7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Small-Cap Funds Are In A Lull
Small-Cap Funds Are In A Lull
The average small-cap fund has clobbered its large-cap counterpart and the S&P 500 in the past 15 years, but it’s failed to keep its lead in the stock market this year. Hotchkis & Wiley Small Cap Value Fund has generated an average annual return of 12.88% the past 15 years vs. 10.45% for its peers tracked by Morningstar Inc. and 4.58% for the S&P 500. The fund has handed investors a gain of 3.56% year-to-date vs.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 70% Of Americans Believe Illegal Immigrants Threaten Way Of Life
70% Of Americans Believe Illegal Immigrants Threaten Way Of Life
In recent weeks, Bloomberg Businessweek reports, President Obama and congressional Republicans have begun to offer the same simple-sounding solution for dealing with the flood of children crossing the U.S. border alone: Send the kids home. But with tens of thousands of them churning through the system, some just toddlers, the logistics are overwhelming.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will the Fed throw the yuan off its uptrend?
Will the Fed throw the yuan off its uptrend?
The yuan has rebounded amid an upswing in Chinese economy, but can continue the trajectory even as the Fed tightens the screws on monetary policy.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why one ‘Fast Money’ trader just shorted Apple
Why one ‘Fast Money’ trader just shorted Apple
“Fast Money” trader Brian Kelly explains why he decided to short Apple during Thursday’s session.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Geopolitics likely to trump data as jitters loom
Geopolitics likely to trump data as jitters loom
Geopolitics are likely to dominate markets Friday, with traders sensitive to even the small developments ahead of the weekend.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Write-Offs: 08.07.14
Write-Offs: 08.07.14
$$$ Argentina Sues U.S. in International Court of Justice Over Debt Dispute [WSJ] $$$ Owner of Lingerie Chain Agent Provocateur Said to Hire Goldman to Run a Sale [Dealbook] $$$ He sprayed a giant, white “AIG Sucks” on a six-foot by four-foot blue background. Over the first two letters of Sucks, Hancock painted a red…
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ford Motor Company: This Technology is Changing the Auto Industry
Ford Motor Company: This Technology is Changing the Auto Industry
Ford says the vast amount of data soon to be collected from connected vehicles is a huge positive for the consumer.