Anti-vaxxers, anti-schmaxxers | Aramco slips back into form | [Finimize]( Hi {NAME}, here's what you need to know for May 5th in 3:06 minutes. ð When was the last time you checked in on your financial health?Join leading financial wellbeing expert and FT columnist Jason Butler for [The Finimize Financial Health Check](, and use one of those little hammer things to tap your portfolio on the knee. [Get your free ticket]( Today's big stories - Pfizer announced better-than-expected results, and the vaccine makerâs feeling optimistic about the rest of the year too
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- Oil giant Saudi Aramco announced its highest quarterly profit in eighteen months Viral Superstar [Viral Superstar] Whatâs Going On Here? Pfizerâs quarterly results beat analyst expectations on Tuesday, and the pharma giantâs planning to keep milking this fifteen minutes of fame for all itâs worth. What Does This Mean? Pfizerâs better-than-expected revenue and profit had a lot to do with the little-known vaccine it [co-produced]( with BioNTech â though its non-coronavirus-related drugs beat expectations too. But even the company couldnât have anticipated just how efficient some vaccine rollouts have been, and itâs now expecting to deliver 1.6 billion doses by the end of the year â way more than it previously predicted. That encouraged it to bump up its earnings forecasts for the rest of 2021, which was just what the doctor â or, uh, its investors â ordered. Why Should I Care? Zooming in: Do good things, and good things happen to you.
There are a few reasons Pfizerâs strong run of form looks set to continue. For one thing, it mightâve become Americaâs go-to after Johnson & Johnsonâs one-shot vaccine was put on hold over its potential side effects ([tweet this](). Those queries have been [ironed out](, sure, but the damage to its reputation might already be done. For another thing, Pfizerâs market could be about to get a lot bigger: its vaccine is currently being [evaluated]( by European regulators for use among teens, and itâs hoping India might fast-track approval to bring the countryâs spiraling crisis to an end. The bigger picture: Drug stores canât kick the habit.
The vaccineâs been working wonders every which way you look: CVS Health â which has been doling out jabs to Americans across its network of pharmacies â reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings of its own on Tuesday. The company raised its forecast for the rest of the year, and that gave its stock the shot in the arm it needed. You might also like: [How to spot opportunities in pharma stocks.]( Copy to share story: [( ð [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question:
Where are you writing from? Let us know and we'll mention it when we reply.&noapp=true&subject=Viral Superstar&utm_campaign=daily-global-05-05-2021&utm_source=email) 2. Analyst Take What If Everyoneâs Wrong About Inflation? Whatâs Going On Here? Economists, investors, and CEOs all agree: [inflationâs a sure thing](. But at the risk of sounding conspiratorial, is it? See, the temptation is to go along with consensus in markets, because those three groups agree so rarely. But if you look back at history, the consensus â rare or otherwise â often [turns out to be wrong](. And since everyoneâs been assuming thereâs going to be a major uptick in inflation, there could be pretty significant [consequences]( for stocks and bonds if there just⦠isnât. So thatâs todayâs Insight: [how to take advantage if you think everyoneâs wrong]( â and not just by telling them âI told you so.â [Read or listen to the Insight here]( SPONSORED BY MINT MOBILE Trying to reconnect⦠Letâs face it, [fast and reliable mobile coverage]( has never been more important than it is now. Thatâs why [Mintâs]( so refreshing: youâll get premium wireless that starts at just [$15 a month](, with a variety of different plans to suit your data usage. And if youâre edgy about changing your service, Mint have a solution to that too: a [free trial](. Youâll get 250mb of high-speed data, 250 texts, and 250 minutes for seven days after you activate. And better yet, you can [try it on your current device]( without affecting your existing service. Thatâs it: no risks, no commitments, no gimmicks. Just real [Mint Mobile]( service on the nationâs largest 5G network. [Get Your Free Trial]( When you support our sponsors, you support us. Thanks for that. Essential Oils [Essential Oils] Whatâs Going On Here? There are few things more calming to Saudi Aramco than a recovering global economy: the oil giant announced its highest quarterly profit in eighteen months on Tuesday. What Does This Mean? Aramco had a tough time of it last year when demand for and the price of oil went into freefall, with its profit [collapsing]( 44% versus the year before. But as the world began to look to the future and investors could almost feel the economy bouncing back, oilâs price started to [climb](. The dusky nectar, after all, is used in everything from transport to manufacturing, and higher economic activity ([all else equal]() leads to higher prices â 30% higher this year, to be precise. And that leads to higher earnings for oil producers â like Aramco â that get it out of the ground and sell it on. Why Should I Care? For markets: Dividends are dead, long live dividends.
One of oil companiesâ big draws is the regular cash payouts they offer investors â a reward for taking the risk of buying into them. Those dividends matter so much to Aramcoâs investors, in fact, that the firm even borrowed money a few months ago to make sure it could keep paying them. And it might have to do the same again: its first-quarter dividend of almost $20 billion was higher than its âfree cash flowâ â or the amount of cash it generated after making necessary reinvestments into the business. In other words, the only way Aramco could make up the difference would be by dipping into its own cash reserves â an unsustainable long-term move. The bigger picture: Oil companies keep in lockstep.
Aramco isnât the only oil major starting to see an improvement: ConocoPhillips announced upbeat results on Tuesday, having benefited from a big freeze in parts of the US that drove gas prices higher. And Total â one of the biggest investors in green energy among energy companies â posted first-quarter earnings that had all but recovered from the pandemic. You might also like: [What you need to know about Saudi Aramco.]( Copy to share story: [( ð [Ask a question](mailto:questions@finimize.com?body=Ask us a question:
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