17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Europe Markets: European stocks slump after plane crash, Israel invasion
Europe Markets: European stocks slump after plane crash, Israel invasion
European stock markets trade broadly lower on Friday, spurred by geopolitical concerns after a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops into Gaza.
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17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ITB Breaks Support – IWM Continues to Lead Lower
ITB Breaks Support – IWM Continues to Lead Lower
Stocks opened slightly lower and then slid as news reports suggested that the Malaysian airliner was shot down. There was a small bounce around midday and stocks again came under selling pressure in the afternoon. Small-caps led the way lower as IWM fell around 1.5%. All sectors were lower with energy, industrials, finance and technology losing over 1%. The Home Construction iShares got clobbered…
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Buffett Backs Bank Of America
Buffett Backs Bank Of America
By Saibus Research:
When Warren Buffett stepped in with a $5B investment in Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) in 2011, the company was reeling from its misguided acquisition spree under former CEO Ken Lewis.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A third of MH17 travelers were AIDS researchers
A third of MH17 travelers were AIDS researchers
Over 100 AIDS activists on route to a conference in Melbourne were on board MH17 which crashed in Ukraine, Australian sources reported.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Murdoch is pouncing on Time Warner while rivals are distracted
Murdoch is pouncing on Time Warner while rivals are distracted
Rupert Murdoch looks to have been canny in his $80 billion takeover approach to Time Warner Inc, cornering the media giant at a time when potential “white knight” bidders are busy absorbing their own large deals. The absence of potential counter-bidders leaves Time Warner’s investors with a dilemma. They can either engage with Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc to negotiate a higher price, or play for time and wait until there are more potential buyers available.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Yahoo! Screen Needs More Than ‘Community’ to Succeed
Why Yahoo! Screen Needs More Than ‘Community’ to Succeed
Yahoo! brought on its first known commodity in an effort to build up its streaming service, Yahoo! Screen, which in the coming months is looking to take on Netflix and YouTube.
17 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Live Blog: MH17 shot down – here’s the latest
Live Blog: MH17 shot down – here’s the latest
Here’s the latest on the Malaysia Airlines plane believed to have been brought down by a surface-to-air missile Thursday.