11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 23 jobs endangered by technology
23 jobs endangered by technology
The digital revolution will continue to remake the economy.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In ebook battle, Amazon right about Orwell and a few other things
In ebook battle, Amazon right about Orwell and a few other things
George Orwell’s early and mistaken opposition to paperback books has become a pawn in the battle over ebooks between Amazon and big publishers.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: Private equity seeks assurances from U.S. regulators over loans
Exclusive: Private equity seeks assurances from U.S. regulators over loans
The private meeting – the first between the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) and the U.S. regulators over the issue – underscores many buyout firms’ reliance on leveraged loans for outsized returns in their debt-fueled acquisitions of companies. It also highlights the willingness of the OCC and the Fed to engage with parties they do not regulate. Private equity firms are typically regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Philadelphia Fixer-Upper Is Looking For A Wharton Executive MBA Candidate
A Philadelphia Fixer-Upper Is Looking For A Wharton Executive MBA Candidate
Anyone finding the accommodations at the Steinberg Conference Center unbecoming? The owner, a New York urologist and pastor of a Korean church, is asking $20 million for the 110-room, 34-acre estate, which one architect said needed about $50 million in repairs and even then would have limited uses…. “If it continues to be neglected as…
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Let’s Talk About: Novel Theories Of Novel Forms Of Insider-Trading
Let’s Talk About: Novel Theories Of Novel Forms Of Insider-Trading
And whether or not they deserve the speedy attention of a court in Santa Ana, Calif. How’s a week from Wednesday sound? The federal judge in California overseeing Allergan Inc’s insider trading lawsuit against Valeant Pharmaceuticals and activist investor William Ackman has set an Aug. 20 hearing date to decide on a fast-track schedule for…
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on America Declines Argentine Invitation To The Hague
America Declines Argentine Invitation To The Hague
Thanks to its insistence on calling Ronald Reagan’s little Nicaraguan adventure a violation of international law, the International Court of Justice now has to ask the United States’ permission before accepting any lawsuits against it. Like, you know, from certain uniquely recalcitrant debtors who’d like to see a certain judge go away, or at least…
11 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Consumer Reports puts asterisk on that Tesla review
Consumer Reports puts asterisk on that Tesla review
Consumer Reports now says electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc’s Model S sedan has had “more than its share of problems.”