20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US prepares to sue Countrywide’s Mozilo
US prepares to sue Countrywide’s Mozilo
US prepares a lawsuit against Angelo Mozilo in a final effort to target the figure most associated with the subprime mortgage boom which preceded the financial crisis.
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Push For Gold Pricing Power Continues, Grant 3 New Import Licences
China Push For Gold Pricing Power Continues, Grant 3 New Import Licences
Three more banks have been permitted to import gold to China, as IBTimes notes, the country redoubles its efforts to attain pricing power of the commodity.
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hewlett-Packard Earnings: 1 Segment Just Took the Clear Lead in HP’s Turnaround
Hewlett-Packard Earnings: 1 Segment Just Took the Clear Lead in HP’s Turnaround
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on St.Louis PD Release ‘Suicide-By-Cop’ Shooting Clip
St.Louis PD Release ‘Suicide-By-Cop’ Shooting Clip
As we noted previously, just days after the fatal shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, a 2nd officer-involved shooting ended in death for the suspect just miles from Ferguson.
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ETF Focus: Dueling Fed governors, but one direction
ETF Focus: Dueling Fed governors, but one direction
When will interest rates rise?
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Half Of All Americans Live With Someone Dependent On Government Benefits
Half Of All Americans Live With Someone Dependent On Government Benefits
More Americans than ever before are tapping government benefits. As WSJ reports, nearly half of Americans, 49.5%, lived in a household where at least one person was receiving some type of government benefit.
20 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares slip as China disappoints, Japan bucks trend
Asia shares slip as China disappoints, Japan bucks trend
Asian shares came under pressure on Thursday as a disappointing survey on Chinese manufacturing stoked concerns about the regional giant and overshadowed better news from Japan. Investors reacted by selling the Australian dollar (AUD=D4), often a used as a liquid proxy for bets on China, while shares in Shanghai dropped 0.5 percent (.SSEC). MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan skidded 0.6 percent, with indices in South Korea (.KS11) and Taiwan (.TWII) in the red.