9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Markit Predicts Companies to Lift Dividends in Q1
Markit Predicts Companies to Lift Dividends in Q1
Cisco is predicted to have the highest dividend yield among firms with forecast double-digit hikes.
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on If its core business is gobbled up by Verizon, Yahoo has a name for the leftovers: Altaba
If its core business is gobbled up by Verizon, Yahoo has a name for the leftovers: Altaba
Verizon agreed to buy Yahoo’s core internet business for $4.8 billion in July.
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Honda to bolster investment in Canada auto plant
The Wall Street Journal: Honda to bolster investment in Canada auto plant
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Snowden, Bergdahl? Obama Set For ‘Pardon Frenzy’ As He Leaves Office
Snowden, Bergdahl? Obama Set For ‘Pardon Frenzy’ As He Leaves Office
Having already broken the records on commutations, AFP reports that President Obama is fielding pressure from all sides to grant unlikely pardons of sentences to people whose supporters say have been unjustly sentenced or sought out by the justice system, before he leaves office in two weeks. Among them is Bowe Bergdahl, Leonard Pe
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on There are illnesses that could bankrupt our society, Merck CEO says
There are illnesses that could bankrupt our society, Merck CEO says
The issue of drug pricing is important, but studies have to be done to find ways to combat diseases, Merck’s CEO says.
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on HFSB Names Two To APAC Committee As Asia-Pacific Membership Grows
HFSB Names Two To APAC Committee As Asia-Pacific Membership Grows
The Hedge Fund Standards Board has named LIM Advisors founder George Long and Dymon Asia Capital founder Danny Yong to its APAC Committee as the Asia-Pacific region’s importance to the alternative investment industry grows.
9 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Ariad Pharmaceuticals, VCA, and Exact Sciences Jumped Today
Why Ariad Pharmaceuticals, VCA, and Exact Sciences Jumped Today
The stock market started the new week on a sluggish note Monday, and the broadest-based market benchmarks gave up ground as the Dow fell further away from the 20,000 mark. Even though the Nasdaq Composite climbed to new highs, a $2 per barrel plunge in the price of oil to fall below $53 weighed on sentiment. Even with the pause in the upward trend, some stocks posted solid gains, and Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA), VCA (NASDAQ: WOOF), and Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) were among the best performers on the day.