28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on DP Weekly Update: Stocks Flat; Big Drop for Crude – November 28, 2014
DP Weekly Update: Stocks Flat; Big Drop for Crude – November 28, 2014
The market closed slightly lower but it remained within the narrow range of the previous four trading days.
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28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil Plunge Creates Winners And Losers In Stock Market
Oil Plunge Creates Winners And Losers In Stock Market
For a post-holiday session that was expected to be quiet, the oil patch made one heck of a ruckus in the stock market Friday. The indexes’ final numbers seemed to point to a calm day. The Nasdaq added 0.1%, while the S&P 500 trimmed 0.3%. Volume ran higher on a same-time basis, but was of course lower for the day. Friday was a shortened session because of the holiday.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple, China Seen Driving Taiwan Semiconductor Sales
Apple, China Seen Driving Taiwan Semiconductor Sales
Chipmakers are enjoying rapid sales growth as watches, cars and homes join smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics that run on semiconductors. Worldwide chip sales rose 8% and reached a quarterly record of $87 billion in Q3, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. And industry tracker Gartner forecasts worldwide semiconductor sales this year to increase nearly 7% to $336 billion.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50 Index Still Lags, But Some Stocks Find Mojo
IBD 50 Index Still Lags, But Some Stocks Find Mojo
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have been setting records as the market recovers from the correction of September and October, but the IBD 50 has lagged, still trading slightly below an intraday high set Sept. 3. That’s been a hallmark of the usually market-leading index this year. The Relative Strength line has failed to recover to the high set in February. But the IBD 50 index had a good week, rising 1.7% vs. 0.2% for the S&P 500.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why the Japanese economy is slowing, and will continue to slow:
Why the Japanese economy is slowing, and will continue to slow:
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Social Security Impacts Your Retirement Planning
How Social Security Impacts Your Retirement Planning
A key step in retirement planning is figuring out how much you will collect from Social Security. If you start benefits in 2015 at 66, now the full retirement age for those benefits, the most you’ll get is $2,663 a month. That’s just under $32,000 a year. Waiting until age 70 to collect will raise the highest annual payout to about $42,000. You can start Social Security as early as age 62.
28 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil Tumbles As OPEC Declines Production Cuts
Oil Tumbles As OPEC Declines Production Cuts
Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crudes fell to their lowest level in more than four years after OPEC failed to cut its output in response to a glut. Both grades capped the biggest monthly drops since 2008. OPEC will maintain its collective output target at 30 million barrels a day, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said after discussions in Vienna yesterday. The group’s policy will ensure a crash in the U.S.