14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook, Inc. Stock: Why Investors Are Paying a Premium Price
Facebook, Inc. Stock: Why Investors Are Paying a Premium Price
Why does the market award Facebook with such a pricey valuation?
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Was it the US consumer that marked the bottom in stock markets this year?
Was it the US consumer that marked the bottom in stock markets this year?
S&P 500 up 10% since the last retail sales report
On Feb 11, the S&P 500 touched a low for the year. A day late, an upbeat retail sales report was released and the market rallied 1.95%. If was followed by two similar-sized rallies and the momentum has continued through today.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US stocks turn positive
US stocks turn positive
Steady bid underpins quiet rally back into positive territory
The S&P 500 is up 2 points to 2024 after falling as low as 2012. The traditional thinking is that Fed anxiety will push people to the sidelines but in practice, there tends to be low volume rallies.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brazil Stocks Rise Despite Economic And Political Troubles
Brazil Stocks Rise Despite Economic And Political Troubles
Brazil’s benchmark exchange-traded fund is the No. 1 performer year to date on IBD’s Major World Markets map, succeeding despite a horrific economic and political situation.
Going into Monday’s trade, the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped (EWZ) was up 26.5%, easily outpacing the other major world stock markets.
The negatives in Brazil:
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Petrowski: We’ve seen the bottom in crude
Petrowski: We’ve seen the bottom in crude
Joe Petrowski, former Gulf Oil CEO, discusses the energy sector including whether crude has bottomed.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weibo Growing Fast As Mobile Use Surges
Weibo Growing Fast As Mobile Use Surges
The company known as China’s Twitter (TWTR) is becoming profitable, and it owes much of its success to a surge in mobile users.
Monthly active users at Weibo (WB) reached 236 million in December, up 34% from a year earlier. Average daily active users increased 32% to 106 million.
14 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why SunEdison Stock Rose 7.8% Last Week (SUNE)
Why SunEdison Stock Rose 7.8% Last Week (SUNE)
Betting on solar companies was once a bright way to grow investment portfolios, but that hasn’t been the case lately, thanks to declining oil prices.