24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yale Researcher: 12% Of Liberia’s Most Populous County May Have Ebola By December 15
Yale Researcher: 12% Of Liberia’s Most Populous County May Have Ebola By December 15
For all the headline fodder surrounding the arrival of Ebola in the US, or any other developed nation for that matter, the key issue surrounding the worst Ebola epidemic in history has little to do with what the virus is doing on the western side of the Atlantic, and everything to do with containing the source of contagion on the eastern side.
It is this issue that a paper in today’s edition of The Lancet: Infectious Diseases tackles. It’s conclusion:
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Is as Fit as a Butcher’s Dog
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Is as Fit as a Butcher’s Dog
A strong third quarter helped the animal testing company raise 2014 guidance.
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The World Series Of Real Estate
The World Series Of Real Estate
With The Royals and The Giants flip-flopping scores like an HFT-trader on FOMC day, we thought a glance at the two teams’ local real estate markets might give some context for who comes out the weekend the winner… As RealtyTrac notes, the San Francisco Giants may have one of the most Equity Rich real estate regions, but the Kansas City Royals hit a home run with home prices.
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Add To Recent Gains; Nasdaq Retakes 50-Day Line
Stocks Add To Recent Gains; Nasdaq Retakes 50-Day Line
Stocks advanced in quiet volume Friday, as the Nasdaq closed above its 50-day line for the first time since late September. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose 0.7% each. The IBD 50 led with a 1.2% gain. Volume fell across the board. The Nasdaq retook its 50-day moving average, but further testing is likely. The S&P 500 remains just under its 50-day line. Meanwhile, top-rated stocks continue to show strong price-and-volume action.
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: Pay & play next week
Cramer Remix: Pay & play next week
It’s not the iPhone, or anything inside, that’s caught “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s eye to recommend buying this stock and selling others
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Health workers use Tabasco for Ebola training
Health workers use Tabasco for Ebola training
Health workers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are using Tabasco sauce to train for Ebola patient care.
24 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock Funds Rally, Led By Large-Cap Growth
Stock Funds Rally, Led By Large-Cap Growth
Strong rallies extinguished the losing streaks of four weeks for U.S. stock mutual funds and six weeks for world equity funds. U.S. stock funds’ 4.06% gain was enough to hoist them into positive territory for the year: 2%. But world equity remained in the red, down 2.22% for the year, after their 3.11% surge, according to Lipper data. Latin America was the lone decliner, slipping 2.78% and driving year-to-date decline to 6.90%.