27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Workplace Retirement Plan Participation Rose In 2013
Workplace Retirement Plan Participation Rose In 2013
The slowly mending economy is helping workers get on with the task of building retirement nest eggs. The portion of employees in a workplace retirement plan rose in 2013, the first annual increase since 2010, according to a new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brazil ETFs Reel As Rousseff Win Dims Reform Hopes
Brazil ETFs Reel As Rousseff Win Dims Reform Hopes
Exchange traded funds tracking Brazilian equities toppled Monday, a day after incumbent President Dilma Rousseff scored a narrow election win. The $5.3 billion iShares MSCI Brazil Capped (EWZ) fell 5% to 39.33, while iShares Latin America 40 (ILF) — with 65% of its $967 million in Brazilian equities — gave up 3%. Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap (BRF) also sold off in heavy volume, losing 4%.
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Things You Need to Know Before Cirrus Logic, Inc. Reports Earnings
3 Things You Need to Know Before Cirrus Logic, Inc. Reports Earnings
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on America Secretly Recruited Thousands Of Nazis As Cold War "Assets"
America Secretly Recruited Thousands Of Nazis As Cold War "Assets"
Winston Churchill once said that “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” By ‘everything else’ apparently he also meant hiring thousands of Nazis as Cold War spies and informants and, according to the NYT, “as recently as the 1990s, concealing the government’s ties to some still living in America.”
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter, Facebook & more: 17 trades in 67 seconds
Twitter, Facebook & more: 17 trades in 67 seconds
The “Fast Money” traders provide their top insights on 17 stocks in 67 seconds.
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall St. flat after last week’s big gain; energy weighs
Wall St. flat after last week’s big gain; energy weighs
U.S. stocks ended near flat on Monday, pausing after the S&P 500’s biggest weekly gain since January 2013, while energy shares fell with another decline in oil prices. Among the day’s biggest positives, …
27 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter users and engagement disappoint, shares dive
Twitter users and engagement disappoint, shares dive
Twitter Inc posted a disappointing 7 percent slide in a closely watched measure of engagement even though its user base grew 23 percent in the third quarter, triggering a more than 9 percent decline in its stock on Monday. The online messaging service also projected fourth-quarter revenue that may miss Wall Street’s targets. Expectations had run high for Twitter since the messaging service, which for years had fought to revive growth in users, surprised Wall Street in the second quarter by signing up 24 percent more people globally.