11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia markets follow US higher; Nikkei jumps 2.3%, ASX gains
Asia markets follow US higher; Nikkei jumps 2.3%, ASX gains
Asian markets were positive in early trade, after yen weakened overnight and investors digested Abe’s stimulus moves.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japanese Savers Flood Into Gold Fearing The Endgame Is Close
Japanese Savers Flood Into Gold Fearing The Endgame Is Close
For all the talk about the surging yen as the biggest threat to Japan’s embattled economy, the truth is that there is another soaring currency (and asset) that is far more troubling for Shinzo Abe.
Gold.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar near 1-week high vs yen on Japan stimulus hopes
Dollar near 1-week high vs yen on Japan stimulus hopes
The yen hovered near a one-week low against the dollar on Tuesday, in the wake of a weekend election victory by Japan’s ruling coalition.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Stock Jumped 16.8% in June
Why El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Stock Jumped 16.8% in June
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What: Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOCO) leaped 16.8% in June, according to S&P Capital IQ data.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brexit Will Create Ripples, Not Waves
Brexit Will Create Ripples, Not Waves
The long-term impact of the historic decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 23rd June will take investors and analysts time to fully quantify but there is no question that over the short-term, ‘Brexit’ is going to create ripples of volatility.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Why do protesters block highways? The inconvenience is the point
The Wall Street Journal: Why do protesters block highways? The inconvenience is the point
In the week since the police slayings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, thousands of protesters showed their outrage in demonstrations and rallies in cities across the U.S.
11 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: Baidu Inc (ADR) vs. Twitter Inc
Better Buy: Baidu Inc (ADR) vs. Twitter Inc
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For most of the past eight years, popular technology stocks have been very richly valued. But today, we’re investigating two companies whose stocks are actually quite affordable: Chinese search giant Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), and real-time social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR).