29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Why Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. Stock Plunged Today
B-Dubs is falling on weaker than expected results.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on McDonald’s new menu, Apple becoming Microsoft and Budweiser’s blunder
McDonald’s new menu, Apple becoming Microsoft and Budweiser’s blunder
Yahoo Finance’s Midday Movers is live each weekday at 12pm ET, covering all the latest news on the markets, the economy and the biggest stories of the day.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Budget showdown looms; Pres. Obama draws ‘two clear, red lines’
Budget showdown looms; Pres. Obama draws ‘two clear, red lines’
President Obama’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shaun Donovan, tells Yahoo Finance that the President won’t accept spending proposals that don’t meet with his approval.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. economy stalls in the first quarter
U.S. economy stalls in the first quarter
The world’s largest economy sputtered to a near-halt in the first quarter, choked by slumping U.S. business investment and exports.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pimco hires Bernanke as senior adviser
Pimco hires Bernanke as senior adviser
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is joining bond giant Pimco as a senior adviser, as the firm seeks to bolster its star power following the departure of co-founder Bill Gross. The move may be questioned by some competitors who had criticized the Fed during Bernanke’s reign for being too close to Pimco, whose full name is Pacific Investment Management Co. The critics suggested that could have potentially given the Newport Beach, California-based firm an advantage in interpreting monetary policy.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here are the odds of a Fed rate hike this year
Here are the odds of a Fed rate hike this year
As investors eagerly await clues about the timing of an interest rate hike, the futures market is pricing in a more dovish scenario than last month.
29 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter CEO’s credibility at risk after results fall short
Twitter CEO’s credibility at risk after results fall short
Dick Costolo’s credibility is on the line. Twitter Inc.’s chief executive officer failed to foresee a slowdown that forced the social-media company to miss analysts’ first-quarter revenue estimates and cut its 2015 sales forecast, sending the stock tumbling. While this isn’t the first time Twitter has fallen short on promised results, investors had been told that new features and services, as well as a management overhaul, were starting to pay off.