26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Great Stocks: Avis Price Hikes, Zipcar Drive Growth
Great Stocks: Avis Price Hikes, Zipcar Drive Growth
Avis Budget’s profitability largely depends largely on its average daily rental rate, due to a highly variable cost structure. Avis Budget (CAR) has rolled out the first phase of a pricing tool designed to inch up rates without cutting market share. It creates a more nimble price structure that targets highly profitable segments of operations. Rental car pricing has lagged gains in the travel industry, but Avis is starting to see progress.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Top Stocks: 5 New Highs Still In Buy Range
Top Stocks: 5 New Highs Still In Buy Range
With the market outlook upgraded last week, it’s a good time to review new highs holding in buy range. Tyler Technologies (TYL) retook a 113.74 buy point from a flat base Friday. The stock broke out in early December but pulled back to its 10-week line before rebounding. It closed in buying range, adding 1.82 to 114.09. Fundamentals are strong at the provider of IT services and software for the public sector.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Electronic Arts Stable After PlayStation, XBox Hacked
Electronic Arts Stable After PlayStation, XBox Hacked
When many Sony PlayStation Network and Microsoft Xbox Live users found it hard to log in Christmas Day, Reuters reported that a hackers group called Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for the service outage. Services appeared to be back up and running Friday, but the disruption marred the Christmas game-playing frenzy behind the industry’s highest sales of the year. Microsoft (MSFT) slipped 0.5%.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50: Biotechs Hammered, Then Find Support
IBD 50: Biotechs Hammered, Then Find Support
After a brutal correction, several leading biotech members of the IBD 50 found support at their 50-day moving averages. The correction kicked off Monday when Express Scripts (ESRX), the nation’s largest health benefits manager, announced that it would exclusively use AbbVie’s (ABBV) hepatitis C drug. That left Gilead Sciences (GILD), whose recent growth has been fueled by its hepatitis C treatment, out of the picture.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jim Cramer’s 3 tips for young investors
Jim Cramer’s 3 tips for young investors
Jim Cramer is taking over the classroom, and teaches the three most important tips for young investors.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 30-Year T-Bond Trades Below Fed Inflation Target
30-Year T-Bond Trades Below Fed Inflation Target
Thirty-year Treasury bonds rose for a second day as measures show that inflation remains below the Federal Reserve’s target even as faster U.S. economic growth bolsters the case for the central bank to raise interest rates next year.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Everything Is Awesome"
"Everything Is Awesome"
As Politico’s Michael Grunwald writes below (we believe non-satirically), the midterm election’s discontent was illegitimate. The point is that Americans should cheer up! And whose fault is all the collective doom? Well, Bill De Blasio already explained that, as Grunwald confirms, the press has a problem reporting good news.