19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.
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19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could the Great Renewable Energy Wall Between the U.S. and China Be Crumbling?
Could the Great Renewable Energy Wall Between the U.S. and China Be Crumbling?
International trade wars have long strangled renewable energy development — but a new free trade agreement could set solar and other clean energies loose.
19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Ferguson Morning After: Police "Come Under Heavy Gunfire", Arrest 31 Including Photographer, Journalist
The Ferguson Morning After: Police "Come Under Heavy Gunfire", Arrest 31 Including Photographer, Journalist
The local authorities have tried everything: aggressive police, appeasing highway patrol, curfew, no curfew, and last night, the national guard. Nothing seems to work. Because what until 9 pm was a peaceful protest, it quickly, as documented here extensively, spiraled out of control. And as the crowd advanced, police fired stun grenades and tear gas at protesters.
19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Early movers: HD, BHP, BAC, URBN, RDEN, LLY & more
Early movers: HD, BHP, BAC, URBN, RDEN, LLY & more
Names on the move ahead of the open.
19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The ugly truth about this bull market
The ugly truth about this bull market
Could we see the S&P 500 hit 2,100 by the end of the year? Here’s why that may not happen.
19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Home Depot profit climbs 14%
Home Depot profit climbs 14%
Home Depot on Tuesday reported profit that increased by 14 percent in its fiscal second quarter, and topped analysts’ expectations. The Atlanta-based company said profit increased to $2.05 billion.
19 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Only rich know wage gains with no raises for U.S workers
Only rich know wage gains with no raises for U.S workers
Meager improvements since 2009 have barely kept up with a similarly tepid pace of inflation, raising the real value of compensation per hour by only 0.5 percent. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has zeroed in on faster wage growth as an important milestone for declaring the job market healed and ready to withstand policy tightening, even as other labor measures improve. Stagnant earnings also explain an economy that’s having trouble sustaining a rebound in housing and consumer spending, according to David Blanchflower, a professor of economics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.