22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar stands tall in thin year-end trade
Dollar stands tall in thin year-end trade
The dollar held firm, having risen to its highest level due to the euro’s weakness and the yen’s fresh fall.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hot IPOs: Ambarella Finds Support; Whitewave Basing
Hot IPOs: Ambarella Finds Support; Whitewave Basing
Chipmaker Ambarella had a strong day Monday with a convincing price bounce off its 50-day moving average. It’s the second time that Ambarella (AMBA), an October 2012 IPO, has found support at the line in its current advance. The first time was in October. The first two bounces off the 50-day line (or 10-week line on a weekly chart) are typically safe places to add to an already successful trade, but it’s riskier after that.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Great Income Stocks: Southern Co. Keeps Rising
Great Income Stocks: Southern Co. Keeps Rising
When fishing for a good dividend stock, it makes solid sense to find the ones that show a steady increase in both the quarterly cash payout and in the company’s fundamentals. Atlanta-based electric power utility Southern Company (SO) definitely meets both criteria. There’s a third plus: Its stock is rising, too. The chart action has turned positive lately.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Actavis, Valeant Largely Avoid Gilead’s Hepatitis Dive
Actavis, Valeant Largely Avoid Gilead’s Hepatitis Dive
Investors turned a bit skittish on medical stocks Monday, as Gilead Sciences (GILD) plunged after Express Scripts (ESRX) announced it would support the hepatitis C drug from AbbVie (ABBV), rather than Gilead’s Sovaldi. But two IBD Stock Spotlight pharmaceuticals, Actavis (ACT) and Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), took comparatively mild hits. Ireland-based Actavis eased in weak trade.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Real estate pro’s 2015 forecast: Housing happiness
Real estate pro’s 2015 forecast: Housing happiness
Next year is going to be a great one for real estate, two pros in the sector told CNBC on Monday.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Big Cap 20: Defensive Retailers Show Strength
Big Cap 20: Defensive Retailers Show Strength
Retail stocks have been strong, and three retailers made the Big Cap 20 list this week. Each of them has a defensive flavor. TJX (TJX) operates 1,113 T.J. Maxx, 485 HomeGoods and 973 Marshalls stores, all off-price retailers of apparel and home fashions. In 2012, TJX acquired Sierra Trading Post, an off-price Internet retailer based in Cheyenne, Wyo. The company has delivered remarkably stable growth.
22 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bloomberg News: U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Narrows To 2009 Level
Bloomberg News: U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Narrows To 2009 Level
The extra yield investors demand to hold 30-year Treasuries compared with two-year notes shrank to the least since 2009 on speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2015 even as global inflation falls. U.S. two-year note yields rose for a fourth day after the U.S. sold $27 billion of the securities at the highest yield since March 2011 amid signs of economic growth.