7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on London Markets: U.K. stocks suffer after U.S. pledges airstrikes in Iraq
London Markets: U.K. stocks suffer after U.S. pledges airstrikes in Iraq
U.K. stocks drop Friday, driving toward a weekly loss in broad-based declines as investors grapple with the possibility of U.S.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Shares, dollar tumble as U.S. authorizes air strikes in Iraq
Shares, dollar tumble as U.S. authorizes air strikes in Iraq
World shares and the dollar tumbled on Friday and oil and gold jumped after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq, raising worries of another drawn-out conflict in the region. It came as fighting also resumed in Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel and with NATO’s calls for Russia to “step back from the brink” of war in Ukraine still ringing in ears of volatile markets. “Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, ‘There is no one coming to help’,” said Obama, who has been reluctant to go back into Iraq having withdrawn in 2011.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Yen rises sharply after Obama OKs airstrikes in Iraq
Currencies: Yen rises sharply after Obama OKs airstrikes in Iraq
The Japanese yen hits an eight-month high against the euro as news that President Barack Obama has authorized targeted U.S.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ebola outbreak now international emergency: WHO
Ebola outbreak now international emergency: WHO
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is an ‘extraordinary event’ and a public health risk to other countries, WHO has warned.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Darrell Delamaide’s Political Capital: London mayor shows U.K. the way to leave the EU behind
Darrell Delamaide’s Political Capital: London mayor shows U.K. the way to leave the EU behind
London Mayor Boris Johnson took on both the European Union and the Tory leader David Cameron with a report showing how the U.K.
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CLoNiNG TeRRoR…
CLoNiNG TeRRoR…
7 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pimco bleeds, but bond king Bill Gross backed
Pimco bleeds, but bond king Bill Gross backed
Under fire bond guru Bill Gross received the support of his management team with Dieter Wemmer at Allianz backing him to turn around the company’s fortunes.