8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The $10,000 Apple Watch Strategy Takes Shape
The $10,000 Apple Watch Strategy Takes Shape
How Apple’s premium Watch strategy could benefit investors more than they might think.
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Biotech Rallies
Biotech Rallies
The stock market ended Wednesday on a higher note, but not before making a couple appearances in the red. The S&P 500 added a modest 0.3% while the Nasdaq Composite (+0.8%) outperformed.
Equity indices climbed out of the gate with the Nasdaq receiving major support from biotechnology. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 notched its session high during the initial 30 minutes, but returned to its flat line shortly thereafter amid significant weakness in the energy sector (-1.0%).
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on If You Are A Chinese Stock Market Investor, Do Not Look At This Chart
If You Are A Chinese Stock Market Investor, Do Not Look At This Chart
The bubble cries are getting louder when it comes to Chinese stocks which, thanks to a surge in liquidity and exorbitant leverage, are in the midst of a truly epic rally that has quite a few observers concerned. BNP for instance, recently described the situation as a “self-feeding domestic frenzy” before offering the following rather ominous assessment:
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on JP Morgan To Use Algorithms To Predict Which Employees Will Go Rogue
JP Morgan To Use Algorithms To Predict Which Employees Will Go Rogue
Earlier today we noted that Gregg Berman, the SEC’s HFT “investigator” whose algo investigating hilariously involved the use of a platform created by an HFT firm, will be leaving the regulator later this month.
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Inc. Is Ready to Dominate This $150 Billion Market
Facebook Inc. Is Ready to Dominate This $150 Billion Market
The social media king is prepping itself to lead what is expected to become a huge, new market.
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yemen Rebels Spotted Outside The Local Central Bank (Carrying Welding Equipment)
Yemen Rebels Spotted Outside The Local Central Bank (Carrying Welding Equipment)
Five days ago, we documented the incursion of the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels into the heart of the Yemeni port city of Aden, which has some ~800,000 residents and where holdouts loyal to President Hadi (who fled for Saudi Arabi in the face of the rebel advance) are battling in the streets in a desperate attempt to repel the rebels from the central Crater district where more than 75,000 people reside.
8 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar extends gains as hawks hear hike in Fed talk
Dollar extends gains as hawks hear hike in Fed talk
The dollar hovered at one-week highs, enjoying another leg up after two Fed officials kept alive expectations for rate hikes this year.