11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The World’s Most Expensive Home Is Up For Sale
The World’s Most Expensive Home Is Up For Sale
Forget London’s Mayfair, ignore New York’s Central Park West; the world’s most expensive home (on a square-foot basis) is at the exclusive Victoria’s Peak neighborhood in Hong Kong. No.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares extend gains, oil stuck near lows
Asia shares extend gains, oil stuck near lows
Asian shares nudged higher on Tuesday, tracking rallies in the United States and Europe as investors seemed to put aside geopolitical concerns, at least for the moment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific …
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In tech hiring case, a new player at the table
In tech hiring case, a new player at the table
It’s not often that a judge decides to blow up a settlement worth hundreds of millions of dollars because it is too low, but San Francisco attorney Daniel Girard convinced one Silicon Valley jurist to do exactly that. Girard represents a former Adobe engineer who objected to a proposed $324.5 million deal, aimed at resolving an antitrust class action that alleged Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOGL.O), Intel (INTC.O) and Adobe (ADBE.O) conspired to refrain from soliciting each other’s employees to avert a salary war. Late last week, U.S.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Credit Bubble’s "Final Frontier" – Meet Goldman’s FI(A)SCO
The Credit Bubble’s "Final Frontier" – Meet Goldman’s FI(A)SCO
Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Fixed Income Global Structured Covered Obligation. Say that three times fast.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "US Sanctions On Russia May Sink The Dollar," Ron Paul Fears "Grave Mistake"
"US Sanctions On Russia May Sink The Dollar," Ron Paul Fears "Grave Mistake"
Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute,
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dollar stalls as geopolitical storm quietens
Dollar stalls as geopolitical storm quietens
The U.S. dollar held flat after a listless session overnight void of any meaningful economic data or market-moving events.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Emerging Market Funds Rally
Emerging Market Funds Rally
Emerging market stock mutual funds are picking up steam again this year after taking a back seat to the U.S. stock market last year. In the past 15 years, emerging market funds have outperformed the S&P 500 and the MSCI EAFE index of developed markets by a wide margin. A $10,000 investment in emerging market funds on June 30, 1999, would have grown to $37,057 for investors by Aug. 8, 2014, according to Morningstar data.