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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Amazon snaps up live video startup Twitch for $970 million

Amazon snaps up live video startup Twitch for $970 million

Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos’ resolve to transform Amazon into an Internet destination beyond its core retail operations. The move, announced by the two companies on Monday, is the largest deal in Amazon’s 20-year history and will help the U.S. “Twitch will further push Amazon into the gaming community while also helping it with video and advertising,” Macquarie Research analyst Ben Schachter said in a note.

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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Serious Is The California Drought?

How Serious Is The California Drought?

A picture paints a thousand words… but these 3 before-and-after images in California (over a period of just 3 years) suggest only 3 words – “What a Disaster”

 

 

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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Reasons Bank of America’s Stock Could Rise

3 Reasons Bank of America’s Stock Could Rise

There are a host of reasons Bank of America’s stock will rise. Here are three.

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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Lacy Hunt: The World Economy’s Terminal Case Of Debt Sclerosis

Lacy Hunt: The World Economy’s Terminal Case Of Debt Sclerosis

Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,

Today, the world economy is in uncharted territory.

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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Netflix hits all-time high ahead of Emmy Awards

Netflix hits all-time high ahead of Emmy Awards

Netflix hit an all-time high of $485.30 earlier on Monday, before easing to close at $480.93, up 0.4 percent on the day.

25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Under Armour, Inc. Might Spend $285 Million On 1 Athlete

Why Under Armour, Inc. Might Spend $285 Million On 1 Athlete

Under Armour is trying to secure a massive deal with Kevin Durant. Here’s why.

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25 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Spotting The Next Detroit – America’s Fasting-Shrinking Cities

Spotting The Next Detroit – America’s Fasting-Shrinking Cities

Whether Detroit’s slumping population was cause or effect (or both) in its demise remains up for discussion; either way, in the ever-more-entitled and ever-less-working world in which we live, a declining population in the face of increasingly promised benefits has only two ends – death (bankruptcy) or taxes. In spite of almost record-low Muni market yields (and spreads), risks remain – just ask the HY market… and these 25 cities have the highest rate of population decline in America.

 

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