Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
U.S. Workforce Recovery – Tuesday, August 7
We’ve updated our monthly workforce analysis to include last week’s Employment Report for July. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%, and the number of new nonfarm jobs (a relatively volatile number subject to extensive revisions) came in at 157K. The Unemployment Rate The closely watched headline unemployment rate is a calculation of the percentage of the Civilian […]
Dividend Income Update July 2018
It’s dividend income update time. One of my favorite times of the month as I get to review my previous month of passive income received from my dividend income portfolios. On a side note, July was the first time ever I did not reinvest my dividends. This isn’t by choice, rather my broker, Capital One […]
Tesla Discloses Email Sent To Employees About ‘Taking Tesla Private’
An email was sent to Tesla employees today by CEO Elon Musk that stated in part: “Earlier today, I announced that I’m considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420/share. I wanted to let you know my rationale for this, and why I think this is the best path forward. First, a final decision […]
These Four Stocks Went From $325 Billion To $3.5 Trillion In Less Than 10 Years
With Apple (AAPL) crossing the $1 trillion market cap level last week, below is a chart showing the historical market caps for the four largest S&P 500 stocks at the moment. What an incredible run these four stocks have had over the last ten years! At the Financial Crisis lows in March 2009, these four […]
Papa John’s Reports Q2 Adjusted EPS 49c, Consensus 54c
Reports Q2 revenue $407.96M, consensus $425.5M. Reports Q2 System-wide North America comparable sales decrease of 6.1%. Reports Q2 International comparable sales decrease of 0.8%; total international sales increase of 12.2%, driven by unit growth. “Earlier this year, we began implementing key changes in how we operate and market our products to refocus on quality and […]
Diving Into The Metals Selloff
(Audio length 00:12:45) Doc joins me to breakdown the selloffs in the precious metals. After the 21 level in GDX was broken we need to look at what that means for the stocks going forward.
Disney Falls After Earnings Miss
(Video length 00:03:24) CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reports quarterly earnings from Disney.
A Slow, Steady Nat Gas Grind
It was another slow, steady grind up in natural gas as the September contract settled up a bit more than a percent on the day. Again today we saw the entire strip get involved in the rally. Our Morning Text Message Alert for clients outlined that the strip appeared too strong for lower risks to […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Tuesday, August 7
Top options for end of day: AAPL, WFT, SNAP, FOXA, FB, NXPI. Data Courtesy of Trade Alert
Prince Alwaleed Buys A 2.3% SNAP Stake, As Snapchat Users Shrink For The First Time Ever
Having spent an extended period of time as a “guest” in the Riyadh Ritz Carlton in late 2017, when he was “shaken out” for an unknown amount by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a “crackdown on corruption”, before reaching an amicable if unknown settlement, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is once again back […]
