17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on After the Establishment of a New Business, People’s United Financial, Inc. Sees Earnings Jump
After the Establishment of a New Business, People’s United Financial, Inc. Sees Earnings Jump
People’s United Financial revealed it has established a partnership with Vantiv, a payment processor, which, in turn, caused its earnings to rise by 25% per share in the second quarter.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares fall as Malaysia jet downing hits sentiment
Asian shares fall as Malaysia jet downing hits sentiment
Asian shares sagged in early trading and a drop in Treasury yields pressured the dollar after news of a downed Malaysian airlines jet at the Ukraine-Russia border sent investors scurrying into defensive assets. “The prospect of further international punishment for Russia on the world’s stage, if indeed the downing of the Malaysian airliner had anything to do with its forces, clearly shocked speculative forces into seeking defensive positions immediately,” Andrew Wilkinson, chief market analyst at Interactive Brokers LLC, said in a note to clients.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GDP growth of slightly lower than 7.5 percent acceptable: China premier
GDP growth of slightly lower than 7.5 percent acceptable: China premier
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said economic growth of slightly higher or lower than 7.5 percent this year would be acceptable as long as there was higher employment and wages, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Thursday. Economic growth should create jobs, raise people’s incomes, save energy and be good for the environment, Xinhua quoted Li as saying at an economic symposium on Tuesday. In March, the government set an economic growth target of around 7.5 percent for 2014, along with an inflation target of around 3.5 percent.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why The Dow Sank and Google Gained After Hours
Why The Dow Sank and Google Gained After Hours
Stocks sold off on international tensions, and Google moved higher after reporting earnings.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on W.T.F.
W.T.F.
OK, I’m pissed at Mr. Market. So many folks were bullish at the top. The S&P, the Nazzy and that old man index (the Dow) were ripping. The Russell has been a pig. The last few days were a confluence of bearish events, almost black swanish.
Aunt Bea….Janet Yellen decided to opine from Brooklyn. This person runs THE FED.
Don’t steal my Aunt Bea term, I invented it, and I will sue you all for creative thinking infringement. Start your own fucking blog.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Was Flight MH 17 Diverted Over Restricted Airspace?
Was Flight MH 17 Diverted Over Restricted Airspace?
While there are various questions that have already emerged from what was supposed to be Ukraine’s “slam dunk” proof confirming Russian rebel involvement in today’s MH-17 tragedy, perhaps one just as gaping question emerges when one looks at what is clearly an outlier flight path in today’s final, and tragic, departure of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yen rallies as MH17 jet stokes geopolitical risk
Yen rallies as MH17 jet stokes geopolitical risk
The yen was at a five-month high versus the euro, as news of a Malaysian airliner being downed and conflict in Gaza boosted the currency.