5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Record Auto Sales Have Investors Worried
Why Record Auto Sales Have Investors Worried
U.S. auto sales hit record levels last year. Automakers are reporting huge profits. So why did so many auto stocks get clobbered last month? Here’s the reason.
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on An Update On The Waiter And Bartender Recovery
An Update On The Waiter And Bartender Recovery
Since the US manufacturing sector is unofficially in a recession, and since the US service sector is allegedly growing like gangbusters, we are updating our favorite chart showing the bifurcation in the New Abnormal US economy: the job gains by U.S. manufacturing workers on one hand, and by waiters and bartenders on the other.
Here is the cumulative job gains for manufacturers vs waiters and bartenders in the past 12 months…
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Becoming a Budweiser Clydesdale
Becoming a Budweiser Clydesdale
The horses at Warm Springs Ranch are bred, groomed and trained to become the famous Budweiser Clydesdales.
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What the Chinese year of the Red Money means for financial markets
What the Chinese year of the Red Money means for financial markets
Chinese New Year holidays begin Monday
Monday, Feb 8 is Chinese New Year and that could be a good sign for markets as one of the main sources of volatility is removed — at least in the short term.
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Podcast links: underestimating risk
Podcast links: underestimating risk
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside a lucrative ISIS oil field turned prison
Inside a lucrative ISIS oil field turned prison
At one point, ISIS was making $40 million a month from its oil operations. But the United States has been targeting sites like this, driving ISIS out. Clarissa Ward tours the now defunct facility, which was partially used as a prison for women and children.
5 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Virtu Is Letting Outsiders Use Its High-Powered Systems
Virtu Is Letting Outsiders Use Its High-Powered Systems
Virtu Financial Inc. will offer to trade on behalf of a handful of investors in the second quarter of this year, giving the asset managers access to the high-frequency firm’s powerful trading computers.