7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nest egg advice: Location, location, location
Nest egg advice: Location, location, location
We all know it’s important to save for retirement, but it’s just as important where you invest that money.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IPO: Alibaba Files for U.S. Public Offering of E-Commerce Giant
IPO: Alibaba Files for U.S. Public Offering of E-Commerce Giant
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which rode Chinas emergence as an economic superpower over the last 15 years to become a massive online marketplace for everything from forks to forklifts, filed yesterday for what could become the largest U.S. initial public offering ever.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Russian Stocks, Bonds, Ruble Soaring On Putin’s "Diplomacy"
Russian Stocks, Bonds, Ruble Soaring On Putin’s "Diplomacy"
It seems the US “costs” are not working on Russian assets. Apparently on the back of diplomatic-sounding comments from Putin, Russian stocks, bonds and currency are the new fear-of-missing-out trade and are soaring:
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s next for markets after Twitter dragged them down?
What’s next for markets after Twitter dragged them down?
Stocks got mulched on Tuesday as weakness in Twitter, of all things, gradually spread through the rest of the tape. There are plenty who would take exception to the notion that a $20 billion social media stock could infect a $15 trillion marketplace, but that’s certainly how it seemed.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock futures edge up after selloff; Yellen testimony on tap
Stock futures edge up after selloff; Yellen testimony on tap
U.S. stock index futures edged up on Wednesday, following the biggest drop in the S&P 500 since mid-April, as earnings season began to wind down and ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve …
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pre-Market: Alibaba’s IPO Is Good News for Yahoo; US Productivity Falls
Pre-Market: Alibaba’s IPO Is Good News for Yahoo; US Productivity Falls
Janet Yellen delivers a speech before Congress.
7 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Economic Report: U.S. firms less productive in first quarter
Economic Report: U.S. firms less productive in first quarter
Slower economic growth caused in part by brutal winter weather led to a sharp decline in U.S. productivity in the first quarter, according to newly released government figures.