Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
V.F. Corporation: A New Five-Year Plan
Long-time shareholders of the V.F. Corporation (VFC) are familiar with the company’s 17×17 plan, which was unveiled in 2013 and aimed at generating $17 billion in revenues by fiscal 17. Other components of the plan included margin expansion and $18.00 in earnings-per-share (which was before a 4-for-1 stock split announced later in 2013). Unfortunately, V.F. failed to deliver on […]
Uber Reports It Lost $2.8 Billion In 2016 Including $991 Million In Q4
On Good Friday, when markets were closed and when the entire financial world was tuned out, and when certainly no one was supposed to pay attention, Uber, the most highly valued – at $62.5 billion – and the most scandal plagued tech startup in the world, took the until now unprecedented step of disclosing its […]
Speculators Were Adding To Foreign Currency Exposure Before Trump’s Talk
In the days before US President Trump expressed concern about the dollar’s exchange value, speculators in the futures market mostly added to the gross long foreign currency positions. There were two exceptions, the Canadian and Australian dollars, which supports our suspicions of a change in sentiment toward the dollar-bloc currencies. The bulls liquidated 13.5k long […]
EC Investing In A World Of Black Swans
In the world of modern finance, there has always been the search for the Holy Grail. Ever since the advent of computers, practitioners have looked to harness the power of computing and direct it towards the goal of producing endless profits. Today the buzz words being used across industries include, “AI – Artificial Intelligence,” “Machine […]
Well-Marked Trails And Ones That Suddenly Appear
Sometimes, you head out on a trail with a specific route mapped out. Other times, you head out and see an unexpected trail to follow. Last weekend, we started out hiking a well traversed trail. Suddenly, an arrow pointing to the right appeared. Written on the arrow was the word “Trail.” We spontaneously decided to […]
Wal-Mart In Advanced Discussions To Buy Online Men’s Fashion Retailer Bonobos
According to sources familiar with the matter, retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is in advanced talks to acquire fashion retailer Bonobos.
Recent Stock Purchase April 2017
Well, it’s been almost a full month since my last ‘recent stock purchase’ has been posted and it’s not for lack of finding stocks to invest in, rather, just watching the market move in a very aimless direction has made it a bit of a challenge in deciding where to make my buy. Another way […]
EUR – Headed For 1.05
The main focus next week will be on the French Presidential election and the euro. Incoming polls will have a direct impact on how the euro trades and will overshadow the April PMI reports, which are normally the most important pieces of data released from the Eurozone each month. Even after Friday’s disappointing U.S. economic […]
