Another Threat To Gilead Has Emerged
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
From Hillary Clinton to Bernie Sanders, politicians brought up the issue of price-gouging by pharmaceutical companies. Many have been reacting to complaints by constituents or potential constituents. Politicians have taken a particular interest in HCV providers, Gilead GILD and AbbVie ABBV. Earlier this week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman threw a shot across the […]
Binary Options Trading Opportunities – 3/20/2016
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
During the course of the session on Monday, we have very little in the way of economic announcements to move the markets, so having said that it’s very likely that we will have a reasonably quiet session on Monday. Silver markets pullback Silver markets broke out during the course of the day on Friday, […]
Top 3 Dividend Stocks With Great Growth Potential
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The S&P 500 has almost recovered its losses this year, and we are close to breaking into positive territory.The Fed paused on raising interest rates, and reduced the number of rate hikes it expects to employ this year.This is pretty good news for the market, as the lower rates should be around for at least […]
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Thor Is 20% Overvalued
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
I have been pessimistic on the U.S. economy even before the financial crisis. The government’s response to the crisis — quantitative easing and bail outs to Wall Street — has been great for the investor class, but has done nothing for the populace. Now that the Fed has taken away the punch bowl I expect […]
Another Week – Same Story
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Everything from last week remains the same except for price. Price for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) hesitated for all of a day at the 200 day moving average that everyone was tweeting, then blew right through it. Now traders are targeting 2070, 2080, and 2100. That is about the only difference in our Twitter indicators […]
US Bond Market Week In Review: The Fed Turns More Dovish
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The Fed maintained their current policy, offering the following assessment of the economy in their announcement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing at a moderate […]
Amazon To Join Wal-Mart As A Top Ten Grocery Store By 2019: Cowen
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
By Michelle Jones Amazon (AMZN) has been stretching its wings to fly into more and more areas, and grocery shopping is one of its newest areas of interest. The timing may be apt too, as a new study found that the age group that purchases groceries online the most is entering the stage of life when their […]
Bank Stock Roundup: Fed Meeting, Job Cuts Dominate Headlines; BofA, Citi & JPMorgan In Focus
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Over the last five trading sessions, the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting dominated headlines. Keeping the rates unchanged (as expected by the market), the Fed lowered its projected rate to 0.875% by the end of this year from the prior estimate of 1.375%. This indicates that only two rate hikes are likely during the course […]
Is Up Down Or Down Up?
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Too often I disagree with the RESULTS of the methodology used to analyze data releases. There is no methodology which is perfect – and for this reason I believe the less you screw with the raw data – the more consistent the results for baselining, comparing, and trending. This week there was one confusing […]
Robo Investing – The Latest And The Greatest
Mar 20, 2016
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The Craze Sweeping the Nation – Robo Investing Recently all we hear about is “Robo Investing”. The themes vary between companies and sites offering the service, but in essence most sites – including the big banks – ask you to fill in the standard type forms that you would at any brokerage to open an […]