14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How America’s Favorite Retailer Is Crushing the Competition
How America’s Favorite Retailer Is Crushing the Competition
America’s favorite retailer is crushing the competition on the back of extraordinary strengths in merchandising, differentiation, and e-commerce.
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fmr. Treasury Secretary Paulson says China is at a critical moment
Fmr. Treasury Secretary Paulson says China is at a critical moment
China’s economic model has lifted hundreds of millions from poverty, according to former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, however, it runs the risk of ‘running out of steam.’
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s Apple Doing For The Most-Traded ETFs?
What’s Apple Doing For The Most-Traded ETFs?
The exchange traded funds with the highest dollar volume traded in a tight range the past month. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), which has $176.98 billion in assets and averages $110.5 million in trading volume a day, is within 1% of its all-time high. It’s climbed 2.03% in the past month and is up 2.18% year to date, according to Morningstar Inc. The stock-market-tracking ETF’s largest holding is Apple (AAPL), which takes up nearly 4% of assets.
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why McDonald’s Corp.’s Minimum Wage Hike Doesn’t Matter
Why McDonald’s Corp.’s Minimum Wage Hike Doesn’t Matter
McDonald’s decision will only affect about 10% of employees nationwide.
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More Than Half Of Welfare Spending Goes To Working Families
More Than Half Of Welfare Spending Goes To Working Families
We’ve talked quite a bit over the past several months about wage growth or, more appropriately, a lack thereof. The problem in the US is that for the 80% of workers the BLS classifies as “non-supervisory” (i.e. Hillary Clinton’s “everyday Americans”), higher pay is proving to be a rather elusive concept.
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US firms seek bankruptcy at fastest rate since 2010
US firms seek bankruptcy at fastest rate since 2010
The number of bankruptcies among publicly traded U.S. companies has climbed to the highest first-quarter level for five years.
14 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: AT&T sues to overturn FCC’s net neutrality rules
The Wall Street Journal: AT&T sues to overturn FCC’s net neutrality rules
AT&T throws its name onto the growing pile of lawsuits seeking to overturn the government’s recent net neutrality order.
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