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Biotech ETF Industry Outlook For Second Half 2017

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Biotech stocks have had a strong run so far in 2017 with the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index soaring 19.4% year-to-date (YTD). This is in sharp contrast to last year’s performance when the Index was down 19.1%. There were several reasons for the sector’s dismal performance last year foremost being the drug pricing controversy. Apart from drug […]

Sensex Trades Flat; Capital Goods & Pharma Stocks Witness Selling Pressure

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

After touching record highs in the morning trade, Indian markets witnessed some selling momentum to trade flat. Losses are largely seen in capital goods stocks and pharma stocks. The BSE Sensex is trading lower by 17 points and the NSE Nifty is trading lower by 5 points. The BSE Mid Cap index is trading up by 0.4% while the BSE Small Cap index is trading flat. […]

Goldman Exits ETF Market Making, Leaves You In Capable Hands Of “Lesser-Known” Firms

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ok, well this is notable. Goldman is getting out of ETF market making. I don’t want to try and spin this too much, because depending on which side of the argument you’re on, you can interpret this story any number of ways. But the facts are as follows from Reuters: Goldman is pulling back substantially from […]

S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Tuesday, July 25

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

S&P 500 The S&P 500 initially fell during the session on Monday, but turned around to form a bullish candle. By forming a hammer, it suggests that we are going to continue to see bullish momentum in this market, and as we are in the middle of the largest week of earnings season, it’s likely […]

Will The Euro Continue To Ignore Soft Data? German IFO On Tap

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Germany’s IFO business confidence survey headlines the economic calendar in European trading hours. Sentiment is expected to have soured in July after the headline Business Climate index climbed to the highest level in nearly three decades in the prior month. An outcome echoing recently disappointing regional news-flow might have weighed on the Euro, but it has proven resilient […]

Big Miss For Philadelphia’s Beverage Tax

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

In June 2017, sales of naturally and artificially-sweetened beverages in Philadelphia subject to the city’s plummeted to be more than 40% below their estimated pre-tax quantities. That wasn’t what Philadelphia’s political leaders were expecting to happen, where the following chart shows how many millions of ounces of sweetened beverages were estimated to have been sold in Philadelphia […]

Facts About Carbon Emissions From Oil, Natural Gas, And Coal

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The BP Statistical Review of World Energy is a useful annual volume that compiles tables and charts about about energy production and consumption. The latest version, released June 2017, includes a table at the end on recent and current carbon emissions from oil, natural gas, and coal. As a footnote under the table emphasizes, this does not […]

Six Investing Faults That The Uber-Wealthy Avoid

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

This may be surprising, but not everyone who is rich is famous and not everyone who is famous is rich. In fact, the vast majority of individuals who are classified as “ultra high-net-worth”(UHNW), or those with a net worth of at least $30 million, are people that you may have never heard of, and there’s […]

Amazon — The Many Thematic Tailwinds Pushing It For Forward

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Amazon.com Inc plans to meet on Wednesday with a dozen U.S. ranchers, seeking to expand distribution of organic and grass-fed meats as it takes over Whole Foods Market Inc, according to the meeting’s organizer.Analysts and investors have speculated that Amazon is aiming to combine its expertise in order fulfillment with the grocer’s facilities to build […]

Nifty Hits Record High; 15 Points Shy Of 10,000

Jul 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Asian stock markets are lower today as Japanese and Hong Kong shares fall. The Nikkei 225 is off 0.13%, while the Hang Seng is down 0.06%. The Shanghai Composite is trading down by 0.17%. US equities finished mostly lower as Wall Street geared up for a major week of earnings and US Federal Reserve meeting. Meanwhile, Indian […]