CMS targets secondary poultry processing safety By Joe Whitworth Stricter chicken part standards will mean changes for poultry processors and safer food for consumers, according to CMS Technology. Read more here.
Author: Zito Partners
Col. Jacobs on the U.S. military strategy
MSNBC Analyst: We Don’t Have a Military Strategy MSNBC Military Analyst Col. Jack Jacobs said that the US doesn’t have an “overarching military strategy” on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. Read more here.
Tortoise on MLP's
Much of the discussion about MLPs in recent months has revolved around the sharp declines in oil prices. But beyond oil-price volatility, what’s affecting the MLP market? What trends should investors watch out for, and what opportunities are available now? We spoke with two MLP experts: Jeff Jorgensen, director of research for Center Coast Capital […]
Grano letter to RTNB shareholders
NEW YORK, March 31, 2015 — Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of root9B Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: RTNB), today issued a Letter to Shareholders in connection with the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2015. Investors may access these documents, free […]
Quad’s Peter Borish hits Bloomberg
Tudor Founding Partner Peter Borish Seeks Discretionary CTAs for New Accelerator | Peter Borish, chief strategist at, Quad Group spoke to Bloomberg’s Nathaniel E. Baker about his firm and Quad Advisors, its new hedge fund accelerator program. Borish, 55, a founding partner at Tudor Investment Corp., joined New York-based Quad Group in 2013.
Tortoise in Wall Street Journal
Oil Companies Reap Large Gains After Cashing In Hedging Bets These forms of insurance against rising prices have become a source of income Rocked by months of plunging crude prices, oil producers are harvesting financial bets to raise, for some, much-needed cash. Read more here.
Horizon managing health costs
Horizon calls for payment caps New Jersey’s largest health insurer says that its customers would see significant savings on their monthly premiums if state lawmakers reined in high out-of-network prices charged by some hospitals and doctors for emergency care. Read more here.
PreciseType in Boston
Boston Children’s Hospital ends bad blood between donors, patients.
In 2013, anemia, a condition in which one does not have enough healthy red blood cells,
root9B in MarketWatch
root9B, a leading provider of advanced cybersecurity services and tailored active defense capabilities, announced today the development of Orkos, a revolutionary product to identify critical credential theft risks in organizational networks. View the press release here.
Horizon talks costs
Study commissioned by Horizon says changes in out-of-network rules would cut N.J. residents’ insurance costs As Trenton tackles the issue of high medical bills that can result when patients get care outside their insurance company network, the state’s largest health insurer on Wednesday released a study that concludes New Jerseyans could see lower monthly premiums […]
GBI hits the street
The Federal Reserve’s recent dovish statements along with quantitative easing programs in Europe and Japan offer a strong case for gold, said Robert Alderman, Head of Wealth Management for GBI. Alderman added that gold mining stocks has fared well this year and lower supply will also help boost gold prices. He said the geopolitical premium […]
Horizon CEO on NJ regulations
Rising health care costs in New Jersey continue to be one of the state’s most pressing challenges. A recent analysis from Commonwealth Fund found that New Jersey is the fourth most expensive state for family health coverage. In fact, from 2010-2013 in New Jersey, family premiums increased by 7.4 percent per year. The national average […]
D&B on CNBC
D&B: Turning data into dollars – Bob Carrigan, Dun & Bradstreet CEO, discusses the company’s new growth strategy and revitalization of its global culture.
D&B on Fox
D&B focuses on growth in business – Dun & Bradstreet CEO Bob Carrigan discusses the company’s new strategy focused on helping companies grow valuable relationships.
Tortoise interview on Bloomberg
Robert Thummel, portfolio manager at Tortoise Capital Advisors, talks with Betty Liu about Exxon focusing on a shale producer as it looks to make a deal and examines the impact of declining levels of oil storage capacity. He speaks on “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg)
PreciseType on air in Boston
Local hospital using new technology to match blood donors, recipients Children’s Hospital in Boston is among the first hospitals in the nation to use new technology that better matches blood donors with blood recipients. View the segment here.
