4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
More evidence that the economy continued to chug along came this week when the Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index jumped 110 basis points from January to February, and reached 57.6%. For context, any rating above 50% means more businesses are expanding. The 57.6% rating was the highest since October 2015, and the expansion of 16 of the 18 sectors was the highest number since the middle of 2014.
4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Companies That Could Win Big With Trump Tax Reform
3 Companies That Could Win Big With Trump Tax Reform
When running for president, one of Donald Trump’s “big league” promises was to lower the corporate tax rate to a flat 15%. Part of the thinking behind the proposal is that lowering the corporate tax rate will entice corporations considering leaving the country to stay and give American companies a more level playing field to compete with the rest of the world. In early February, Trump reiterated this idea, saying that his administration would soon be announcing something “that will be phenomenal in terms of tax.”
4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Terrible Reasons to Buy Fitbit Inc. Stock
4 Terrible Reasons to Buy Fitbit Inc. Stock
Shares of Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) were cut in half over the past 12 months due to the company’s decelerating sales growth, contracting margins, and lack of a meaningful moat against rivals in the wearables market. However, that steep drop — which caused the stock to drop nearly 70% below its IPO price of $20 — might make Fitbit look like a tempting contrarian play.
4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Outside the Box: The construction industry has a productivity problem — and here’s how to solve it
Outside the Box: The construction industry has a productivity problem — and here’s how to solve it
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4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Week in Solar
This Week in Solar
As earnings season moves along, we’re learning more and more about what’s going on within the solar industry at a tumultuous time for manufacturers and developers. Strategies are shifting and alliances are changing, but earnings tell the real story of what’s going on.
Below I’ll cover a couple of interesting strategic shifts, as well as policy and earnings updates that happened this week.
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4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The News Keeps Getting Better for Bank of America
The News Keeps Getting Better for Bank of America
Shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) ended the week on a high note after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen signaled on Friday that the central bank is on the verge of hiking interest rates this month for only the third time since the financial crisis.
4 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 2 Stocks to Buy with Dividends Yielding 5% or More
2 Stocks to Buy with Dividends Yielding 5% or More
What’s not to love about dividend stocks? Dividends can generate income streams, and be reinvested to grow your total number of shares, which can power your total capital appreciation over the long term.