Real estate investment trusts (REITs), mortgage REITs (mREITs) like BrightSpire Capital Inc (NYSE:BRSP) in particular, saw their shares take an oversized hit during the Federal Reserve’s recent unprecedented…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
While the marine shipping industry has done well in 2024, this was buoyed in large part by transit restrictions in the Panama Canal and tensions in the Red…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
For a myriad of reasons, the outlook remains robust for beaten-down oil and gas companies like Berry Corporation (NASDAQ:BRY). The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects demand to weaken for…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Lower interest rates are great for real estate investment trusts (REITs); mortgage REITs (mREITs) like TPG RE Finance Trust Inc (NYSE:TRTX) in particular. Why? Lower interest rates bring…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Things are looking up for Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp (NYSE:ECO). At the best of times, marine shipping stocks can face volatility due to the global economic outlook, falling…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Few industries have been as hindered by high interest rates as real estate investment trusts (REITs)…mortgage REITs (mREITs), in particular. Generally, REITs need to borrow a lot of…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Headwinds for some are tailwinds for others. And when it comes to Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ:SBLK), ongoing disruptions in the Red Sea, Suez Canal, and Panama Canal…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Crude prices may be facing near-term headwinds on concerns about the global economy, but the longer-term outlook for West Texas Intermediate Crude remains robust. And for contrarian investors,…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
The outlook for beaten-down energy plays like PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) remains solid. Weaker-than-expected demand for West Texas Intermediate has seen prices of crude fall to around $67.00…
By John Whitefoot, 2024
Strong economic activity, lower inflation, and falling interest rates are the perfect combination for business development companies (BDCs) like Barings BDC Inc (NYSE:BBDC). Here at Income Investors, we…
By John Whitefoot, 2024