stocks after Congress finally acts
There was a mad scramble today as Wall Street tried to identify the winners from the $1.2 trillion ($550 billion in new money) infrastructure bill passed by the House of Representatives (finally) late on Friday night. President Joe Biden will sign the bill, which...
Senate passes infrastructure bill heavy on traditional road, rail, and water spending–so guess which stocks went up today?
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the Senate passed today–roughly half of that represents new spending–still faces a tough go in the House of Representatives where progressive Democrats have criticized the measure as light on dollars to fight...
Buying Martin Marietta Materials in my Jubak Picks Portfolio to add to infrastructure plays
On Monday, June 28, I’ll be adding shares of Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) to my Jubak Picks Portfolio to increase my exposure to the infrastructure sector after the Thursday, June 24, announcement at the White House of a bipartisan infrastructure deal. You...
Watch my new YouTube Video: 5 stock picks for the infrastructure deal
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The twenty-ninth YouTube video “5 stock picks for the infrastructure deal” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
News that White House and Senator group have struck a deal on infrastructure sends the usual suspects higher today
The White House has announced that it has struck an infrastructure deal with a bipartisan group of 10 Senators. There are almost no details on the deal and it’s not at all clear that President Biden will be able to convince the progressive wing of his own party...
Watch my YouTube video on 5 stocks for a Biden market
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The fourth YouTube video on 5 Stocks for a Biden market went up today. You can see it below: Please watch and follow (and like) my...
I’m adding shares of SMOG to my Jubak Picks Portfolio tomorrow
The stock market rally that started so strong this morning as Democrats, surprisingly, rode to victory in both Georgia Senate races, took a big step backwards as the day wore on with scenes of rioters roaming the hall of Congress in an effort to overturn the November...
Selling my infrastructure play Vulcan Materials out of Jubak Picks into today’s rally
Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw in the towel on any near-term chance for a big infrastructure spending package. The horrific jobs numbers had convinced her, she said, that sending more aid to unemployed workers and small businesses took a higher priority....
$416 billion for seawalls in the United States by 2040–that’s a lot of gravel sales for Vulcan Materials
In the next 20 years spending on seawalls to protect communities could cost as much as the initial investment in the interstate highway system. Total spending to defend against rising ocean levels could run to $416 billion in the next 20 years, according to a report...
So much for any infrastructure spending bill from Washington
President Donald Trump stormed out of a meeting with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying that he would not work with them on an infrastructure package (or other bipartisan legislation including an effort to...
Vulcan Materials beats on earnings–up 4.4% even without infrastructure deal in Washington
Before the New York market opened this morning Vulcan Materials (VMC) announced earnings of 46 cents a share, excluding one time items. That was a full 9 cents a share above Wall Street expectations. Revenue of $996.5 million was up 16.6% year over year and beat Wall...Adding 50 Stocks pick VMC to Jubak Picks Portfolio as well
If politicians are to be believed Vulcan Materials (VMC) would be my perfect earnings recession stock. Revenue and earnings look on a steady uphill trend in 209, after carving out that track in 2018. The company’s business is almost totally domestic. And...
Adding Vulcan Materials, first Global Warming pick, to 50 Stocks Portfolio
Today I made Vulcan Materials (VMC) my first pick in my Special Report: Is Your Portfolio Ready for Global Warming and I’m also adding the shares to my long-term 50 Stocks portfolio. As the most recent hurricanes have confirm, the Southeastern United States is...
Sell Vulcan Materials–I don’t see an infrastructure package this year
With the Senate about to go nuclear as Republicans change the Senate rules so they can avoid a Democratic filibuster and send Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, any small chance that Democrats would work with Republicans to pass some version of President Trump’s...
My second Trump administration stock pick–this time it’s infrastructure
When big macro news comes down the pike that promises to change the fundamentals in a sector, frequently the stocks that rally hardest are those that belong to the most “endangered” companies. Which doesn’t mean those are the shares that you want to...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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