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General Electric Price Target Lowered To $11 From $14 At JPMorgan

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

JPMorgan analyst Stephen Tusa cut his price target for General Electric (GE) shares to $11 from $14 and keeps an Underweight rating on the name. The stock closed yesterday up 16c to $15.10. With a “grind it out” strategy now in play, and proceeds from the $20B in targeted value going to the balance sheet […]

Aozora Banks On N. America, Europe, Japan, & Oceania

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The Financial Services sector includes twenty industries ranging from Asset Management to 8 kinds of Banks, Credit, Exchanges, 6 kinds of Insurances, Savings, and all such financial concerns. Today I’m reviewing a bank – global, a mid-cap stock, Aozora Bank Limited. It’s trading ticker symbol is AOZOY. Aozora Bank Ltd provides a range of banking […]

Morning Call For Tuesday, March 13

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM18 +0.19%) this morning are up +0.21% and European stocks are up +0.31% at a 1-1/2 week high on optimism in the global economic outlook after the OECD raised its global 2018 GDP estimate to a 7-year high of 3.9% from a Nov estimate of 3.7%. Trading activity was […]

Global Stocks, Futures Rise Ahead Of Key Inflation Report

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

After yesterday’s aborted market liftoff, which saw the S&P spike at the open then fizzle lower amid easing trade tensions and a goldilocks US economy, today world stocks are going for it again, with European stocks climbing following a mostly green Asian session. The MSCI All-Country World index of stocks was up less than […]

Biggest US Budget Deficit Since 2012 Stokes Inflation Outlook

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The US federal government on Monday reported its biggest budget deficit in February in six years. By some accounts, the news offers another reason for projecting that Washington’s red ink and inflationary pressures will heat up in the months and years ahead. Some analysts warn that the tax cuts enacted last year will raise the government’s debt […]

Major Currency Pairs Close To Breaking Trend Lines

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

EUR/USD 4 hour The EUR/USD is in a large consolidation zone and the new direction will depend whether price breaks above resistance (red) or below support (green). A bullish breakout would confirm the expected wave 5 pattern. 1 hour The EUR/USD is building a channel which could indicate a larger WXY (blue) correction within wave […]

Why Small-Cap Put Writing Indexes Make Sense

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Volatility is often a big concern for investors when allocating to risky assets such as small-cap equities. I recently demonstrated how investors can mitigate risk in their small-cap allocations by utilizing strategies such as the WisdomTree CBOE Russell 2000 PutWrite Strategy Fund (RPUT). The strategy is designed to sell cash-secured monthly put options on the Russell 2000 Index and collect premiums that act […]

Traders Are ‘Jumping At Shadows’ Ahead Of Key Data In The U.S.

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ok, CPI is just around the corner and folks are nervously eyeing the number although anecdotally, there’s nowhere near the level of anxiety we saw last month when everyone was convinced that a hotter-than-expected read on inflation stateside could usher in the end times following the AHE-inspired February equity rout. “FX, bonds, and stocks are […]

The Great Netflix Bubble

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Valuation doesn’t matter; until it does. The path to being a great investor is to ignore the short-term and focus on long-term risk and reward. The markets don’t always correct immediately, but over the long-term, gravity can knock high-flying stocks out of the sky. Netflix is in a giant bubble right now. I feel 100% […]

“Main Street Is On Fire Again”: Small Business Confidence Surges To Highest Since 1983

Mar 13, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

While it has been accused in the past of pandering to various political organizations, the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey nonetheless reflects the mood of America’s main street corporations. And according to the March release of the NFIB index, small business owners are showing “unprecedented confidence” in the economy as the optimism index continues at […]