6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can Apple Inc. Charge Over $1,000 for Its OLED iPhone 8?
Can Apple Inc. Charge Over $1,000 for Its OLED iPhone 8?
In a recent note (by way of MacRumors), analyst Steve Milunovich with UBS said that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) tends to price its devices “quite competitively.” He therefore thinks that Apple isn’t likely to “stray far from the price point of Samsung‘s (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) most expensive [smartphone] model at $840-$850,” with its upcoming premium OLED iPhone 8.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sometimes Your Smartest Investing Move Is to Remain on the Sidelines
Sometimes Your Smartest Investing Move Is to Remain on the Sidelines
There are literally thousands of stocks that investors can choose to invest in or bet against. Weeding through them all can be quite the chore, but the presumed reward is that you’ll find what you believe are a handful of surefire gems that are expected to move significantly up or down in value. Once you find these “gems,” you can place your bets accordingly.
However, sometimes it’s just not that easy. From time to time, Wall Street and Main Street see eye-to-eye, and your best move winds up being to remain on the sidelines. Allow me to explain from my own personal experience.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: Fitbit Inc. vs. Garmin Ltd.
Better Buy: Fitbit Inc. vs. Garmin Ltd.
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s clear that the better recent stock buy in the wearables space has been GPS device specialist Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) over former market darling Fitbit (NYSE: FIT). It turns out that Garmin’s diverse product line helped it weather collapsing sales in its core automotive division. Targeted innovation bets by Fitbit management, on the other hand, failed to hit the sweet spot of consumer demand amid rising competitive threats.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As Tax Season Arrives, 8 Ways You Can Get Taxed on Municipal Bonds
As Tax Season Arrives, 8 Ways You Can Get Taxed on Municipal Bonds
Some investors get tax-free income by investing in municipal bonds. Yet, some muni-bond investments might not be quite as tax-free as investors hope.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ECB meeting Minutes: Wage growth is key for core inflation outlook
ECB meeting Minutes: Wage growth is key for core inflation outlook
An account of the 8-9 March meeting now released 6 April
– ECB saw removing downward bias on rates as premature
– discussed axing downward rate pledge
– some ECB members saw baseline outlook as overly optimistic
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Electronics Retailer Bic Camera Begins Accepting Bitcoin
Electronics Retailer Bic Camera Begins Accepting Bitcoin
Bitcoin startup bitFlyer has inked a new merchant deal with a major Japanese electronics provider.
6 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on March 2017 US Challenger layoffs report 43,310 vs 36,975 prior
March 2017 US Challenger layoffs report 43,310 vs 36,975 prior
March 2017 US Challenger layoffs report 6 April 2017