26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: I’m making a call on oil unrest
Cramer Remix: I’m making a call on oil unrest
“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer is eyeing the Middle East’s impact on oil.
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Big tech trades: 5 stocks to buy
Big tech trades: 5 stocks to buy
“Fast Money” traders looked at how to play Yahoo, Sandisk and other technology names that made headlines on Thursday.
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Cut Much Of Day’s Loss, But Battle At 50-Day Persists
Stocks Cut Much Of Day’s Loss, But Battle At 50-Day Persists
Stocks struggled Thursday as the major indexes tested their 50-day moving average lines. The Nasdaq cut an early 1% loss to 0.3%. The S&P 500 and the IBD 50 each ended off 0.2%. Volume rose on the NYSE but fell on the Nasdaq. Both major indexes opened lower and then staged positive reversals. The Nasdaq bounced off its 50-day line in a successful test, but the S&P 500 closed under its 50-day for a second straight day.
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The World’s Greatest Oil Chokepoints, And Why Yemen Matters
The World’s Greatest Oil Chokepoints, And Why Yemen Matters
About half the world’s oil production is moved by tankers on fixed maritime routes, according to Reuters. The blockage of a chokepoint, even temporarily, can lead to substantial increases in total energy costs and thus, these checkpoints are crucial to global energy security.
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on American Apparel Spent More Than Half Of Its Remaining Cash—And Then Some—To Get Rid Of Dov Charney
American Apparel Spent More Than Half Of Its Remaining Cash—And Then Some—To Get Rid Of Dov Charney
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold Is Rising Amid Demand For Safe Haven
Gold Is Rising Amid Demand For Safe Haven
Gold extended its longest run of gains in more than two years as Saudi Arabia and its allies started bombing targets in Yemen, boosting demand for haven assets. Oil rose to the highest in more than two weeks amid the violence in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s southern neighbor in a part of the world that supplies a third of the world’s crude.
26 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Treasuries Slide For Second Session On Weak Demand
Treasuries Slide For Second Session On Weak Demand
Demand at a U.S. debt auction slumped to the least since 2009 for a second straight day, pushing Treasury yields up from six-week lows. Buyers backed off after a rally had raised prices following the Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it reduced its estimates for interest rates and economic growth. Fed Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the economy can handle moving to a higher-rate environment.