19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on With Alibaba IPO over, Cramer gets back to work
With Alibaba IPO over, Cramer gets back to work
New money making opportunities lie ahead.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This is the Wild West of the ETF industry
This is the Wild West of the ETF industry
In a fast-growing area dubbed ETF managed portfolios, experts suggest that investors may want to mosey rather than gallop.
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19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock Indexes Reverse Off Highs But Stay Positive For The Week
Stock Indexes Reverse Off Highs But Stay Positive For The Week
Stocks delivered a weak follow-up to Thursday’s resumed uptrend as signs of institutional selling reappeared. The Nasdaq fell 0.3% while the S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1%. Small caps took the day’s hardest hit. The S&P 600 skidded 1.1%. The IBD 50 fell 0.4%. Volume rose across the board, partly because of quadruple witching expirations and the IPO of Alibaba (BABA).
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on First CalPERS, Now Texas Teachers Cut Hedge Fund Exposure
First CalPERS, Now Texas Teachers Cut Hedge Fund Exposure
Earlier in the week, perhaps reflecting on the fact that 90% of hedge fund managers are overpaid, California Public Employers Retirement System (CalPERS) announced it would cut its entire exposure to hedge funds.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50: Ulta Beauty Sets New Growth Strategy
IBD 50: Ulta Beauty Sets New Growth Strategy
Ulta Beauty (ULTA), the cosmetics superstore operator, is giving its financials a makeover. After watching sales and earnings growth slow down, the retailer has been rebounding financially. Its outlook was dim in December, when results for the August-October period missed expectations. But the one-stop beauty supplies and salon chain topped earnings and revenue forecasts for the latest quarter, ended in April.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50 Stocks Setting Up, Including These 5 Medicals
IBD 50 Stocks Setting Up, Including These 5 Medicals
Recent volatility in the stock market, including an outlook shift to uptrend under pressure and back to a confirmed uptrend, may have rattled investors’ nerves. But it’s also helped set up new potential entries as some leading stocks slipped into buy range or pulled back to their 10-week moving average lines. The IBD 50 gained 0.7% for the week, outperforming the Nasdaq. Some stocks continue to base as their action improves.
19 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall St. flat as Oracle takes air out of Alibaba debut
Wall St. flat as Oracle takes air out of Alibaba debut
Alibaba (BABA.N) took the spotlight after its initial public offering priced at $68 a share and rose as high as $99.70 before ending the session up 38 percent to $93.89. Shares of Yahoo (YHOO.O), which is selling part of its Alibaba stake but will remain a top shareholder, were volatile in heavy volume and closed down 2.7 percent at $40.93. “Alibaba was awesome. The Alibaba deal was done correctly, which is, you leave something on the table for investors to enjoy,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors in New York.