31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Stunning Idiocy Of Steel Tariffs
The Stunning Idiocy Of Steel Tariffs
Submitted by Pater Tenebrarum via Acting-Man.com,
Victims of the Boom-Bust Cycle
The world is drowning in steel – there is huge overcapacity in steel production worldwide. This is a direct result of the massive global credit expansion that has taken place over the past 15 years. Much of this capacity is located in China, but while the times were good, iron ore and steel production (and associated lines of production) was expanded everywhere else in the world as well.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Simple Investing Strategies for a Happy Retirement
3 Simple Investing Strategies for a Happy Retirement
Investing can often seem more complicated than it needs to be. With a financial services industry worth billions of dollars, that may be by design, but investors new and old can find success with a few basic rules. The most important of those is compound interest. Thanks to this simple piece of math, returns will accelerate over time as your holdings increase in value.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Billionaire Battleground: T-Mobile US Stock
Billionaire Battleground: T-Mobile US Stock
T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere sports a t-shirt with his company’s logo. Image source: T-Mobile.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Range Resources Just Made a Steal of a Deal
Range Resources Just Made a Steal of a Deal
Image source: Range Resources corporate presentation.
Warren Buffett famously said, “You don’t know who is swimming naked until the tide goes out.” Well, the tide went out for the American oil and gas industry in 2014, and hasn’t come back in. We are now fully aware of which companies took on too much debt or were trying to pass off mediocre assets as good ones.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Daimler Trucks Slashes Outlook: Why Cummins Inc. and PACCAR Inc. Need to Worry
Daimler Trucks Slashes Outlook: Why Cummins Inc. and PACCAR Inc. Need to Worry
Daimler’s Freightliner is one of the largest truck brands in the world. Image source: Daimler.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How General Electric Is Taking a Bite out of Siemens’ Revenue
How General Electric Is Taking a Bite out of Siemens’ Revenue
Service contracts are an important part of the industrial revenue stream. After all, you can only sell a big hunk of metal once. But you can sell the servicing of said hunk of metal year in and year out until it’s time to upgrade to a new model.
31 May, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Takeaways From Plug Power’s Q1 Earnings Call
3 Takeaways From Plug Power’s Q1 Earnings Call
When a company reports its quarterly earnings, management often presents just a sketch of how the company performed. But equally important for investors is the conference call, where management’s commentary colors in the sketch, providing the full picture of the company’s recent performance. Let’s take a look at some highlights from Plug Power‘s (NASDAQ: PLUG) most-recent conference call to help discern the full picture for Q1 2016.