21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Family Dollar to Dollar General offer: ‘No thanks’
Family Dollar to Dollar General offer: ‘No thanks’
Family Dollar Stores said on Thursday its board unanimously rejected Dollar General’s buyout offer due to antitrust considerations.
21 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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21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: This one stock sector can withstand all the ‘bubble’ talk
NewsWatch: This one stock sector can withstand all the ‘bubble’ talk
Health care is the ultimate shield from volatility and a market decline, writes Jeff Reeves.
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21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold & Bond Yields Slide As Stocks Continue Hawkish Surge
Gold & Bond Yields Slide As Stocks Continue Hawkish Surge
The Fed minutes were hawkish – even Goldman Sachs and Jon Hilsenrath admitted it – so the exuberance in stocks (and VIX pressure) must reflect a desparate hope that Janet Yellen will indeed go full dovish tomorrow (or fear the consequences as we noted here). Record highs in stocks, however, are not being followed through by the USD (down today), Treasury yields (long-end down from FOMC minutes), gold (down), or HY credit.
21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Economic Report: Jobless claims drop 14,000 to 298,000
Economic Report: Jobless claims drop 14,000 to 298,000
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell below 300,000 for the third time in five weeks, signaling once again that layoffs remain at a postrecession low amid an uptick in hiring in most major U.S. industries.
21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live Feed From Ukraine Border Where Russian Humanitarian Convoy Is Being Inspected By Border Guards
Live Feed From Ukraine Border Where Russian Humanitarian Convoy Is Being Inspected By Border Guards
It seems like an eternity ago when futures tumbled last Friday on reports of Ukraine shelling, and “destroying”, Russian military vehicles that had entered Ukraine (only to rebound to an unchanged print). It didn’t take long for the world to forget all about this latest unsubstantiated incident and move on to “de-escalation” hopes, which this morning have catalyzed yet another rise in futures on expectations that upcoming talks between Putin and Poroshenko in Minsk next week will lead to further easing of tensions.
21 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on JetBlue may start putting customers second
JetBlue may start putting customers second
JetBlue shares rallied Wednesday, after Cowen & Co.