25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The costumed fandom of Comic-Con
The costumed fandom of Comic-Con
Nerdom has become big business in the years since legions of costumed fans first descended on San Diego.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What if Obama defended business for once?: Kudlow
What if Obama defended business for once?: Kudlow
Wouldn’t it be nice if, just for once, Obama defended American business instead of attacking it?, asks Larry Kudlow.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cotton Plunges As Demand Becomes Frayed
Cotton Plunges As Demand Becomes Frayed
Cotton extended the longest slump in more than five decades on mounting signs that global demand will trail output, increasing the chance of lower costs for companies, including the maker of Hanes underwear. On ICE Futures U.S. in New York, the price of the fiber tumbled 3.5% this week, the 12th straight drop and the longest decline since July 1959, when Bloomberg data start.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The M is for Market Direction, Key To Sound Trading
The M is for Market Direction, Key To Sound Trading
Investing is an intense pursuit, one in which a disciplined, laserlike focus often pays off. But a tight focus also means risking large areas of omission. IBD’s CAN SLIM investing strategy is designed to be sure that while individual investors focus, they continue to include all the vitals affecting their trades. Ignoring any one CAN SLIM component can leave a crucial blind spot able to undercut all your other efforts.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Target Date Funds: Choosing Among Different Options
Target Date Funds: Choosing Among Different Options
Target-date funds continue to soar in popularity. Since their debut in the mid-1990s, they have amassed $641 billion in assets as of March 31, according to the Investment Company Institute. But target-date funds are not all alike. Take the target date 2021-2025 as an example. Going into Friday, average annual returns over the past five years ranged from a high of 14.06% for $15.5 billion T.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chemicals Leader Methanex Focusing On Alternative Fuels
Chemicals Leader Methanex Focusing On Alternative Fuels
The production of chemicals for industrial use doesn’t sound like a sexy business, but the stock of Methanex (MEOH) hasn’t exactly been a sleeper. To a peak in March, the stock climbed more than 125% from a breakout in early 2013. Now the stock is forming the right side of a cup-type base with a buy point at 73.53. The pattern features smooth contours and several weeks in which there’s evidence of institutional accumulation.
25 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Please Don’t Blame The Fed: Alan Greenspan Says "Bubbles Are A Function Of Human Nature"
Please Don’t Blame The Fed: Alan Greenspan Says "Bubbles Are A Function Of Human Nature"
Submitted by David Stockman’s Contra Corner
C’mon Alan! Bubbles Are Caused By Central Bankers, Not “Human Nature”