27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tiffany Q2 2014: Bling Bling North America
Tiffany Q2 2014: Bling Bling North America
By WestEnd511:
Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) reported a solid set of Q2 results with EPS of $0.96 handily beat consensus of $0.85 with strength coming out of Americas and its fashion jewelry business. Despite the cautious outlook in both Japan and Europe, management still raised full year EPS guidance to $4.20 – 4.30 compared with the prior guidance of $4.15 – 4.25.
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27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Gets A Rare Downgrade
Facebook Gets A Rare Downgrade
By Bill Maurer:
On Wednesday, shares of social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) declined after the company got a rare downgrade from Janney Capital. Shares of Facebook were close to their all-time high, so a downgrade based on valuation concerns may not be too surprising to some.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Good Earnings Report From Guess? Guess Again
A Good Earnings Report From Guess? Guess Again
By The Specialist:
Guess (NYSE:GES) reported its fiscal second quarter after hours on August 27. I’m not sure which was more disappointing: the year-over-year declines or the miss versus analyst expectations.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Home prices just hit a 70-month high. Now for the bad news
Home prices just hit a 70-month high. Now for the bad news
The rate of home-price appreciation is slowing, and that’s disconcerting news for real estate investors.
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27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Alibaba now can spot acquisitions from lofty U.S. perch
Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Alibaba now can spot acquisitions from lofty U.S. perch
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba has chosen the top floor of a 1920s skyscraper in San Francisco for its U.S.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on These countries have the most to lose if Russia shuts the gas valve
These countries have the most to lose if Russia shuts the gas valve
As winter nears and tensions in eastern Ukraine mount, Russia gives several European Union countries another reason to worry: natural gas.
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27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Dollar Index Tentatively Breaks Out from a Ten Year Base
US Dollar Index Tentatively Breaks Out from a Ten Year Base
-Short-term indicators still bullish for stocks -Growth (IVE) about to break out against value (IVW) -Commodity market experiences bullish short-term divergence. (
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