7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Federal Reserve to no longer release its labor market conditions index
Federal Reserve to no longer release its labor market conditions index
The Federal Reserve has used its labor market conditions index (an in-house tool) to gauge the momentum of the labor market.
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7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Seasonal Are Activision Blizzard’s Financial Results?
How Seasonal Are Activision Blizzard’s Financial Results?
For the last several years, Activision Blizzard‘s (NASDAQ: ATVI) management has been gradually shifting to a digital distribution strategy in order to smooth out the company’s revenue and cash flow throughout the year. This shift started with the acquisition of Blizzard Entertainment in 2008, which brought to Activision a recurring, monthly stream of revenue from subscriptions stemming from gamers playing World of Warcraft.
7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 60% of Americans don’t trust Donald Trump, CNN poll finds
60% of Americans don’t trust Donald Trump, CNN poll finds
A new poll by CNN released Monday found approval for President Donald Trump was at a record low, as fewer people found him to be honest and trustworthy.
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7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Escaping The Madhouse
Escaping The Madhouse
Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com,
In the late 17th century, we British decided that, as a humanitarian effort and public service, we’d collect up all the people from the towns and countryside who were bonkers and confine them in institutions, so that society could be protected from them.
As so often proves the case, the idea of a collective solution to an individual problem is doomed to failure from the start.
7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fannie, Freddie Would Need $100BN Bailout In New Financial Crisis
Fannie, Freddie Would Need $100BN Bailout In New Financial Crisis
While the latest Fed stress test found that all US commercial banks have enough capital to survive even an “adverse” stress scenario, a severe recession in which the VIX hypothetically soars to 70, the two US mortgage giants would not be quite so lucky: according to the results from the annual stress test of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released today by their
7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "F**k Zuck 2020" Posters Appear In California As Facebook CEO Hires Hillary Strategist
"F**k Zuck 2020" Posters Appear In California As Facebook CEO Hires Hillary Strategist
After news broke of the hiring of Joel Benenson, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama and the chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, as a consultant, we noted that the odds of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg running for President in 2020 surged and bookies positioned him as more likely to win than current establishment favorite Kamale Harris.
7 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Short Selling and Margin Accounts
Short Selling and Margin Accounts
I would like to start short selling, but I need a margin account. I don’t wanna use any margin, but I need to have a margin account to be able to short stocks.
When I open my account, is it possible to not use any margin? How does it work exactly? I select how much margin I want to use or is it automatic, like 50% will be cash and 50% will be margin?
Any tips?