10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Retirement investing: Don’t go it alone
NewsWatch: Retirement investing: Don’t go it alone
Recent research shows that, on the whole, retirement savers and retirees do much better financially when they have a financial adviser than when they don’t.
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10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Growth as Rare for Molycorp as the Minerals It Mines
Growth as Rare for Molycorp as the Minerals It Mines
Pricing remains volatile for the rare earths miner, making it hard to achieve its elusive breakeven status goal.
10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bizarro Housing Bubble Spills Over Into "Overbid Madness", $10 Million "Flips" In 24 Hours
Bizarro Housing Bubble Spills Over Into "Overbid Madness", $10 Million "Flips" In 24 Hours
While the housing bubble for anything but the ultra luxury segment has long since popped with $1.1 trillion of student loans playing a significant role in the burst, (as explained in “Stick A Fork In The “Housing Recovery“), as can be seen in the chart below which shows that the only increase in existing home sales from a year ago is that for the $500 and over price range (which accounts for only 10% of all actual transactions)….
10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Earnings: Will Price Wars Kill the Cloud Provider?
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. Earnings: Will Price Wars Kill the Cloud Provider?
10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Merkel says German government would support Siemens-Alstom tie-up
Merkel says German government would support Siemens-Alstom tie-up
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday the German government would support a tie-up between engineering firm Siemens and French rival Alstom if the corporate decision-makers decide that it would make sense. Cash-strapped Alstom, which makes power generation and transmission systems as well as trains and trams, is reviewing a binding $16.9-billion bid by U.S. giant General Electric for the energy activities that make up the bulk of its business.
10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Murdoch reported to be moving to consolidate European pay-TV holdings
Murdoch reported to be moving to consolidate European pay-TV holdings
Reports this weekend that Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox wants to consolidate its pay-TV European holdings by combining the company’s stake in British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSY.L) with its Sky Deutschland (SKYD.DE) and Sky Italia assets would fit with the company’s long-held view the Sky’s would be strong together. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Fox was in talks for such a deal, worth about 10 billion euros ($13.76 billion), that would turn BSkyB into a European satellite-TV giant.
10 May, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Everything You Wanted To Know About Global Oil Fundamentals (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Everything You Wanted To Know About Global Oil Fundamentals (But Were Afraid To Ask)
There’s more than one oil price around the world and as the following comprehensive (but brief) overview from Morgan Stanley’s Global Energy Teach In shows, crude oil pricing across the world is dynamic and multi-factorial – from fundamental factors (such as simple supply and demand and seasonality) to macro factors (such as USD strength, macro sentiment, and “burden”) and risk premia (e.g. geopolitics), the following provides everything you wanted to know about global crude oil fundamentals, but were afraid to ask…