6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 10 biggest financial-market events this week
10 biggest financial-market events this week
A tech-bubble warning, Buffett’s annual letter and Apple’s inclusion in the Dow led the news, says Phil van Doorn.
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6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Extend Losses At Midday; WuXi PharmaTech Dives
Stocks Extend Losses At Midday; WuXi PharmaTech Dives
Stocks extended losses at midday Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will soon raise interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.9%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.9% and the Nasdaq was down a 0.6%. Volume rose, jumping 29% on the NYSE and 3% on the Nasdaq compared to the same time Thursday.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Simple Way to Overcome Spending Temptations
A Simple Way to Overcome Spending Temptations
Marketing professionals know exactly how to cultivate a sense of scarcity, which we’re hard-wired to respond to by spending money. Here’s how to get your brain back.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nissan expands hood latch recall to 878K Altimas
Nissan expands hood latch recall to 878K Altimas
Nissan expanded the North American recall of its top-selling Altima sedan to about 878,000 vehicles.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple to replace AT&T in Dow Industrials
Apple to replace AT&T in Dow Industrials
Tech giant Apple is joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average on March 18, replacing AT&T.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. job market flexes muscles in February
U.S. job market flexes muscles in February
U.S. employment accelerated in February and the jobless rate fell to a more than 6-1/2 year low of 5.5 percent, signs that could encourage the Federal Reserve to consider hiking interest rates in June. Nonfarm payrolls rose 295,000 last month after rising 239,000 in January, the Labor Department said on Friday. The data suggested the U.S job market continued to strengthen, although the drop in the jobless rate largely reflected people leaving the labor force. They had forecast the jobless rate falling one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 percent.
6 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple to replace AT&T in Dow industrials
Apple to replace AT&T in Dow industrials
Apple Inc (AAPL.O), the largest U.S. company by market value, will join the storied Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI), replacing AT&T Inc (T.N), in a change that reflects the dominant position of iPhone maker in the U.S. economy and society. The decision to nudge aside AT&T, which has been part of the Dow for the better part of a century, is a recognition of the way in which communications and technology have evolved over the last several decades.