Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Coach Advances After Analyst Says Positive Turning Point Reached
The shares of Coach (COH) are rising in a down market after research firm William Blair upgraded the stock. The firm said it has greater confidence that the company’s business has reached a positive turning point. NEW PRODUCT, FORMAT GAINING GROUND: After William Blair conducted a survey and carried out checks at stores, Amy Noblin, […]
Google/Alphabet Inc. PT Upped As Big Upward Move Predicted
Google parent company Alphabet’s shares have lost most of what they gained on Wednesday following an analyst’s price target increase. Last year the search giant’s stock went on a tremendous tear, landing it a position in the top four tech stocks of the year known as FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google). UBS analysts don’t think last year’s […]
“It’s Coming Apart At The Seams” – U.S. Equities Plunge As Deutsche-Lehman Analog Looms
Once again, US equities have given up the ‘great’ jobs report gains and are plunging fast with The Dow suffering its worst day in 6 weeks. FX markets are turmoiling (USDJPY <108) and bond yields are collapsing to on-month lows. European and US banks are tumbling as despite Dimon’s bottom and the coordinated ease-fest of the world’s central banks, investors prefer […]
The Costs & Consequences Of $15/Hour
What’s the big “hubbub” over raising the minimum wage to $15/hr? After all, the last time the minimum wage was raised was in 2009. The argument for increasing the minimum is to create a “livable wage” for those working at that level. Given the amount of table pounding that has ensued after the current administration proposed increasing the minimum […]
Sometimes We Win, Other Times…
Sometimes we win, other times we lose and still other times we sit there and think‘Oh #%[email protected]&!!!!, why did I nickel and dime this thing yesterday in trying to get a bid to fill? #[email protected]!&# damn me all to hell!’ I did exactly that latter thing with AAU yesterday as it had settled down toward […]
The CAC 40 Consolidates As Traders Wait For Direction
The CAC 40 is trading lower this morning, and is currently down -0.27% on the day. Of the 40 traded components on the Index, Sanofi is leading the way trading up 0.79%. Currently ArcelorMittal is leading the decliners, trading down 1.87%. With the CAC 40 little changed on the day, traders may begin to look towards […]
Book Review: Money Mindset By Jacob Gold
In The Money Mindset – Formulating a Wealth Strategy in the 21st Century, Jacob Gold traces the key components for building financial fitness, such as finding the right mindset, understanding risk, asset allocation, and diversification. He introduces the importance of understanding taxes and insurance. He gets the big picture on taxes, which is that you should pay the […]
Draghi Has Ruined Europe
Well, the central bankers are really beginning to fail in a very public way. Kuroda has obviously made a complete shitshow out of the senior citizens colony known as Japan. Yellen has, so far, been given a free pass by the blinkered, pig-ignorant American public, who are too busy watching the Kardashians, but trust Tim on this, she will have her comeuppance. […]
Zynga Inc. Stock Offers An Opportunity To Value Investors?
With its IPO priced at $10 per share back in December of 2011, Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) has fallen more than 75% since. Inconsistent revenues, negative margins, and a declining user base have dragged the company down to alarming lows. However, Zynga still carries a very strong balance sheet and is trading only slightly above its book value, which […]
Amazon Will Climb Throughout 2016
Considering the amazing size of Amazon (AMZN) already, it’s hard to imagine that the company will be able to climb much higher, that is, until you take a look at what the company has in the works. You see, Amazon has three big things in the works right now that will likely send the stock […]
