13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Volatility Vanishes as Bullish Options Bets on S&P 500 Hit Highest Level Ever
Volatility Vanishes as Bullish Options Bets on S&P 500 Hit Highest Level Ever
From Tyler Durden: Options traders are making more bullish bets than ever on the S&P 500, with VIX shorts and Dow/Nasdaq longs hitting record levels.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The New York Post: More commuters are getting into cars with strangers
The New York Post: More commuters are getting into cars with strangers
More than 100,000 people have booked rush hour rides with Via since May.
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13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on From the archives: Public enemy No. 1 for developers
From the archives: Public enemy No. 1 for developers
No one ever accused Adam Leitman Bailey of having low self-esteem. “I think we may be the best real estate law firm of our time,” he says on a recent Monday morning, in a corner office at 120 Broadway plastered with framed newspaper clippings about his eponymous firm. At a table across the room, a summer intern uses a pen to edit the last chapter of his book, “The Insider’s Guide to Buying a Home … [more]
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wynn, Sands, and MGM Should Be Very Worried About Melco Crown’s Q2 Earnings
Wynn, Sands, and MGM Should Be Very Worried About Melco Crown’s Q2 Earnings
Medco Crown Entertainment turned in another disappointing quarter at its new Studio City resort, as well as at its other Macau-based operations, undoubtedly causing concern at rivals that will be opening their own venues soon. Image source: Studio City.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks logged minor gains last week that were still enough to produce fresh record highs. In fact, on Thursday the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and the Nasdaq (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all closed at a new record — marking the first time that the three indexes have jointly celebrated records on the same day since late 1999.
Major indexes are now up nearly 7% so far this year.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paranoia-Peddling Pentagon Bans Pokemon GO
Paranoia-Peddling Pentagon Bans Pokemon GO
Submitted by Josie Wales via TheAntiMedia.org,
The U.S. government just threw another log on the fire, adding to the blaze of paranoia it’s been generating around the nation’s newest threat — foreign cyber attacks. In a memo sent out July 19, Pentagon employees were told to keep Pokemon Go off their phones to prevent spying by foreign countries.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on August Highs in a Presidential Election Year are Super-Bullish
August Highs in a Presidential Election Year are Super-Bullish
If bears are waiting for summer doldrums to start kicking in, the S&P hitting new highs