14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Obama: Mission to stranded Iraqis complete
Obama: Mission to stranded Iraqis complete
Obama said that he did not expect any further evacuations of or humanitarian airdrops to Iraqi’s stranded on Mt. Sinjar.
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will New Google Chromebooks Wound Microsoft and Save Samsung?
Will New Google Chromebooks Wound Microsoft and Save Samsung?
Chromebook sales could triple by 2017. Could that jarring market shift make a serious dent in Microsoft and save Samsung?
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Thursday links: following the leader
Thursday links: following the leader
Quote of the day
Erik Swarts, “Follow leaders, trends – follow performance. It’s a hardwired survival trait built into all of us, and generally speaking – exposes our achilles heel at times, when it comes to bends in the road and future expectations.” (Market Anthropology)
Chart of the day
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Copper & Crude Are Getting Crushed
Copper & Crude Are Getting Crushed
Despite global geopolitical crises exploding among the world’s biggest producers of oil, WTI (and Brent) crude oil prices have tumbled to 5-month lows (WTI At $96). Despite the exuberant PMIs in China, Copper and Iron ore prices are collapsing (2-month lows). One can’t help but wonder what global ‘economic growth’ must really be like if ‘demand’ for all these crucial growthy commodities looks so weak?
Copper and crude have been smacked 2 days running starting at 8amET…
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paul Singer Will Comb The Dessert (For Embezzled Argentine Assets)
Paul Singer Will Comb The Dessert (For Embezzled Argentine Assets)
So it seems—surprise, surprise!—that Argentina hasn’t really been all that serious about trying to strike a deal with Paul Singer, and that the world’s banks aren’t especially interested in absorbing much risk to curry favor with President Cristina Kirchner. So Singer’s going back to a strategy that, while unsuccessful in actually getting him any of…
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Distressed Assets: Investing Essentials
Distressed Assets: Investing Essentials
14 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here we go again? Wall St. buying risky mortgages
Here we go again? Wall St. buying risky mortgages
The mopping up of old, broken housing debt is exactly what you’d want to see at this stage, with clearer eyes on property values and cheap capital seeking a home.