9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Economic Report: U.S. productivity picks up a bit in second quarter
Economic Report: U.S. productivity picks up a bit in second quarter
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9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Boeing Soared More Than 22% in July
Why Boeing Soared More Than 22% in July
Shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) jumped 22.6% in July. Although shares had been trending upward since the beginning of the month, the biggest bump came in the wake of the company’s impressive second-quarter earnings report on July 26.
With the company’s impressive July performance, the stock is now up more than 65% in the two years since CEO Dennis Muilenberg took the helm.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 4 Reasons You Should Never, Ever Take a 401(k) Loan
4 Reasons You Should Never, Ever Take a 401(k) Loan
If you’ve got a pressing financial concern and money in your 401(k), you may be tempted to take the cash out by taking a 401(k) loan. After all, the money is just sitting there, you’d be paying interest to yourself if you took out the cash, and you may have plenty of time to put the money back before retirement.
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9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sony to Launch Blockchain Data Platform for Schools
Sony to Launch Blockchain Data Platform for Schools
Sony has developed a new educational platform that uses IBM Blockchain to secure and share student records.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Marijuana Stock Skyrocketed Last Week, While 3 Others Plunged
This Marijuana Stock Skyrocketed Last Week, While 3 Others Plunged
When it comes to the market’s top-performing stocks, you’d have a hard time topping marijuana stocks over the trailing year. A majority of pot stocks over the past 12 months have at least doubled in value, with some even tripling or quadrupling. For added context, the stock market tends to appreciate in value by about 7% annually, inclusive of dividend reinvestment. That’s how strong marijuana stocks have been.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Safe Is Aflac’s Dividend?
How Safe Is Aflac’s Dividend?
Most Americans know Aflac (NYSE: AFL) because of its duck-filled ads on television, with the specialty insurer offering a different type of insurance coverage from what most people get through their employer health plans. Aflac also has a huge business in Japan, where it actually gets more revenue than in the U.S. and offers a similar set of unique insurance products to millions of Japanese workers.
9 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump on Twitter boasts about US nuclear arsenal after ‘fire and fury’ threat
Trump on Twitter boasts about US nuclear arsenal after ‘fire and fury’ threat
Trump said the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “more powerful than ever before” a day after threatening “fire and fury.”