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31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Where to invest in housing: Rent or own?

Where to invest in housing: Rent or own?

Which is the better bet: Stocks of the nation’s homebuilders or stocks of multi-family real estate investment trusts (REITs)?

31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 13 stocks that dodge August pain

13 stocks that dodge August pain

There are 13 stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 that have consistently beaten the August slows, according to USA Today.

31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Key Takeaways from Halcon Resources Corp’s Earnings

3 Key Takeaways from Halcon Resources Corp’s Earnings

Halcon Resources actually made money this quarter.

31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Baseball card fetches $179K at auction

Baseball card fetches $179K at auction

One family’s heirloom, a baseball card dating back to before the Civil War, sold for more than $179,000 at auction.

31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Head Trader Of World’s 4th Largest Hedge Fund Caught In HFT Frontrunning Scandal

Head Trader Of World’s 4th Largest Hedge Fund Caught In HFT Frontrunning Scandal

Shortly after we reported the latest market-rigging scandal, in which ITG was busted for frontrunning sellside clients in its dark pool in what has been since dubbed a “trading experiment” (because it sounds better than criminal conspiracy to defraud clients), and which will cost the company a record for a private Wall Street firm $22 million settlement, we had one question for AQR’s Cliff Asness yesterday morning:

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31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Michigan’s Curtin says Fed should better communicate rate view

Michigan’s Curtin says Fed should better communicate rate view

Comments from the Michigan survey director
– Keeps consumer spending view of 3%
– Very few consumers are borrowing before hike
– Fed needs to be careful not to hurt housing
The comments couldn’t have come at a more apt time after the employment cost data

31 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter Inc. Uses Its Biggest Strength to Target Ads

Twitter Inc. Uses Its Biggest Strength to Target Ads

Twitter introduced a tool to help advertisers target users around live events.