28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Investors Might Have Missed in the Markets This Week
What Investors Might Have Missed in the Markets This Week
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The markets managed to hold onto weekly gains on Friday despite a weaker-than-anticipated gross domestic product (GDP) figure. The U.S. economy slowed a bit during the fourth quarter with a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.9%, the Commerce Department reported Friday. That result was lower than the 2.2% consensus estimates of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, and well below last year’s fourth-quarter result of 3.5%.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What to Watch When Electronic Arts Reports Earnings
What to Watch When Electronic Arts Reports Earnings
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Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) will report its fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and the biggest trend to watch for is the continued growth of digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tom Körkemeier, Reuters
Tom Körkemeier, Reuters
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Update: “Protect Betty White from 2016” GoFundMe Funds Donated to Carolina Theater
Update: “Protect Betty White from 2016” GoFundMe Funds Donated to Carolina Theater
One month after launching a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to save famous actress Betty White from 2016, aka the year of celebrity deaths, the initiative’s creator, Demetrios Hrysikos, presented a check of $9,245 to the Spartanburg Little Theatre in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Hrysikos stated on… Read More
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New competition took a bite out of J&J’s drug sales, but don’t expect the trend to dominate this earnings season
New competition took a bite out of J&J’s drug sales, but don’t expect the trend to dominate this earnings season
Competition by a new type of drug has been “nibbling around the edges” of company earnings, one analyst said.
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28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will These Trends Fuel Decades of Growth for the Sportswear Industry?
Will These Trends Fuel Decades of Growth for the Sportswear Industry?
In this video from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Motley Fool analysts Vincent Shen and Sarah Priestley break down the major tailwinds that have helped activewear become one of the most important parts of the apparel industry. But within this trend, it is the women’s segment that has shown the greatest potential for growth.
A full transcript follows the video.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Sniff Test: Analysts are skeptical that Starbucks is a victim of its mobile-order-and-pay success
The Sniff Test: Analysts are skeptical that Starbucks is a victim of its mobile-order-and-pay success
Starbucks’s new service is proving a little too successful, according to company executives.
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