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25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nasdaq falls most in two weeks as tech shares tumble

Nasdaq falls most in two weeks as tech shares tumble

U.S. stocks fell, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index down the most in two weeks, as technology tumbled and investors sold the quarter’s biggest winners.

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Seniors rattled by endless risk of Medicare cuts to doctors

Seniors rattled by endless risk of Medicare cuts to doctors

New momentum for a lasting fix to Medicare’s doctor-payment problem shows that lawmakers may finally be recognizing what has long bothered their constituents. Year after year, the threat of 20-percent …

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on $478B Infrastructure Bill Blocked by Senate GOP

$478B Infrastructure Bill Blocked by Senate GOP

Senate Republicans defeated a Democratic amendment to the proposed 2016 budget on Tuesday. Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, had argued his plan was “deficit neutral.” Hundreds of billions in new spending would have been offset by closing a number of corporate tax breaks that allow some major companies to escape paying taxes or stash profits overseas. Republicans don’t specify a total amount of new spending and are leaving it to the Senate Finance Committee to decide how – or whether – to fund a new infrastructure program.

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Going robo: Are you paying your advisor too much?

Going robo: Are you paying your advisor too much?

It sounds like a good idea: a custom portfolio on auto-pilot that that’s supposed to grow and change with the investor. It’s called a robo-adviser and more and more brokerages are rolling out their version of it.

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Goldman trims U.S. first quarter GDP view to 1.8 percent from 2.0 percent

Goldman trims U.S. first quarter GDP view to 1.8 percent from 2.0 percent

Goldman Sachs economist Kris Dawson said on Wednesday he scaled back his view of U.S. growth in the first quarter, following an unexpectedly weak report on domestic durable goods orders in February. Dawson …

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Incoming Dish CEO: ‘We are not suicidal’

Incoming Dish CEO: ‘We are not suicidal’

Incoming CEO Charlie Ergen says Dish Network isn’t rushing to unload broadcast spectrum it has amassed since 2008.

25 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Kraft-Heinz cost-cutting impact will be limited

Kraft-Heinz cost-cutting impact will be limited

The economic impact of cost cuts expected from the Kraft-Heinz merger announced Wednesday will likely be limited.