4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on It’s never been a better time to be a New investor
It’s never been a better time to be a New investor
As we recently witnessed, Snapchat (SNAP) began trading on the secondary market, and for the first time in a long time, an IPO gave investors something to be excited about. The Snapchat IPO thrust the topic of millennials and investing into the headlines.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on FormFactor, Inc. Kicks Off 2017 on a High Note
FormFactor, Inc. Kicks Off 2017 on a High Note
The trend toward connectivity is helping to drive volume growth in the semiconductor industry. In turn, companies that supply products to semiconductor manufacturers are also witnessing growing demand. That includes FormFactor (NASDAQ: FORM), a leading provider of probe cards that are used to test semiconductor chips and wafers.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CFI Group Opens CFDs Brokerage Subsidiary in Dubai
CFI Group Opens CFDs Brokerage Subsidiary in Dubai
The entity will focus on catering high-net-worth professionals and financial institutions, and providing bespoke services.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can McDonald’s Finally Snap This Losing Streak?
Can McDonald’s Finally Snap This Losing Streak?
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) got a big boost after reporting first-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates on both the top and bottom lines, and after having its five-quarter streak of higher U.S. comparable-store sales snapped last time out, it was back again this time around with higher year-over-year numbers.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Signs That Spell Doom For Traditional American Grocery Chains
4 Signs That Spell Doom For Traditional American Grocery Chains
The grocery business in the U.S. is, and always has been, a fairly miserable one. In fact, from A&P to Grand Union, Dahl’s, etc., bankruptcy courts have been littered with the industry’s failures for decades.
Of course the reasoning is fairly simple…razor-thin operating margins that hover around 1-3% leave the entire industry completely incapable of absorbing even the slightest financial shock from things like increasing competition or food deflation.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Home Capital Uses Up $1 Billion "Lifeline", Seeks Additional Funding
Home Capital Uses Up $1 Billion "Lifeline", Seeks Additional Funding
That didn’t long.
Just one week after Canada’s largest alt-mortgage lender Home Capital Group sent shockwaves across the Canadian financial system, when it confirmed that long-running allegations about its liar-loan business were true, and suffered a spectacular bank run necessitating emergency loans which yield a stunning 22.5%, the company is now “actively seeking expanded sources of funding” having drawn half of its C$2b rescue loan, according to an email sent to mortgage brokers seen by Bloomberg News.
4 May, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Arista Scores More Gains in Sales and Profits
Arista Scores More Gains in Sales and Profits
Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) has been at the forefront of the key cloud networking solutions niche within the information technology sector, and with enterprise customers having realized that they can’t afford to get left behind by their competitors, demand for cloud services has skyrocketed. In particular, Arista has tried to differentiate itself from its peers by emphasizing the key advantages of its platform compared to proprietary platforms of its primary competitors.