19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on When music stops for Oracle CEO dance, Catz may grab Ellison’s chair : analysts
When music stops for Oracle CEO dance, Catz may grab Ellison’s chair : analysts
If Larry Ellison sailed off on his yacht for good tomorrow, who would really run Oracle Corp (ORCL.N)? Reuters asked a cast of Wall Streets analysts, and the verdict is dealmaker and finance guru Safra Catz. The question is on investors’ minds after Ellison, 70, promoted both Catz and sales leader Mark Hurd to the CEO position on Thursday, while taking on the role of executive chairman and chief technology officer himself. Of 12 analysts who replied to an anonymous poll, five said Catz would likely run Oracle, while only one voted for Hurd, 57.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Silver Paradox In One Chart
The Silver Paradox In One Chart
As gold and silver prices tumble to multi-year lows, an odd thing is happening in the ‘paper’ precious metals ETF markets. Demand remains high for silver ETF exposure as ‘someone’ is aggressively unwinding gold ETF positions.. and yet the prices for both are falling rapidly.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jackie DeAngelis Blows
Jackie DeAngelis Blows
I was originally going to title this post “Jackie DeAngelis Must Die”, but I thought she might take it the wrong way.
Anyway, earlier this week, Ms. DeAngelis “interviewed” famed short-seller Bill Fleckenstein on (gack, choke) CNBC, every permabull’s favorite network. Right out of the gate, she attacked him:
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gallup needs to learn about sunk costs
Gallup needs to learn about sunk costs
I’m a sucker for the global “well-being” rankings, so naturally I took a look at the headline that said Panama came in number one. That didn’t really shock me—Latin America generally does well in these rankings, and Panama is fairly prosperous by Central American standards. But I was surprised top see the entire top 10 of the Gallup-Healthways Global Wellbeing Index:
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 45 Facts That Show How Far America Has Fallen In This Generation
45 Facts That Show How Far America Has Fallen In This Generation
Submitted by Michael Snyder of The American Dream blog,
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Quantitative Proof The Fed Is Destroying The Middle Class
Quantitative Proof The Fed Is Destroying The Middle Class
Submitted by Thad Beversdorf via Voices Of Liberty blog,
Listening to pundits on television, one would think we’ve found a magical species of leprechauns that piss gold rainbows amongst the masses and so we need never again worry about the economy, the markets and whether or not things are improving. And looking at the market’s six-year run to all-time highs, perhaps such euphoria is warranted.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pass the brewski? Pabst sold to Russian company
Pass the brewski? Pabst sold to Russian company
Pabst Brewing Co. sold to a Russian beverage firm after a century and a half of American ownership.