5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Energy falling = consumers saving (and spending)
Energy falling = consumers saving (and spending)
Consumers are saving on energy costs, and that’s pushing dollars into other parts of the U.S. economy.
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Let’s Have A Chat About: CFA Exam-Eve Freak Out Levels
Let’s Have A Chat About: CFA Exam-Eve Freak Out Levels
As no one needs to be reminded, tomorrow is judgment day for scores of financial services employees hoping to one day add 3 little letters to the bottom of their email signature. If you’re feeling prepared, confident, and calm, that’s nice for you. If you haven’t been having a recurring nightmare all week wherein you…
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on And the state with the cheapest gasoline is…
And the state with the cheapest gasoline is…
The gap between the most and least expensive U.S. state in average gas prices is the widest in 10 years.
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on WTI Crude Tumbles Back Below $66, Heads For Lowest Weekly Close Since July 2009
WTI Crude Tumbles Back Below $66, Heads For Lowest Weekly Close Since July 2009
It appears the growth-is-back-just-look-at-the-jobs-number meme is not flowing through to the oil complex. WTI just broke below $66.00 (having earlier broken below and bounced back above) and is now down almost 1% on the week having retraced most of Monday’s kneejerk dead-cat-bounce. This will be the lowest weekly close since July 2009 and down 9 of the last 10 weeks.
From surging dead-cat-bounce to slow death…
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tony James Doesn’t Know What The Secretary Of Commerce Does And He Doesn’t Care To Find Out
Tony James Doesn’t Know What The Secretary Of Commerce Does And He Doesn’t Care To Find Out
It’s Jack Lew’s job or nothing for the Blackstone prez. Reuters has learned that James was offered the job of commerce secretary when President Barack Obama reshuffled his cabinet two years ago. He turned down the previously undisclosed offer because he wanted the post of Treasury secretary or national economic adviser, one of the sources…
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Uber’s $40 billion could become a problem
How Uber’s $40 billion could become a problem
Uber’s value is growing at an eyebrow-raising rate, but as it’s value soars more questions are raised.
5 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jobs report was strong. Why ‘we’ve got to do better.’
Jobs report was strong. Why ‘we’ve got to do better.’
A blowout payroll figure dominates the headlines, but the ‘real’ story may be the 0.4% gain in average hourly earnings.