13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fed Officials Trying to Warn Bond Markets
Fed Officials Trying to Warn Bond Markets
13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Meanwhile, In Argentina: Riot Police Unleash Tear Gas & Water Cannons In Buenos Aires – Live Feed
Meanwhile, In Argentina: Riot Police Unleash Tear Gas & Water Cannons In Buenos Aires – Live Feed
With the nation teetering on the brink of default amid major inflation pressures at home and growing poverty, today’s loss in the FIFA World Cup final appears to have lit the blue touch paper. As RT reports, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse angry fans in Buenos Aires. Following the mass gathering around the Obelisk during the game, fans clashed with riot police as the loss sunk in. No reports of injuries or deaths as of yet… as Rio has also seen violence between Argentina fans and others.
The Obelisk where fans watched the game…
13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Hong Kong’s ‘small flat’ rebound
Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Hong Kong’s ‘small flat’ rebound
Ever-rising housing prices have Hong Kong on edge, and Craig Stephen writes, the latest solution — making apartments smaller — isn’t going to solve the problem.
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13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares nudge higher, oil nurses losses
Asian shares nudge higher, oil nurses losses
Asian share markets edged higher on Monday as euro zone banking jitters faded, to be replaced by caution ahead of corporate earnings and a raft of global economic events including testimony from the head …
13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia’s David Jones shareholders back $2 billion South African Woolworths bid
Australia’s David Jones shareholders back $2 billion South African Woolworths bid
Shareholders of David Jones Ltd, Australia’s No. 2 department store by sales, on Monday backed a $2 billion bid by South Africa’s Woolworths Holdings Ltd, ending weeks of uncertainty over the intentions of top shareholder Solomon Lew. David Jones said 96.8 percent of shareholders had voted in favor of the deal at a special meeting on Monday. The takeover has already been endorsed by Woolworths shareholders and the David Jones board, which has watched profits fall while the A$18.7 billion ($17.6 billion) department store sector shrinks and online shopping grows up to 30 percent annually.
13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Which bank are you long?
Which bank are you long?
Vote in our new poll and tell us which lender you’re buying.
13 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China – It’s Politics, Not Just Finance
China – It’s Politics, Not Just Finance
Submitted by Sean Corrigan of Diapason Commodities,