Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Goldzilla
“History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man” –Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla I would have written off the gold sector long ago in its ongoing bear market had I thought for one moment that gold’s utility as insurance against the acts of monetary madmen/women in high places had been compromised […]
Rise Of The Robots
Rodney Johnson has some interesting comments on the rise of robots as a labor replacement. Robots have been replacing assembly line workers for decades. But now, they’re starting to replace retail clerks too … sort of: Just as desktop computing, voicemail, and email erased much of the need for secretaries, robots are quickly gaining ground […]
Market Commentary: Markets Open Higher, SP500 Makes New High, Volume Remains Moderate
Written by Gary Premarkets were flat all morning, but the markets did open in the green. By the 15 minute mark the SP500 was testing its historic high, the DOW finally moved into the green and the Nasdaq melted up to yesterday’s high. By 10 am the SP500 recorded a new high (2049.98), Nasdaq was still […]
S&P 500 Spikes To Record Highs As Oil Plunges & Macro Hedgers Fold
The S&P 500 is now up 12.5% from the Bullard lows in mid-October and has broken to new record highs over 2048 – within 2 points of Goldman Sachs year-end target. Since Bullard’s comments, the S&P 500 has been up 19 days and down only 5 (and today will be the 23rd day in a row of […]
US Housing Starts: October 2014 Preview
Housing starts are expected to increase to an annual pace of 1.022 million in tomorrow’s update for October, according to the Capital Spectator’s median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The projection represents a modest increase over September’s 1.017 million. Compared with a trio of estimates based on recent surveys of economists, The Capital Spectator’s […]
Home Depot Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, Retains Outlook
Driven by strong performance across all geographies due to a rise in transactions and strength in its core store activities, The Home Depot Inc. (HD – Analyst Report) reported an improvement in its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The company’s adjusted earnings of $1.15 per share jumped nearly 21.1% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of […]
Great Graphic: Woman Participation In The Labor Force
The issue is that many countries want to grow faster. Some structural changes are needed. Many countries are not making the most of what economists have become fond of calling “human capital”. Specifically, increasing the participation of women in the workforce can be potentially a critical development for countries such as Japan and Italy. This Great Graphic was […]
King Dollar & Euro… A “Trend Change” Has To Happen
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Is it time for the U.S. Dollar & Euro to change their current trend? My first thought would be “what trend?” Many talk about the big moves in the U.S. Dollar and Euro and I just want to scratch my head and say, “where is the trend?” The above 4-pack […]
EC Identiv’s Post Password Era Solutions Gaining Traction As Company Strengthens Its Financial Position
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a microcap (<$100M market cap) stock. Such stocks can be easily manipulated; do your own due diligence. Lately, we have seen many headlines about how large companies are experiencing security breaches that have resulted in sensitive customer information being exposed to theft. • In yet in another string of […]
Trendless Tuesday – Drifting Along On NO Volume
What a crock! Though we were more or less flat yesterday, check out the huge discrepancy in declining vs advancing stocks across the board. It’s a stealth sell-off, the kind we often have before a major market plunge. This is what leads frustrated investors to wonder “How come the market is up but all my […]
