10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Keep Your Eyes on the VIX
Keep Your Eyes on the VIX
There are a number of things that would have caught a savvy investor’s eye on Thursday. The Dow was off nearly 1%. The S&P 500 was down almost 1.5%. And the Nasdaq lost more than 2.1%.
But while these are the headline numbers that investors tend to watch, there’s one metric that moved much more than any of these. And it also happens to be the single most telling gauge of the stock market right now — at least in my opinion.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chuy’s Pulls Back on New Restaurants as Comps Continue to Lag
Chuy’s Pulls Back on New Restaurants as Comps Continue to Lag
Despite recent struggles with falling customer traffic, heading into Chuy’s Holdings‘ (NASDAQ: CHUY) second-quarter earnings report, the Tex-Mex chain was still guiding for positive full-year 2017 comparable-restaurant sales growth numbers. That’s looking a lot less likely after the company last week reported another quarter of sliding comps and lowered its full-year guidance to boot.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nvidia more bullish on cryptocurrency than AMD
Nvidia more bullish on cryptocurrency than AMD
Nvidia Corp.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s Why NVIDIA Corporation Stock Dropped After Earnings
Here’s Why NVIDIA Corporation Stock Dropped After Earnings
On Aug. 10, graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported solid earnings results. Revenue was $2.23 billion, representing a 56% year-over-year surge. Operating and net income handily outpaced revenue growth, growing 117% and 123%, respectively, and earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis was $1.01, up 91% year over year.
Analyst consensus going into the report was for revenue of $1.96 billion and earnings per share of $0.70, so NVIDIA handily crushed analyst expectations.
Image source: NVIDIA.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Management Really to Blame for United State Steel Corp.’s Woes?
Is Management Really to Blame for United State Steel Corp.’s Woes?
In recent years United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) has been focused on surviving a deep industry downturn, not investing for the future. Now that the industry is turning around United States Steel is playing catch up on the investments it should have made, unlike industry leader Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) which kept spending throughout the downturn. U.S. Steel’s management is largely to blame for that, and a new team at the helm isn’t an instant solution.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mutual Funds Weekly: Buy mutual funds and ETFs that are big on substance, not style
Mutual Funds Weekly: Buy mutual funds and ETFs that are big on substance, not style
The hotly contested active vs.
10 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on As Stocks Decline, Consumer Comfort Hits a 16-Year High
As Stocks Decline, Consumer Comfort Hits a 16-Year High
FS Staff – According to the latest data, Americans are feeling very good. In fact, the best they’ve felt in 16 years! With Americans across the country more upbeat “about the state of the economy, their personal finances and the buying atmosphere,” Bloomberg notes…