27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on So Far, The Bond Markets Are Calling Janet Yellen’s Rate Hike Bluff
So Far, The Bond Markets Are Calling Janet Yellen’s Rate Hike Bluff
From Charles Roth: The Fed’s signals that rate increases could soon come seem to fall on deaf ears. U.S. stocks continue to climb as bond yields decline. Although recent data reflect accelerating economic growth, which is necessary to justify frothy valuations, structural challenges and unclear policy outcomes remain.
Caveat emptor.
27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yes Warren Buffet Stocks Are In A Bubble (Video)
Yes Warren Buffet Stocks Are In A Bubble (Video)
27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Number of distressed U.S. retailers at highest level since Great Recession
Number of distressed U.S. retailers at highest level since Great Recession
Moody’s is the latest ratings agency to weigh in on the state of the retail sector, which is rapidly replacing oil and gas as this year’s trouble spot.
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27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Read this now: Plan for ISIS | Carnival resumed | Trade Joe’s recall
Read this now: Plan for ISIS | Carnival resumed | Trade Joe’s recall
Here are some of the key stories CNBC is following this hour.
27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Surprise Factor
The Surprise Factor
There is no mistaking from the performance of the stock market that investor optimism is running high in terms of the economic outlook. That optimism stems from a variety of factors, the most prominent of which is the faith in the…
27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Misplaced Animosity Towards Imports
The Misplaced Animosity Towards Imports
The mercantilist inclination by the Trump Administration makes it seem as if exports are good and create jobs and imports are bad and cost jobs. This is simply not true. This assessment is not based on newfangled thinking about trade.
27 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data Dive: Competition Edition: Walmart, Zelle And Alibaba
Data Dive: Competition Edition: Walmart, Zelle And Alibaba
The Academy Awards are over, and the trophies have all gone out. Granted, in the case of the Best Picture Award, getting the right trophy into the right hand tuned out to be a more difficult order than normal, but all’s well that ends well. Plus, given the outcomes of both the Super Bowl and Academy Awards, we think it is safe to assume that no one will ever skip the ending of anything ever again.