6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What the drop in margin debt says about risk
What the drop in margin debt says about risk
Investors are scaling back on margin debt. Here’s why that might not be a good thing.
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why The Bulls Will Get Slaughtered
Why The Bulls Will Get Slaughtered
Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog,
Well, they got that right. Detecting that “parts of the U.S. jobs report for January seem fishy”, MarketWatch offered this pictorial summary:
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Does the Low Price of Oil Affect Banks?
How Does the Low Price of Oil Affect Banks?
Not all banks are created equal when it comes to energy exposure.
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ESPN’s Schefter: We need more reporting, less opining
ESPN’s Schefter: We need more reporting, less opining
ESPN football analyst Adam Schefter highlights one of the biggest problems in sports journalism today: opinion masquerading as reporting.
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "Folly For The Ages": After Buying Back 63 Million Shares At $83, Hess Just Sold 25 Million Shares At $39
"Folly For The Ages": After Buying Back 63 Million Shares At $83, Hess Just Sold 25 Million Shares At $39
Having long mocked the sheer idiocy of using organic cash or worse, debt proceeds, to fund buybacks just so management can eek out a few more million in equity-linked compensation while activists enjoy a few extra points in P&L on the back of naive bondholders managing ‘other people’s money’, we were delighted to see the buyback bubble begin to burst in the middle of 2015 starting with Michael Kors (as detailed in “When Stock Buybacks Go Horribly Wrong“) and Monsanto (“read more
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A look at the most diverse neighborhoods in NYC: MAP
A look at the most diverse neighborhoods in NYC: MAP
Jackson Heights, Queens
They don’t call NYC a melting pot for nothing. According to a 2010-2014 American Community Survey, 37 percent of New York City residents come from another country. Now, the NYU Furman Center has released a map visualizing where those foreign-born New Yorkers live throughout the five boroughs.
6 February, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Market Rewards General Motors’ Record Profits With a 4% Sell-Off
The Market Rewards General Motors’ Record Profits With a 4% Sell-Off
Wall Street doesn’t seem to care that General Motors’ thumped analyst estimates by a landslide.