26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: TASER International Inc. vs. Sturm & Ruger
Better Buy: TASER International Inc. vs. Sturm & Ruger
Image source: TASER International.
TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) and Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE: RGR) have a lot of similarities in that they’re major suppliers to law enforcement and those looking for self defense. But that’s where most of their similarities end.
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on WTI Crude Tops $50 For First Time Since October Amid Supply Disruptions
WTI Crude Tops $50 For First Time Since October Amid Supply Disruptions
WTI and Brent Crude oil prices have both broken above $50 for the first time since October 2015 this morning – almost doubling off its Feb 11th 26.05 lows. The immediate catalyst appears to be a combination of inventory drawdowns in US crude, continud US production cuts, and further supply disruptions (Nigeria specifically), none of which scream demand or growth is going to make a dent in the glut.
July WTI tops $50…
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Commercial Installations Could Propel Solar Forward in 2016
Commercial Installations Could Propel Solar Forward in 2016
The ZS Peak commercial solar system. Image source: SolarCity.
As the market for residential solar in the U.S. starts to slow, installers are looking for ways to expand their markets into commercial solar, which has a number of similarities. Most commercial installations are on rooftops, just like residential solar, and as a result, some of the same companies are winning in both markets.
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. vs. CACI
Better Buy: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. vs. CACI
For defense contractors, all roads lead to and most revenues come from the Pentagon.
After broadly falling for five straight years, the U.S. defense budget finally ticked up a bit in fiscal 2016, rising to $585 billion. Now, Congress is contemplating an additional increase in 2017.
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chevron Facility Goes Offline In Nigeria Following Tweeted Attack By Mysterious Militant Group
Chevron Facility Goes Offline In Nigeria Following Tweeted Attack By Mysterious Militant Group
Recently we presented a profile of the latest scourge to haunt Africa’s former oil producing powerhouse Nigeria, namely the Niger Delta Avengers, who not only maintained a regularly updated blog following the February launch of their Godaddy-hosted website which even includes a Contact Us section…
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ex-Barclays Trader Accused Of Libor Manipulation Is Totally Standup Guy, Says His College Baseball Coach
Ex-Barclays Trader Accused Of Libor Manipulation Is Totally Standup Guy, Says His College Baseball Coach
So this whole Libor rigging thing has come as a surprise.
26 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Microsoft Shrinks Smartphone Division
Microsoft Shrinks Smartphone Division
Microsoft is further shrinking its mobile division with yet another round of layoffs.
This time, the tech giant is eliminating as many as 1,850 jobs as it struggles to keep its Finland-based Nokia division afloat. As many as 1,350 of those layoffs will come from the Finnish division of Nokia, which it acquired a couple years ago.