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Intel Shortlists Suitors For Chip Division Altera Amid Turnaround Efforts

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PexelsAbout a month after Bloomberg reported that Lattice Semiconductor had offered to purchase Intel’s (INTC) Altera, the financial media outlet revealed that several private equity firms had also entered the bidding game for the company, which specializes in designing low-power programmable chips.Sources told Bloomberg that Francisco Partners and Silver Lake Management have joined Lattice in a second bidding round […]

The Stock Market Struggles May Only Grow Worse

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashThe Dow broke its 10-day losing streak today; however, the bad news is it only finished the day up 0.04%. So, while the streak was broken, it was just barely.Meanwhile, the S&P 500 ended the day essentially flat. It was up about 70 to 80 basis points earlier in the day, but those gains […]

Fed Outlook Sends Oil Prices Lower Amid Demand Concerns

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: Pixabay Oil prices dropped on Thursday due to concerns about central bank policy and economic slowdown. The Federal Reserve and other central banks have signaled a cautious approach to easing monetary policy. The rise in the US dollar makes oil more expensive for international buyers. Oil prices experienced a downturn on Thursday, as cautious […]

Time To Buy These Top-Rated Industrial Products Stocks: DXPE, IIIN, ZBRA

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashAs we edge closer to the new year, investors may want to pay attention to several industrial products sector stocks that look poised to have a strong fiscal 2025. Now appears to be an ideal time to buy these top-rated industrial products stocks based on the trend of positive earnings estimate revisions. DXP Enterprises – […]

Is Inflation Meaningful? Is It Useful?

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PixabayIn several recent posts, Tyler Cowen has stressed the need for better models of inflation. In one case, he expressed exasperation at my claim that (price) inflation is an almost meaningless concept: 4b. More seriously, Scott seems to dismiss the price level concept altogether. For instance he once wrote: “In the past, I’ve frequently argued that […]

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – All The King’s Horses, And All The King’s Men

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PexelsAs a reminder the December stock market option expiration is tomorrow.Gold managed to hold its ground today as the Dollar drifted a little higher, taking on the 108 handle.Silver, not so much. It tends to slump with the equity risk markets.Stocks tried to bounce after the big slide yesterday, but alas, as the day wore […]

The Secret To Staying Safe In This Suddenly Wild Market

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PexelsThe markets started the week half-asleep, but yesterday, when Fed Chairman Powell took future rate cuts off the table, they woke up terrified and fell right out of bed.A lot of leading stocks, like Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA) took massive, multibillion-dollar haircuts in a matter of minutes. A lot of investors considered these […]

Waste Management Dividend Increase

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: PixabayOn 16 December, Waste Management (WM) increased its quarterly dividend by 10.00%, from 75¢ to 82.5¢ per share.The dividend will be paid in March 2025.WM’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $24 to $264.I own 80 shares of WM at an average cost basis of $210.02 per share. Following this increase, my yield on […]

SEC approves Hashdex and Franklin Templeton dual Bitcoin-Ethereum ETFs

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways The SEC approved Hashdex and Franklin Templeton dual Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, enhancing institutional crypto access. Recent crypto market volatility saw Bitcoin drop below $96,000 and Ethereum fall to $3,440. Share this article The SEC has approved dual Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs from Hashdex and Franklin Templeton, expanding institutional access to the two […]

The Top 5 Mid Cap Stocks Of 2024

Dec 19, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: Pexels While large caps and small caps get more attention, mid cap stocks have quietly been the best performers over the long term.Over the last 25 years dating back to 1999, mid caps have beaten both large and small cap stocks, although large caps have slightly better performance in the 20-year and 10-year windows. Mid […]