26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mortgage Fintech Blend Secures $100 Million During Series D Funding Round Led by Greylock Partners
Mortgage Fintech Blend Secures $100 Million During Series D Funding Round Led by Greylock Partners
Blend, a mortgage fintech start-up based in San Francisco, announced this week it has secured $100 million during its Series D Funding Round, which was led by Greylock Partners. Founded in 2012 by a group of former Palantir engineers, Blend is ultimately dedicated to improving lending for… Read More
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Amazon Is Going After Prime Subscribers in Europe With More Sports
Amazon Is Going After Prime Subscribers in Europe With More Sports
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has expressed interest in investing in live sports rights for about a year, and it made a big splash when it won the streaming rights to Thursday Night Football in 2017.
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Complete Debt Ceiling Decision Tree: "An Alarmingly High Probability Of A Very Bad Outcome"
The Complete Debt Ceiling Decision Tree: "An Alarmingly High Probability Of A Very Bad Outcome"
For all the breathless newsflow over the past 7 days, the single most consequential event of last week was the sudden jump in debt ceiling/government shutdown odds following Donald Trump’s confrontational Phoenix speech, which laid out a problematic dilemma: Trump’s Mexican wall, or a government shutdown.
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What to Watch When Lululemon Athletica Reports Earnings
What to Watch When Lululemon Athletica Reports Earnings
lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday, Aug. 31.
The past year has been tough for the retail market, with many retailers struggling to stay alive. Top athletic apparel brands, including Nike, Under Armour, and Lululemon, have been unable to buck the negative trend sweeping the broader retail industry.
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sears Holdings Earnings: Don’t Be Fooled by Management’s Optimism
Sears Holdings Earnings: Don’t Be Fooled by Management’s Optimism
On Thursday, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) released its second-quarter earnings report. At the top of the earnings release, management touted a “Significant Improvement in Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization] for the Second Quarter.”
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Better Buy: Welltower Inc. vs. Universal Health Services, Inc.
Better Buy: Welltower Inc. vs. Universal Health Services, Inc.
America is getting older, and the demographic shift is driving up demand for healthcare facilities and services. This long-term trend should supply the nursing homes in Welltower Inc.‘s (NYSE: HCN) portfolio and the hospitals that Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) operates with a steady stream of patients well into the foreseeable future.
Which of these two healthcare stocks is best positioned right now to deliver market-beating returns in the years to come? Let’s take a look at each to find out.
26 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tech Stocks This Week: iPhone 8 Rumors, Samsung’s Note Returns, and More
Tech Stocks This Week: iPhone 8 Rumors, Samsung’s Note Returns, and More
Smartphone news dominated tech headlines this week. Shortly after Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google announced its latest Android version, Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) brought to life its Note lineup after recalling the Note 7 last year. Meanwhile, the ever-active Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumor mill was fanned into flame.
Google kicked off the week on Monday with the introduction of Android 8.0. In a licensing deal with Mondelez, Android 8.0 was branded with Mondelez’ popular Oreo cookie.