15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Stocks That More Than Doubled in 2015
5 Stocks That More Than Doubled in 2015
Let’s look at some of the biggest winners in an otherwise flat trading year.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Freight Shipments Plummet as Inventory Glut Bites
Freight Shipments Plummet as Inventory Glut Bites
The transportation sector just keeps getting worse. Even after today’s uptick, the Dow Jones Transportation Average is back where it was in April 2014, and down 18% from its peak a year ago. Within this transportation sector is freight, a gauge of the goods-based economy, which is having a rough time.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Morgan Stanley like the risk/reward of being long USD into the FOMC meeting
Morgan Stanley like the risk/reward of being long USD into the FOMC meeting
Morgan Stanley’s US economics team on how to trade into the Federal Reserve meeting today
says Morgan Stanley.
“. Of course, the FOMC will aim to avoid an unnecessary
tightening of financial conditions via reactions in FX, equities and
credit. But we’d argue that the ‘dovish hike’ scenario is already well
priced, with the pace of tightening next year (MSP0KE Index) implying
2.5 hikes,” MS argues.
Enjoy …
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bloomberg: "Congress reaches fiscal deal that ends U.S. crude oil export ban"
Bloomberg: "Congress reaches fiscal deal that ends U.S. crude oil export ban"
Bloomberg reports Congressional leaders agreed on a U.S. fiscal plan that would avert a government shutdown and lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports
More here at Bloomberg
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15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on You Want War? Russia Is Ready For War
You Want War? Russia Is Ready For War
Authored by Pepe Escobar, originally posted at Sputnik News,
Nobody needs to read Zbigniew “Grand Chessboard” Brzezinski’s 1997 opus to know US foreign policy revolves around one single overarching theme: prevent – by all means necessary – the emergence of a power, or powers, capable of constraining Washington’s unilateral swagger, not only in Eurasia but across the world.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This year could be Ackman’s worst, investors stick by firm
This year could be Ackman’s worst, investors stick by firm
Billionaire hedge fund investor told investors that 2015 could be the firm’s worst ever but noted that clients are generally sticking with him.
15 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Xi Jinping says economy faces downward pressure
China Xi Jinping says economy faces downward pressure
Comments from Xi Jinping, president of China, speaking at the World Internet Conference
(Yeah, that’s a real thing. Don’t know why they didn’t just do it online though)