16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GE’s Immelt touts value of conglomerate’s scale to investors
GE’s Immelt touts value of conglomerate’s scale to investors
Immelt’s comments follow GE’s meeting last week to showcase its technology to investors, in what some analysts also viewed as providing rationale for a conglomerate model. They also come after rival U.S. conglomerate United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) last week announced it would weigh a spinoff of its Sikorsky helicopter unit after a portfolio review. Barclays analyst Scott Davis has in the past raised the prospect that investors want GE to go further, including shedding its medical business.
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on McDonald’s workers detail burns, job hazards
McDonald’s workers detail burns, job hazards
McDonald’s workers in 19 cities have filed complaints over burns from popping grease, a lack of protective equipment and other workplace hazards, according to labor organizers. The complaints are the latest …
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on TrueCar, Inc. Sued for Being Good at What It Does
TrueCar, Inc. Sued for Being Good at What It Does
Should the recent lawsuit filed against TrueCar Inc. worry investors? Not at all, in my opinion.
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hedge fund manager: It’s a ‘truly scary time’
Hedge fund manager: It’s a ‘truly scary time’
A hedge fund manager who warned about the last financial crisis is seeing parallels of that run-up in the market today.
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why the New MacBook Could Get an Update In Just a Few Months
Why the New MacBook Could Get an Update In Just a Few Months
Mature 14-nanometer yields and a new processor architecture could mean an upgrade for Apple’s MacBook later this year.
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Don’t Buy American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) Until It Does This
Don’t Buy American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) Until It Does This
16 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ‘Taper tantrum’ Part II hitting the bond market
‘Taper tantrum’ Part II hitting the bond market
With the Fed nearing its first rate increase in about 6½ years, bond investors are bracing for the shock.