30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer: Stocks that roar when Greece smoke clears
Cramer: Stocks that roar when Greece smoke clears
Jim Cramer goes down his list of stocks that shine in the spotlight once the Greece smoke clears.
30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s Ahead For Apple And Its Key Supplier Stocks?
What’s Ahead For Apple And Its Key Supplier Stocks?
Between its brand-new music service and iOS 9 previews, it seems that interest in Apple (AAPL) never wanes. But how are the iPhone maker’s stock and its key suppliers holding up, given recent market volatility, and how do their outlooks stand? Apple has moved sideways the past four months. It tried to break out from a flat base on April 28, but pulled back to start on a new flat base with a higher entry at 134.64.
30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Take Your Profits While You Have Them: Sell At 20%
Take Your Profits While You Have Them: Sell At 20%
An old Wall Street saw has it that nobody ever went broke taking a profit. Here’s a more specific rule for long-term stock investing success: Once your stock has broken out, take most of your profits when they reach 20% to 25%. IBD founder and Chairman William O’Neil formulated the rule in the early 1960s, when he noticed that most stocks broke out of well-formed bases, ran up 20% to 25%, then corrected sharply in price.
30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hot Bank Stocks: LegacyTexas Thrives In Affluent Area
Hot Bank Stocks: LegacyTexas Thrives In Affluent Area
New names in a stock screen always deserve a closer look. On Monday, LegacyTexas Financial Group (LTXB) appeared in IBD’s Spotlight screen. The small-cap firm is in IBD’s Finance-Savings & Loan industry group, which was rated No. 34 among 197 groups in Tuesday’s IBD. ViewPoint Financial Group completed the acquisition of LegacyTexas Bank on Jan. 1. Both are based in Plano, Texas. ViewPoint took the LegacyTexas name after the merger.
30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on S&P 500 barely budged in worst first half since 2010
S&P 500 barely budged in worst first half since 2010
While the battle of whether stocks would finish the quarter up or down wasn’t settled till the final moments, one statistic was clear all day: the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was destined for its worst first half to a year since 2010. The prospects for higher interest rates, a slowdown in economic growth and Greece’s travails have frozen a market that rose 47 percent between 2011 and 2013. “The returns we’ve all had in the past three to five years are in the rear-view mirror,” John Fox, director of research at Fenimore Asset Management in Cobleskill, New York, said by phone.
30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: You’re loading the dishwasher wrong
The Wall Street Journal: You’re loading the dishwasher wrong
Appliance makers say consumers ignore many new features and settings.
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30 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Do consumers need better rules for prepaid cards?
Do consumers need better rules for prepaid cards?
Prepaid card users but may not know their rights, a new study finds.