22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Zacks Expands Earnings Analysis
Zacks Expands Earnings Analysis
The research firm adds a new “Style” ranking to its longstanding ranking system for investors. Are you tracking tech shares or value stocks?
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Guest Post: 10 Images That Suggest America Is Becoming A Lot Like Nazi Germany
Guest Post: 10 Images That Suggest America Is Becoming A Lot Like Nazi Germany
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UBPR: Using Bank Reports to Find Great Bank Stocks
UBPR: Using Bank Reports to Find Great Bank Stocks
Here’s how to use the Uniform Bank Performance Report to analyze banks and find great bank stocks.
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Strongly Dissatisfied" China Warns US "Accident" Is "Highly Likely" In South China Sea
"Strongly Dissatisfied" China Warns US "Accident" Is "Highly Likely" In South China Sea
Things are escalating rapidly in the South China Sea where Beijing has figured out an innovative solution to the notion of “disputed waters.”
As regular readers are by now acutely aware, China appears to have adopted the maritime boundary equivalent of the old “possession is nine tenths of the law” axiom because Chinese dredgers have been busy for some time now creating islands out of reefs in the Spratly archipelago. Once the islands are complete, China promptly colonizes them. Next comes the construction of cement plants, ports, and 10,000 ft airstrips.
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed on track to hike rates as economic headwinds wane: Yellen
Fed on track to hike rates as economic headwinds wane: Yellen
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was clearer than ever on Friday that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates this year, as the U.S. economy was set to bounce back from an early-year slump and as headwinds at home and abroad waned. Yellen spoke amid growing concern at the Fed about volatility in financial markets once it begins to raise rates, and a desire to begin coaxing skeptical investors toward accepting the inevitable: that a 6-1/2-year stretch of near-zero interest rates would soon end.
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: Altice seeks financing for Time Warner Cable bid: sources
Exclusive: Altice seeks financing for Time Warner Cable bid: sources
SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) – French telecommunications group Altice SA is talking to several banks about raising debt for a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks are an important step for Altice in putting together a bid for Time Warner Cable, which is also being courted by Charter Communications Inc after Comcast Corp abandoned its $45.2 billion offer for Time Warner Cable last month over U.S. antitrust concerns.
22 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall St ends lower after Yellen comments fail to inspire
Wall St ends lower after Yellen comments fail to inspire
In a speech, Yellen said a rate hike would be warranted this year if the economy keeps improving as expected. Investors have enjoyed an extended period of low volatility and steady gains, but with the Fed on track to raise rates this year and major indexes near records, the market could get a bit choppier in coming weeks. “I think what Janet Yellen and all of the Fed officials have been doing is very carefully choreographing their move.