31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shenzhen Outpaces, Sao Paulo Underperforms In 2015
Shenzhen Outpaces, Sao Paulo Underperforms In 2015
Winners and losers among global markets were maybe a bit surprising in 2015. U.S. markets puttered home, with the S&P 500 effectively flat, the Dow industrials down more than 1% and the Nasdaq rising a bit less than 7%. While that was not cheer-raising stuff, it trounced the take in London, where the FTSE 100 shed 4.9% for its second straight annual decline.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Year In The Fabulous Life Of Kim Jong-Un, In Pictures
A Year In The Fabulous Life Of Kim Jong-Un, In Pictures
As the November attacks in Paris and the downing of a Russian passenger jet over the Sinai Peninsula vividly demonstrate, we live in a dangerous world.
Indeed, these are trying times for civilized society as countries across the globe struggle to comprehend the phenomenon that is Islamic State whose atrocities have reminded us all that man is capable of committing unspeakable acts of violence.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How to Calculate Simple Interest on a Per-Diem Basis
How to Calculate Simple Interest on a Per-Diem Basis
It can be useful to know how much interest you’re paying or receiving each day, so here’s how to figure it out.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Munich police warn of planned terrorist attack
Munich police warn of planned terrorist attack
Police of Munich, Germany warned Thursday about a possible planned terrorist attack.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rite Aid’s Same-Store Sales Slip; Canada Hot For Mergers
Rite Aid’s Same-Store Sales Slip; Canada Hot For Mergers
Rite Aid, the No. 3 pharmacy that will soon merge with Walgreens Boots Alliance, said its December same-store sales edged down 0.1%. The drugstore chain, which operates more than 4,500 stores, said pharmacy comparable sales dipped 0.6%, and prescription count comps fell 0.4%, while front-end comps rose 0.8%. Total drugstore sales for the four weeks ended Dec. 26 were flat, year over year, at $2.2 billion. On Dec.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sector Leaders in 2015: A Year To Forget
Sector Leaders in 2015: A Year To Forget
It was a year to forget, as far as Sector Leaders was concerned. The most elite of IBD’s stock screens lost 11.8% for the year going into Thursday’s final trading session of 2015. That compares unfavorably to the S&P 500, which eked out an 0.2% rise during the same period. Most of the damage was done in the second half. Sector Leaders fell 16.9% in the past six months vs. a flat move by the large-cap benchmark.
31 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How the fear index’s cousin can make or break a stock picker
How the fear index’s cousin can make or break a stock picker
Diversification is key to maintaining a balanced portfolio–or so the saying goes. Most investors maintain a mix of cash, stocks and bonds to minimize losses and maximize gains. Within the sub-portfolio of stocks, it can also be important to be diversified. But this is not always possible. At times, stocks tend to adopt a herd mentality and move together. Typically, this is during periods of market decline, but not always.