21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on General Electric Lights Up France And Beyond
General Electric Lights Up France And Beyond
By Don Dion:
In the continued goal to refocus the world’s largest maker of jet engines and medical scanners away from its consumer credit business, General Electric’s (GE) Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt has revisited its previous bid of Alstom’s (OTCPK:ALSMY) electrical generation business.
21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Top 10 Plays For Next Week’s Russell Rebalancing
Top 10 Plays For Next Week’s Russell Rebalancing
By Mark Gomes:
Last weekend, Russell Investments released its preliminary list of additions and deletions for its annual reshuffling of the Russell 2000. This annual event represents a juicy opportunity for investors who can identify the winners (and losers) before they are selected.
21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Roller Coaster Only Goes Higher – Don’t Fight It
This Roller Coaster Only Goes Higher – Don’t Fight It
By George Acs:
There’s an old expression that advises that it’s generally a bad idea to fight the Federal Reserve.
They have pretty powerful tools even when there’s some concern that the quiver is beginning to empty.
Janet Yellen, its Chairman, may give every indication of being a dove, but my guess is that when on the canvass and feeling threatened, she would be a formidable foe to anything that creates a threat.
21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Kinder Morgan: Hitting The Shale Sweet Spot
Kinder Morgan: Hitting The Shale Sweet Spot
21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weighing The Week Ahead: Is The Fed Behind The Curve?
Weighing The Week Ahead: Is The Fed Behind The Curve?
By Jeff Miller:
Once again, the market focus has turned to the Fed. For many months the official Fed policy has included an inflation target, an annual rate of 2%. For many months I have written that inflation will not matter until this level is in play. Suddenly, after a single month of data approaching this range, some believe that inflation is a threat.
21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘Hank’ Greenberg: A lifetime of clout and connections
‘Hank’ Greenberg: A lifetime of clout and connections
About two decades ago, a prominent New York lawyer named Ernest Patrikis met in China with Zhu Rongji, who at the time was the nation’s second-highest-ranking government official and who later would…
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21 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Selling The Bear Case For Stocks
Selling The Bear Case For Stocks
Perhaps the miserable failure of the bear case on global equities over the past 5 years has more to do with marketing the message than anything actually wrong with the arguments for higher volatility and lower asset prices. As a reminder, ConvergEx’s Nick Colas notes the classic “4 P’s” of marketing are: Product, Price, Promotion, and Place (Distribution), pointing out that when it comes to getting the bear case out, it is clear which component is missing: Price.