30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s How Big a Robotic Lawn Mower Could Be for iRobot Corporation
Here’s How Big a Robotic Lawn Mower Could Be for iRobot Corporation
iRobot is working to unlock a multibillion-dollar opportunity.
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Don’t be fooled by China’s bear trap
Don’t be fooled by China’s bear trap
Some say China’s 20-percent bounce in recent months is the beginning of a new bull market. No way, says Ron Insana. Here’s why.
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares firm as focus turns to China PMI surveys
Asian shares firm as focus turns to China PMI surveys
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early gains and was up 1.1 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) added 0.9 percent. China’s official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at a three-year low of 49.6 in November, compared with the previous month’s reading of 49.8 and below both forecasts for a reading of 49.8 as well as the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction. China’s major stock indexes opened down, with the CSI300 index and the Shanghai Composite Index (.SSEC) both 0.1 percent lower in early trading.
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Target website stumbles on Cyber Monday, rivals out of stock
Target website stumbles on Cyber Monday, rivals out of stock
U.S. shoppers seeking to avoid the holiday crowds at bricks-and-mortar stores and snare deals on Cyber Monday came face-to-face with traffic jams and product sellouts, with some customers of Target Corp forced to wait in a virtual line. Sales on Cyber Monday, traditionally the busiest day of the year for Internet shopping, were expected to finish up 12 percent from a year earlier at $2.98 billion, according to Adobe Digital Index, part of Adobe Systems Inc, which provides digital marketing and media services to merchants.
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dow sells portfolio of herbicides amid consolidation drive
Dow sells portfolio of herbicides amid consolidation drive
Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) has struck a deal to sell a part of its global herbicide business, as low crop prices continue to drive talk of consolidation in the agriculture industry. Dow on Monday said it agreed to sell a portfolio of weed killers known as dinitroanilines to privately held Gowan Company. The deal comes a month after Dow said it was reviewing all options for its farm chemicals and seeds unit, which has reported falling sales for nearly a year.
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on USD weakness spreads
USD weakness spreads
USD weakness is getting more and more widespread across currencies
From NZD and AUD leading the way, yen, CHF, GBP and trusty ol’ EUR all gaining
Its a big week for central bank meetings and these moves are ‘portfolio adjustments’ (remember what I said was a fancy bunch of words for? Same today)
30 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Strong Australian data earlier – expectations for Q3 GDP being revised higher
Strong Australian data earlier – expectations for Q3 GDP being revised higher
Yep, we had strong Australian data earlier, and I said immediately …
That export figure is a good one … we get GDP data for Q3 tomorrow and its looking better as the ‘partials’ have been hitting this week … an upside risk for the GDP tomorrow