20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Winter’s Bite Fails To Slow Homebuilders
Winter’s Bite Fails To Slow Homebuilders
Despite bad weather in the eastern U.S., the outlook for housing stocks is bright. Housing starts for February were just 897,000 units, well short of the estimate for 1.081 million and 17% below January’s mediocre number. But building permits were a strong 1.092 million units vs. estimates of 1.04 million. That speaks well for the future once the eastern seaboard thaws out.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Key Strategy Question: How Many Stocks Should I Buy?
A Key Strategy Question: How Many Stocks Should I Buy?
There are almost 6,000 stocks listed on the NYSE. Another 3,500 on the Nasdaq. Thousands more in the smaller OTC market. Your job: Winnow from those numbers a handful of high-quality issues in attractive chart positions. But how many, exactly? If I have a $25,000 trading account, should I be jumping into 10 or 12 stocks, or two? What if I have a $2.5 million account?
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Check Out 3 Indian Tech Outsourcers Near Buy Points
Check Out 3 Indian Tech Outsourcers Near Buy Points
A screen of ADRs with IBD Composite Ratings of 80 or higher yielded 37 stocks Friday, but only a handful are potentially actionable. Generic-drug makers like Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) and India-based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (RDY) are setting up for possible breakouts, but both firms show inconsistent earnings and sales growth in recent quarters.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pisani: Michael Lewis’ ‘Flash Boys,’ one year on
Pisani: Michael Lewis’ ‘Flash Boys,’ one year on
What has been the impact of the book?
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on $2 trillion to repatriate? 5 best ideas on Street
$2 trillion to repatriate? 5 best ideas on Street
CNBC Pro highlights the five best strategy notes that came across our desk this week.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Strong Rise In Strong Trade; Nasdaq Ends Above 5000
Strong Rise In Strong Trade; Nasdaq Ends Above 5000
Stocks put in strong gains Friday, thanks to a lower dollar and some well-received earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 climbed 0.9% each. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq climbed 0.7%, closing back above the 5000 mark for the first time since March 2. Volume swelled on both major exchanges in the stock market today due to quadruple witching.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on These stocks are insulated from the rising dollar
These stocks are insulated from the rising dollar
Biotechs and small caps are the top performers on Wall Street, with the health-care sector up about 8 percent for the week.