26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil companies face ‘banner year’ for activism: Pro
Oil companies face ‘banner year’ for activism: Pro
As U.S. oil has plunged, smaller oil companies have grown vulnerable to activist influence, industry professionals say.
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall Street Week Ahead: Big questions for markets for 2015
Wall Street Week Ahead: Big questions for markets for 2015
Wall Street was generally calmer in 2014 than in previous years, but that doesn’t mean the stock market was devoid of drama. Big selloffs in biotechnology and social media stocks had strategists predicting …
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Standard Chartered hires ex U.S. prosecutors amid sanctions probe
Standard Chartered hires ex U.S. prosecutors amid sanctions probe
Standard Chartered Plc has hired two former prosecutors to police its transactions for criminal activity, a spokesman said on Friday, as the British bank wrestles with a series of legal and compliance …
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tesla’s new Roadster to cover two-thirds more miles per charge
Tesla’s new Roadster to cover two-thirds more miles per charge
U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc will relaunch its Roadster model with a new battery pack that will increase the distance the car can travel on a single charge by nearly two-thirds to more than …
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Volkswagen’s Audi aims to launch two electric vehicles by 2018: CEO
Volkswagen’s Audi aims to launch two electric vehicles by 2018: CEO
Volkswagen’s premium Audi division aims to bring two purely electric vehicles to market by 2018 as it tries to catch up with rivals such as Tesla Motors and BMW . Audi’s Chief Executive Rupert Stadler …
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Praise These Intrepid Fed Traders For BTFATH Today Despite The Federal Holiday
Praise These Intrepid Fed Traders For BTFATH Today Despite The Federal Holiday
As we sarcastically noted this morning, “one group of Federal workers that is definitely not taking the day off, is the trading desk located on the 9th floor of the New York Fed, responsible for such things as preserving the “fair” value of the bond and the stock market and avoiding any sharp downward moves.” And sure enough, with stocks levitating,
26 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall Street tracking retail, crude in days ahead
Wall Street tracking retail, crude in days ahead
Holiday sales could carry the stock market’s positive momentum into 2015.