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4 Cyber-Security Stocks In Focus Post Expedia-Orbitz Hack

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Expedia, Inc.’s EXPE subsidiary, Orbitz (orbitz.com) was recently hit by a security breach. Hackers reportedly had access to customer’s information from 880K payment cards used on its consumer platform as well as its partner’s platform where Orbitz is used as a booking engine. Reportedly, cyber attackers could access card user’s names, phone numbers, emails, date of birth […]

GBP/USD Weekly Analysis – March 25, 2018

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

GBP/USD broke above 1.4145 resistance. A further rise to test 1.4345 resistance is possible next week. A breakout of this level could signal resumption of the uptrend from 1.1946 (Oct. 7, 2016 low), then the next target would be at 1.5000 area. Near term support is at 1.3970, a breakdown below this level could bring […]

Trump On Trade – A Primer

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

One of Trump’s primary campaign themes was that other countries are taking advantage of the US. He said he would tear up trade agreements unfair to the US and impose tariffs on offending countries. And as President, he is following through on his promises. First, he abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Next were tariffs imposed on […]

E The Last Mover Advantage

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

I was shocked to read in a reputable financial newspaper, in my home country Australia, an article written by a known stock promoter singularly contributing Paypal’s success to the first mover advantage. It strikes me as a simple explanation for the success of Paypal, which operates in a complex adaptive system where there are many independent […]

Ready For A Rebound?

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Friday 03/16 close: 2752 – Friday 03/23 close: 2588! The bulls are crying: “Enough!”, and they must be heard because, as the title suggests, an oversold bounce should come as early as Monday. The cycles which predicted this decline are being validated (present tense) because there should be more to come. This will be an […]

Will Trade War Weigh On The Market?

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Last week global stock markets slumped due to the prospect of all-out trade war which could destabilize global economy. The US market closed sharply lower for the week with S&P 500 falling 5.6% and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 6%. Asia markets also skidded with Nikkei 225 falling 6.3%, Hang Seng dropping 6.4%, and Shanghai […]

Gold Prices Bid As Markets Sell-off, Trump Tariffs Stoke Haven Demand

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Bullish Gold price rally surpasses monthly range highs Gold prices surged this week with the precious metal up nearly 2.7% to trade at 1348 ahead of the New York close on Friday. The losses come amid continued weakness in broader risk assets with all three U.S. Major Indices down more than 4% […]

E Market Briefing For Monday, March 25

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Upheaval conditions are neither magic, nor tragic for investors, at the same time the persistence of cheer-leading or resistance to realities by so many, was almost mystical. Most have acknowledged declines (how can they not?), but few saw the handwriting on the wall, even though that was not well-concealed, during preceding (desperate) ‘Hail Mary’ rallies. And […]

Weekly Market Outlook – The Bears Pushed The Market To The Brink, But Not Past It

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Between another batch of political turmoil and a less-than-confident undertow to begin with, stocks were brutalized this past week. Though it wasn’t the biggest weekly loss of the year, that’s not saying much – we’ve seen some unusually large setbacks this year. The biggest fear at this point is that this will turn into something […]

What Facebook Data Did They Get And What Did They Do With It?

Mar 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Since the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data scandal, the number one question I’ve been asked is, “What Facebook data did they get?” The second most popular question is, “What did Cambridge Analytica do with it?” Let’s review: What We’ve Been Told According to Mark Zuckerberg, “In 2013, a Cambridge University researcher named Aleksandr Kogan created a […]