7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tesla beats Street but stock tumbles after hours
Tesla beats Street but stock tumbles after hours
Tesla Motors Inc, led by billionaire Elon Musk, on Wednesday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly operating profit and the electric car maker said its plans for a new battery plant are on track.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Zillow sees record first-quarter sales; CEO Rascoff says, ‘we’re investing heavily to feed this growth’
Zillow sees record first-quarter sales; CEO Rascoff says, ‘we’re investing heavily to feed this growth’
The Daily Ticker’s Aaron Task interviews Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff about the company’s first-quarter earnings.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on For Whole Foods, this is how the ‘growth’ story ends
For Whole Foods, this is how the ‘growth’ story ends
The selloff in Whole Foods Market after its latest earnings warning appears to spell the end, at least for the foreseeable future, of any remaining belief that the organic foods seller can be a “growth” stock amid greater competition, even as the better, smarter eating trend broadens.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Small caps slammed! Tension builds on Wall Street
Small caps slammed! Tension builds on Wall Street
A quick glance at the markets suggests an uneventful day but investors lugging around shares of smaller capitalization stocks know just how deceiving that appearance is.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How The Middle Class Lifestyle Became Unaffordable
How The Middle Class Lifestyle Became Unaffordable
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,
There are four structural drivers behind the soaring costs of the middle class lifestyle.
Why have the costs of a middle class lifestyle soared while income has stagnated? Though it is tempting to finger one ideologically convenient cause or another, there are four structural causes to this long-term trend:
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CFTC Probably Going To Regulate High-Frequency Trading
CFTC Probably Going To Regulate High-Frequency Trading
They won’t be able to enforce it, but they’ll promulgate the rule all the same. “I understand that Commission staff is starting to work on a proposed rule,” Scott O’Malia, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said in a speech. The CFTC lacks the technology necessary to routinely oversee the millions of messages…
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Two More Theories To Explain The "Treasury Bond Buying" Mystery
Two More Theories To Explain The "Treasury Bond Buying" Mystery
With everyone and their mom confused at how bonds can rally when stocks (the ultimate arbiter of truthiness) are also positive, we have seen Deutsche confused (temporary technicals), Bloomberg confirm the shortage, and BofA blame the weather (for a lack of bond selling)