Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
ARWR Files For Regulatory Permission To Begin Phase 1 Trial Of RNAi; TPIV Announces Phase II Clinical Trials With VGTI Florida
Arrowhead Research Corporation (NasdaqGS: ARWR), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, today announced that it recently filed an application for approval to begin a Phase 1 clinical trial of its RNAi-based therapeutic candidate, ARC-AAT, for the treatment of liver disease associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Pending approval, Arrowhead intends to proceed with a double blind, […]
The Fournier Transform
Lifted from Robert’s Stochastic Thoughts:The Fournier Transform Near Stupidoclypse Alert Major meme It looks as if Ron Fournier may sweep the left blogosphere. I read this by Joan McCarter at DailyKos The nation’s most stubborn and willfully ignorant pundit, Ron “why won’t Obama lead and make Republicans like him” Fournier, strikes again. On health care, we needed a […]
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts – Close But No Cigar
Gold took an early run at breaking out, but then was held at the overhead resistance and ‘psychologically important’ 1200 level. We’ll have to see if gold can rise above resistance and break fee, and change this downtrend of lower highs and lower lows. Someone asked me to comment on the notion that price manipulation is […]
Some Outcomes Are So Predictable
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW + 40 = 17,687 SPX + 10 = 2051 NAS + 31 = 4702 10 YR YLD – .02 = 2.32% OIL – 1.34 = 74.32 GOLD + 9.80 = 1198.00 SILV + .07 = 16.31 Record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Next-Gen Consoles Revive Video Game Hardware Sales
by Felix Richter, Statista.com Almost exactly one year ago, on November 15, 2013, we entered the next generation of gaming as Sony (SNE) released the PlayStation 4 in the United States. One week later, Microsoft (MSFT) followed suit and released its own next-generation console: the Xbox One. Both releases had been eagerly awaited not […]
Vistaprint (VPRT) Changes Name & Ticker To Cimpress (CMPR)
Business services provider Vistaprint N.V. (VPRT) changed its corporate name and ticker symbol to Cimpress N.V. (CMPR) effective as of yesterday. The strategic move is the latest of a series of steps to reposition its brand identity to leverage on the inherent growth potential for maximum shareholder benefit. Vistaprint has been shifting its value […]
Why Japan’s Money Printing Madness Matters
This is getting hard to believe. The announcement that Japan has plunged into a triple dip recession should have been lights out for Abenomics. But, no, its madman prime minister has now called a snap election to enlist more public support for his campaign to destroy what remains of Japan’s economy. And what’s worse, he’s not likely to be stopped […]
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts
Janet and her Merry Pranksters are hitting some high notes. The best explanation I have for this rally is the continuing weakness in the yen, strengthening the dollar, and therefore US dollar paper assets. It was interesting today that the precious metals moved UP with stocks. This suggests the possibility that the stock market rally […]
Market Commentary: Markets End Higher, Large Cap Set New Highs
Written by Gary Both the SP500 and DOW set, again, new record highs this afternoon and if nothing else, Mr. Market still has some steam regardless what some bears might think. Both of the large caps also set new closing highs and the small caps closed solidly in the green as the bulls put on their […]
Hugh Hendry: “I Believe Central Bankers Are Terrified”
It was almost a year ago when Hugh Hendry shocked the world when he announced he was, said simply, turning bullish (his full recantation can be found here), even though as he admitted he “Can’t Look At Himself In The Mirror.” Which was understandable: in a world where markets as many know them (if not the […]