Tortoise in Bloomberg
U.S. Oil Supply Growth at Record Pace Seen Pressuring Prices (Bloomberg) — An unprecedented glut of crude in the U.S. expanded last week, signaling further weakness for oil prices already near a six-year low. Stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point for West Texas Intermediate futures traded in New York, rose 2.87 million barrels in […]
GBI on Fox5
Digital gold investing Step aside Bitcoin, a new digital currency could be taking over. Gold has been around for thousands of years, but it’s getting a makeover. Until recently, unless you had big bucks, you couldn’t get your hands on a gold bar or even part of one. Read more here.
Tortoise’s Brian Sulley on Asset TV
How are Closed-End Funds impacted by low oil? Midstream MLPs are not impacted by the fall in oil as many investors may think, Brian Sulley, Vice President of Business Development at Tortoise Capital Advisors, explains why. Click here to watch the video.
PS&S in Asbury Park Press
Red Bank engineer shares experiences in Kenya In January, Natalya Shimunova, of Red Bank found herself confronted by armed robbers near the village of Kolunje in Kenya with a group of Rutgers University students. Read more here.
DMS in FinOps
Countdown to FATCA Reporting: Will IT Glitches Mar Good Efforts? February 24, 2015 By Chris Kentouris With about a month left to comply with reporting requirements for the controversial US legislation aimed at catching tax dodgers overseas takes effect, IT departments are now in the hot seat. Read the article here.
PreciseType in NJBiz
Warren firm’s new blood-typing test relies on genetic analysis for more specific results By Beth Fitzgerald A new test that uses genetic analysis to more accurately determine a person’s blood type has been developed by a New Jersey biotechnology company that is now ramping up commercial production and marketing of its novel PreciseType test to […]
EquityZen on Fox Business Network
Giving investors access to pre-IPO shares | EquityZen CEO Atish Davda on how the firm helps investors buy shares in startups.
International coverage for GBI
‘We like the fundamentals for gold’ With currency troubles in most countries, gold is a superior alternative to the home currency, says expert After rising above $1,300/ounce on a shaky outlook for the global economy, gold has dropped in the last few weeks. BusinessLine spoke to Bob Alderman of Gold Bullion International, for his outlook […]
Franklin Square hits The Street
Franklin Square CEO: Our Investment Unit Will Do Even Better When Rates Rise Franklin Square is the world’s largest sponsor of business development companies, or BDC, with 25% of the market. BDCs are publicly registered U.S. companies that invest in small and mid-sized businesses. Read more here.
Tortoise in Wall Street Journal
Oil Prices Drop as U.S. Supplies Rise to Fresh Record U.S. Benchmark Crude Prices Fall Below $50 a Barrel Oil tumbled for the second day in a row, with the U.S. benchmark slipping back below $50 a barrel, after a government report showed U.S. crude stockpiles reached a new record high. Read more here.
root9B Technologies in Reuters
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — root9B Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: RTNB), a leading provider of cybersecurity and regulatory risk mitigation services, today announced that it has acquired privately-held IPSA International, Inc. (“IPSA”), a global business investigative and regulatory risk mitigation company. View press release here.
Tortoise in Oil & Gas Monitor
Despite Cheap Oil, Energy Sector Provides Opportunities The energy sector has been dominating the headlines due to the dramatic drop in the price of crude oil in the later months of 2014, as global supply currently is exceeding demand. As is often the case in the short term, the market did not necessarily decipher quality, […]
Beazley Quoted in New York Times
Anthem Hacking Points to Security Vulnerability of Health Care Industry The cyberattack on Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, points to the vulnerability of health care companies, which security specialists say are behind other industries in protecting sensitive personal information. Read more here.
Beazley in NPR-All Things Considered
Anthem Hack Renews Calls For Laws To Better Prevent Breaches The call for more systemic changes to prevent mega-hacks is getting louder after hackers hit Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurer. The company says cyberthieves gained access to the addresses, employment information and Social Security numbers of 80 million customers and employees. Read more here.