DURHAM, N.C., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation has named Dr. Alessandro Catenazzi as its new Half-Earth Chair. Catenazzi is a Swiss-Peruvian herpetologist with a strong interest in conservation biology. Much of his work is based in the Andes-Amazon of Peru, focusing on the existence of the Chytrid fungus in amphibians. He is an Associate Professor at Florida International University in Miami. Catenazzi follows the inaugural Half-Earth Chair Piotr Naskrecki. The Foun ...

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been witnessing soft trends in the Nutrition segment due to the recent investigation into certain accounting practices related to this segment. This led to a year-over-year segmental revenue decline of 6.7% in fourth-quarter 2023. The company reported an adjusted operating loss of $10 million for the segment in the quarter. Demand headwinds and destocking impacts, along with operational issues with respect to the ERP systems integration, hurt volumes.In the fourth qu ...

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) closed the latest trading day at $60.27, indicating a -0.41% change from the previous session's end. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.03%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.41%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.12%.The the stock of agribusiness giant has risen by 0.18% in the past month, leading the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 4.27% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.9%.The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Arche ...

Core Viewpoint - Dividend investing is effective but slow, with potential high opportunity costs during market rallies, suggesting a shift towards companies with aggressive buyback strategies for short-term gains [1] Group 1: Dividend Aristocrats to Sell - Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has seen a decrease in earnings and its dividend yield of 3.31% and growth rate of 12.12% may not satisfy income-focused investors [2] - ADM's Nutrition segment's operating profit decreased by 36% year-over-year, and operational issues have contributed to declining profitability [2] - S&P Global (SPGI) has a low shareholder yield of 0.76% and a dividend yield of just 0.89%, despite 51 years of consecutive growth [4] - SPGI's capital appreciation over five years is 85.94%, but its high stock price limits income potential through options strategies [4][5] - Medtronic (MDT) faces pricing pressures and competition, with a high payout ratio of 87.90% and a low dividend growth rate of 1.47% [6] - MDT's stock price has fallen 8.15% over the past five years, and its Q3 FY24 revenue was $8.89 billion, marking a 4.7% increase [6] - Analysts predict MDT's EPS could climb over 80% to 5.25, but this is speculative and optimistic [7]

smrm1977 Foreword As a supplement to this article, please note that The Motley Fool, which sourced this latest list, and SureDividend both update their lists periodically. While most of this April collection of 55 Kings is too pricey to justify their skinny dividends, seven of the top-ten, by yield, and one more outside those ten, live up to the ideal of offering annual dividends (from a $1K investment) exceeding their single share prices, and this month there are eight more to watch. In the current mar ...

"Today's groundbreaking underscores our commitment to innovation and the future of biomanufacturing in the U.S." Post this The 500,000-square-foot Bioforge™ Marshall is being constructed on a 34-acre parcel adjacent to ADM's existing corn processing complex. The facility will utilize ADM-sourced dextrose to manufacture low-carbon organic acids for applications in water treatment, agriculture, energy, and home and personal care. "Today's groundbreaking represents a key milestone in our growth journey, und ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) . Shares have added about 9.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is ADM due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. Archer Daniels Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenu ...

Visiongain has published a new report entitled Liquid Biofuels Market Report 2024-2034: Forecasts by Bioethanol (First-generation Bioethanol, Second-generation Bioethanol), by Application (Transportation, Power Generation, Heat Generation), by Biodiesel (Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME), Soybean Methyl Ester (SME), Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), Other), by Renewable Diesel (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Diesel, Biobutanol, Bio Jet Fuel, Other), by Type (Bioethanol, Biodiesel, Renewable ...

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Shares of this agribusiness giant have returned +15.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.6% change. The Zacks Agriculture - Operations industry, to which ADM belongs, has gained 9.6% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the ...

Betting on the best consumer stocks to buy in April isn’t a pointless endeavor. Consumer stocks have proven to be bastions of stability over time, promising steady portfolio growth along with healthy shareholder rewards.The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF has trailed the S&P 500’s AI-led gains in the past year. Nevertheless, its stability and healthy dividend payouts offer investors a refuge. Therefore, it’s imperative to have a balanced approach that effectively marginalizes risk while capital ...