22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Is a Stock Index?
What Is a Stock Index?
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A stock index is used to describe the performance of the stock market, or a specific portion of it, and to compare returns of investments. Generally, an index uses a weighted average of stock prices, so larger companies count more in the calculation. The NASDAQ, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are examples of stock indexes.
22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Salter Asset Management Weekly Market Letter
Salter Asset Management Weekly Market Letter
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22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump’s Anti-Interventionism – Neocons Hate It As Anti-War Left Comes Around
Trump’s Anti-Interventionism – Neocons Hate It As Anti-War Left Comes Around
Submitted by John Walsh via LewRockwell.com,
Until recently the progressive mind has been resolutely closed and stubbornly frozen in place against all things Trump.
22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Barnes & Noble Looks Ahead As Losses Widen
Barnes & Noble Looks Ahead As Losses Widen
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Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) released fiscal fourth-quarter 2016 results Wednesday after the market close. Shares of the bookseller bounced almost 6% in after-hours trading in response, practically recouping the stock’s similar decline during the regular session leading into the report. Let’s look at what Barnes & Noble accomplished in its latest quarter.
22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Alibaba’s Jack Ma attempts to set the record straight on ‘quality fakes’
Alibaba’s Jack Ma attempts to set the record straight on ‘quality fakes’
The Alibaba founder says his comment that counterfeit goods were better than originals was taken out of context.
22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia markets mixed in early trade as traders brace for Brexit vote
Asia markets mixed in early trade as traders brace for Brexit vote
Asia markets were mixed on Thursday, following losses in U.S. stocks, as investors brace for the Brexit vote.
22 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pound hits 6-month high as Bremain hopes get last minute boost
Pound hits 6-month high as Bremain hopes get last minute boost
The pound rose to a six-month high against the dollar early on Thursday after latest polls supported those in favor of Britain remaining in the EU.