14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BC Partners lands PetSmart in $8.7 bln buyout
BC Partners lands PetSmart in $8.7 bln buyout
PetSmart was bought out by private equity firm BC Partners in an $8.7 billion deal.
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Oil-Price-Shock Contagion-Transmission Pathway
The Oil-Price-Shock Contagion-Transmission Pathway
As we noted previously, counterparty risk concerns (and thus financial system fragility) are starting to rear their ugly heads. In the mid 2000s, it was massive one-way levered bets on “house prices will never go down again.” When the cracks started to appear, the mark-to-market losses in derivatives led to forced liquidations and snowballed systemically.
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Crashing crude may blow a $1.6 trillion hole in the global oil sector, annually
NewsWatch: Crashing crude may blow a $1.6 trillion hole in the global oil sector, annually
The ripple effects of tumbling crude oil prices are set to slam the oil sector.
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why a Big Income Tax Refund Is Not a Good Thing
Why a Big Income Tax Refund Is Not a Good Thing
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Traders go bottom fishing in wave of tax selling
Traders go bottom fishing in wave of tax selling
December tax-related selling creates some short-term pain, but may create longer term opportunities.
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China financial firms seek control deals in outbound M&A
China financial firms seek control deals in outbound M&A
Chinese financial firms are targeting purchases of distressed banking assets coming on the market in Europe, having been urged by Beijing to expand their reach beyond emerging markets. The first Chinese …
14 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Warren Buffett Tells You the Difference Between Stock Trading and Investing
Warren Buffett Tells You the Difference Between Stock Trading and Investing
Stock trading and stock investing sound like synonyms, but Warren Buffett wants us to see the two are very different from one another.