2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Failure to stop Petrobras scandal could haunt Brazil’s Rousseff
Failure to stop Petrobras scandal could haunt Brazil’s Rousseff
When federal investigators first identified signs of corruption at Petrobras in 2009, Dilma Rousseff insisted Brazil’s state-run oil company had nothing to hide. “Petrobras has one of the most accurate …
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on State minimum wage hikes: Help or hindrance?
State minimum wage hikes: Help or hindrance?
Minimum wages rose in 20 states recently, igniting the old debate of how higher wages affect businesses and consumers.
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will NXP Semiconductors Get Apple Pay Boost In 2015?
Will NXP Semiconductors Get Apple Pay Boost In 2015?
Chip designer NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) has been riding an uptrend in the chip sector for two years. In 2013, chip designer stocks rose 16%, and then 20% last year. During the same period, NXP’s stock outperformed its group and the market — up 75% in 2013 and up 66% in 2014. Part of the strength in recent years is tied to NXP’s exiting areas where the company can’t be No. 1. Can the gains continue in 2015?
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50 Tone Darkens; More Leaders Below 10-Week Line
IBD 50 Tone Darkens; More Leaders Below 10-Week Line
Institutional selling is leaving its mark in the market averages and leading stocks. Gains from a rally confirmed in October have diminished for many leaders and a defensive investing posture is warranted. A number of IBD 50 names closed below their 10-week moving averages decisively for the first time Friday. Volume was generally below average, but that can be deceptive in the holiday-shortened week.
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Drug Distributor Reaps The Rewards Of Strategy Shift
Drug Distributor Reaps The Rewards Of Strategy Shift
A recent strategy shift by AmerisourceBergen to focus on a few big clients rather than several smaller ones has been lucrative. In October, the drug wholesaler reported another quarter of robust sales growth, helped by its recent alliance with Walgreen (WAG) and Walgreen’s U.K.-based partner Alliance Boots. Sales jumped 29% to $31.6 billion, its fifth straight quarter of 25%-plus sales growth.
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on President Obama’s New Year’s Resolutions
President Obama’s New Year’s Resolutions
2 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Value Stock Investor Bob Rodriguez Is Hunkering Down
Value Stock Investor Bob Rodriguez Is Hunkering Down
Today, value stock mutual fund luminary Bob Rodriguez ruminates. He ruminates on politics, the economy, the stock market and the energy business from his spacious home above Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. He managed First Pacific Advisors Capital Fund from 1984 through 2010 and was one of the top-performing investment managers in the mutual fund business.