29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Italian Police Grab $150 Million Assets From Nomura For Defrauding Government
Italian Police Grab $150 Million Assets From Nomura For Defrauding Government
While Goldman’s “derivative-based financial advice” to Greece before the EU enabling them to join the party seemingly went unpunished, Nomura has not been so lucky.
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GM sued over deaths, injuries linked to ignition switch
GM sued over deaths, injuries linked to ignition switch
The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court, where dozens of cases against GM over the switch recall have been consolidated. Since the beginning of the year, GM has recalled nearly 15 million vehicles worldwide over potentially defective ignition switches. The company has set up a program, run by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, to compensate victims of crashes involving about 2.6 million of those cars, mostly Cobalts, Ions and other small cars that it linked to 54 crashes and 13 deaths.
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why falling homeownership rates could be good for the economy
Why falling homeownership rates could be good for the economy
Fewer people are committed to a major long-term purchase–and more free to pursue opportunity, wherever it is.
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter’s big beat in chart form
Twitter’s big beat in chart form
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. seen maintaining solid pace of jobs growth in July
U.S. seen maintaining solid pace of jobs growth in July
U.S employment growth likely retained enough momentum in July to help buoy the economy for the rest of the year. The recovery is on solid ground and we are expecting the data to show that in the month of July,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in New York.
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Zebra Technologies Flies Under Radar Despite Growth
Zebra Technologies Flies Under Radar Despite Growth
Some of the best opportunities in the stock market can come from firms that don’t get a lot of attention in the mainstream financial media. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), a leading barcode printer maker, is a good example. It has been publicly traded for 23 years, yet it continues to fly mostly under Wall Street’s radar despite a consistent track record of earnings growth.
29 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Boots On The Ground In Ukraine: "I Needed To See This For Myself"
Boots On The Ground In Ukraine: "I Needed To See This For Myself"
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
Looking back over the past ten years, I can’t even begin to describe all the experiences I’ve had in Ukraine.
For a while, I actually owned a business based here. I’ve been travelling here frequently for years. I still have many friends here. Some of our employees are based here. And Kiev is one of the cities in the world that I know best.