27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Earnings
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Earnings
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC) announced first-quarter 2017 earnings on Wednesday after the market closed, and shares of the specialized real estate investment trust (REIT) were little changed Thursday. But that doesn’t mean investors shouldn’t be pleased with Retail Opportunity Investments’ results, as the company made several promising acquisitions to continue building its enviable portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers.
27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ICYMI: RBA board member Harper strengthens rate hike outlook
ICYMI: RBA board member Harper strengthens rate hike outlook
I had a quick headline up yesterday from Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board
From an interview with The Wall Street Journal
Here is a bit more, this time from the Australian press (article published late Thursday)
27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Heads up for Japan data (CPI, spending, employment) due at the bottom of the hour
Heads up for Japan data (CPI, spending, employment) due at the bottom of the hour
A huge amount of data due from Japan at 2330GMT
Japan inflation data. 2330GMT – Japan – more…
27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Top Restaurant Stocks to Buy Now
3 Top Restaurant Stocks to Buy Now
Last year was tough on restaurants. According to industry tracker TDn2K in its Restaurant Industry Snapshot, same-store sales — a metric used to evaluate sales from locations open for at least a year — declined 2.4%, with the fourth quarter of 2016 producing the worst quarterly results since the Great Recession. Furthermore, the report noted that the industry had “posted four consecutive quarters of declining year-over-year sales.” Foot traffic at restaurants was also down 4.6%, a decline not seen in over seven years.
27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on AFLAC Holds Its Own Despite Falling Revenue, Earnings
AFLAC Holds Its Own Despite Falling Revenue, Earnings
Supplemental insurance giant AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) is more complicated than it looks, in large part because it has extensive Japanese operations that are actually bigger than its U.S. business. That introduces a challenge for many U.S. investors, who aren’t used to looking at multinational insurance companies in which the overseas operations dwarf domestic consideration and who, therefore, have to look at issues like currency risk and international investment results.
27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s Why Silicom Ltd Stock Got a Bump Today
Here’s Why Silicom Ltd Stock Got a Bump Today
Shares of the Israeli technology company Silicom Ltd (NASDAQ: SILC) got a nice lift Thursday after the company reported Q1 earnings that were better than expected. The stock ended the day up about 13%.
Silicom CEO Shaike Orbach said in the earnings release that, “Our strong first-quarter results demonstrate the growing momentum of our business.” That seems to be true as the company reported Q1 sales up nearly 20% over Q1 2016. Earnings for the quarter rose to $0.35 per share, up a full 36% year over year.
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27 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Google made ‘thousands of calls’ to prevent advertisers from boycotting YouTube
Google made ‘thousands of calls’ to prevent advertisers from boycotting YouTube
Google was forced to make an all-out public relations push after big advertisers complained their ads ran next to objectionable YouTube videos