Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson

April 2017 Beige Book: Reading Between The Lines – About The Same Rate Of Economic Expansion

April 2017 Beige Book: Reading Between The Lines – About The Same Rate Of Economic Expansion

The consolidated economic report from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts (Beige Book) stated “the pace of expansion equally split between modest and moderate“. The previous report stated “the economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace from early January through mid-February“. Analyst Opinion of this month’s Beige Book Seems like the rate of growth is […]
Europe Small-Cap Dividend ETF (DFE) Hits New 52-Week High

Europe Small-Cap Dividend ETF (DFE) Hits New 52-Week High

For investors looking for momentum, the WisdomTree Europe Small-Cap Dividend Fund (DFE – Free Report) is probably on your radar now. The fund just hit a 52-week high. Shares of DFE are up roughly 26.9% from their 52-week low price of $47.4/share. But could more gains be ahead for this ETF? Let’s take a quick look at […]
Most Active Stock Options For End Of Day – April 19, 2017

Most Active Stock Options For End Of Day – April 19, 2017

Most Active Stock Options For End Of Day April 19, 2017 
Crude & Gasoline Prices Are Plunging

Crude & Gasoline Prices Are Plunging

Between a resurgent dollar, surprise gasoline inventory build, surging US production, and UAE leaders questioning the oil market’s rebalancing, WTI and RBOB futures are tumbling…   This has erased more than half the end-March/early-April bounce in the energy complex. “The glaring rise in U.S. gasoline refined product inventories, in combination with persistent lower-48 production growth, keeps […]
Global Government Bond Yields Are Plummeting

Global Government Bond Yields Are Plummeting

The latest movements in markets are starting to be in sync with a slow growth economy. This makes sense as the blue-chip GDP forecast has been decelerating quickly. The global trend in declining bond yields can be see below. The range the U.S. ten-year bond was in for the beginning of the year has been […]
Credit Suisse Gets Bullish On Coca-Cola With Many M&A Opportunities Seen

Credit Suisse Gets Bullish On Coca-Cola With Many M&A Opportunities Seen

In a research note this morning, Credit Suisse analyst Laurent Grandet upgraded Coca-Cola (KO) to Outperform, citing the arrival of incoming CEO James Quincey, who takes over next month, and the company’s nearly complete refranchising. Further, the analyst sees several strategic M&A opportunities to bolster Coca-Cola’s portfolio. COKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN: Credit Suisse’s Grandet […]
34 Startup Metrics For Tech Entrepreneurs

34 Startup Metrics For Tech Entrepreneurs

Today’s infographic comes from Funders and Founders and information designer Anna Vital, and it lists the important metrics to gauge traction and success of new startups. Several years ago, a key challenge with launching a new tech startup venture was that there weren’t many precedents to follow. How do you scale a company? How do you measure growth […]
Bull? Bear? The U.S. Stock Market Is More Like The Honey Badger

Bull? Bear? The U.S. Stock Market Is More Like The Honey Badger

Voters in the United Kingdom shockingly decided to leave the European Union? The stock market barely blinked. Voters in the United States unexpectedly elected a brash promoter over a well-established political insider? The stock market didn’t care. It told the media elite to take a hike, then promptly climbed to higher ground. The S&P 500 […]
Hot Options Report For Midday – Wednesday, April 19

Hot Options Report For Midday – Wednesday, April 19

Most Active Stock Options For Midday April 19, 2017  
China’s New Special Economic Zone Evokes Memories Of Shenzhen

China’s New Special Economic Zone Evokes Memories Of Shenzhen

Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was a sleepy fishing village of 30,000. But in 1980, then-Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping designated the southern town as one of four special economic zones (SEZs), thereby giving it special tax benefits and preferential treatment to foreign investment. In the years that followed, Shenzhen expanded at an alarming pace. […]