7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on You’re gone: VA moves to fire execs in scandal
You’re gone: VA moves to fire execs in scandal
The VA says it took action against four senior execs for reasons ranging from unethical behavior to the misuse of VA resources.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone to curb controversial fee practice
The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone to curb controversial fee practice
Blackstone will no long pocket extra consulting fees when the buyout firm sells a company it owns, or takes it public, a practice that has come under the scrutiny of regulators and investors.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Credit Markets: The real kings of the bond market are banks
Credit Markets: The real kings of the bond market are banks
Dealers continue to be the focal point of corporate bond market trading, even as their reduced balance sheets have made it more difficult to exchange bonds.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Record 200-day moving average due for a fall
NewsWatch: Record 200-day moving average due for a fall
The S&P 500 holding above its 200-day moving average for nearly two years is a record waiting to be broken, says Lawrence McMillan.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The "Dash-For-Trash" Is Over, Goldman Flip-Flops
The "Dash-For-Trash" Is Over, Goldman Flip-Flops
Just a month ago, Goldman Sachs’ head progonsticator David Kostin went full bulltard, telling clients to buy high-beta, high-momentum stocks because (paraphrasing) “hedge funds suck” and will need to play catch-up. Today, his tune has changed. The “dash-for-trash” meme has outperformed dramatically in the last few years as Fed experimentation breathed life into the zombie-est weak-balance-sheet companies and traders rode that artificial wave.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Market Extra: Why the tide is turning from dividends and buybacks to capital expenditure
Market Extra: Why the tide is turning from dividends and buybacks to capital expenditure
Tide may be turning away from returning cash to shareholders toward capex, pushed by activist investors
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ebola vaccine use likely to be confined, experts say
Ebola vaccine use likely to be confined, experts say
Though the risks are limited, use of an Ebola vaccine is likely to be confined to high-risk areas where the deadly virus has hit hardest.
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