16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nebraska tornadoes leave at least 1 dead, 16 hurt
Nebraska tornadoes leave at least 1 dead, 16 hurt
Tornadoes, some appearing two at once, struck several farms in Nebraska, killed at least one and injured 16.
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Priceline Recovers After OpenTable Buy, and Alibaba Weakness Hurts Yahoo!
Priceline Recovers After OpenTable Buy, and Alibaba Weakness Hurts Yahoo!
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Should Investors Bet on Pandora Media for the Long Run?
Should Investors Bet on Pandora Media for the Long Run?
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Iraq Breaks Down, Oil Surges – The Context Underlying The Growing Crisis
Iraq Breaks Down, Oil Surges – The Context Underlying The Growing Crisis
Submitted by Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity,
The situation in Iraq is serious, and is probably going to get worse before it gets better. The potential for this recent action to morph into a regional conflict is very high. That that means that oil could go a lot higher, and if it does, we can expect the odds of a global economic recession and an attendant financial crisis to go up considerably from here.
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can the Aussie dollar hit parity by year-end?
Can the Aussie dollar hit parity by year-end?
Ray Attrill, Co-Head of FX Strategy at National Australia Bank, says predictions for the Australian dollar to hit parity by year-end are “exaggerated.”
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obscure Chinese-backed phonemaker a hit in France
Obscure Chinese-backed phonemaker a hit in France
An obscure smartphone maker has done what some feared was impossible: created a successful European challenger to tech giants.
16 June, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares soft on anxiety over Iraq, Ukraine
Asian shares soft on anxiety over Iraq, Ukraine
Asian shares struck a cautious tone on Tuesday as the double-whammy of a deepening conflict in Iraq and a gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia sapped investors’ appetite for risk. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.15 percent. Oil prices remained near nine-month highs as militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have seized a large part of northern Iraq, forcing U.S. President Barack Obama to consider options for military action to support Iraq’s besieged government.