6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Beyond the Gloomy Headlines, This Global Index Suggests Manufacturing Is in Good Shape
Beyond the Gloomy Headlines, This Global Index Suggests Manufacturing Is in Good Shape
Economic data released this week has provided some good news for the global economy. The Purchasing Manager Indexes (PMI) from around the world show manufacturing is at above long-term averages or at multi-year highs.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dallas Major Rejects Taxpayer Bailout of Public Employee Pension Fund
Dallas Major Rejects Taxpayer Bailout of Public Employee Pension Fund
Since the middle of 2016, the city of Dallas has been dealing with a Texas-sized problem for one of its public employee pension funds. Specifically, the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System was so at risk of becoming insolvent that the…
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tax Guy: Tax tips for day traders
Tax Guy: Tax tips for day traders
What it takes to meet the tax-law definition of a “trader” and what happens if you do.
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6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 6 Stocks That Shrugged Off The Fed’s Negativity
6 Stocks That Shrugged Off The Fed’s Negativity
Given Wednesday’s ugly Federal Reserve-inspired reversal, it’s surprising how little the Big Cap 20 has changed the past week.
In minutes released Wednesday, the Fed indicated it may start unwinding its bond purchases, and noted concern over stock valuations. Stocks slid on the news.
Chips still hold the most places in the screen, and the remaining mix is in line with recent weeks. The difficulty is finding issues that either are not too extended to buy or not in late-stage patterns.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Stocks to Buy Near 52-Week Lows
3 Stocks to Buy Near 52-Week Lows
Are there any investors who don’t love a bargain-priced stock?
The trick, of course, comes in separating the stocks that are cheap for legitimate (bad) reasons from the ones that are cheap because the market has overlooked something good. We asked three of our Fool contributors to name their favorite cheap-because-they’re-overlooked stocks now. Here’s why they like Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), and Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) at recent prices.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter Co-Founder Ev Williams to Sell Shares
Twitter Co-Founder Ev Williams to Sell Shares
Shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) are under modest pressure today after co-founder Ev Williams said he planned on selling potentially upwards of 30% of his stake in the microblogging service. In order to pre-emptively justify his decision and get in front of any negative speculation as to his motivations, Williams wrote a short blog post on Medium, the blogging site he started after leaving Twitter.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Iceland’s genetic goldmine, and the man behind it
Iceland’s genetic goldmine, and the man behind it
Companies around the world are following the genetics research begun by Kari Stefansson in Iceland two decades ago.