27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on My unconventional plans to pay for my daughter’s college education
My unconventional plans to pay for my daughter’s college education
This article is by staff writer Holly Johnson.
I just sat down to write this post a moment ago and literally stared at the screen for twenty minutes. I’m still ready to bolt out the door at a second’s notice, if needed, and the tears won’t stop rolling down my face.
But thankfully, these are good tears.
My mother told me I might feel this way on my daughter’s first day of kindergarten. Like it or not, the little person I gave birth to five years ago is no longer a baby, but a little girl.
A fearless little girl.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US mortgage volume ekes out gain on tiny drop in rates
US mortgage volume ekes out gain on tiny drop in rates
While mortgage rates have teetered within a tight range, even a slight drop in interest rates was enough to boost mortgage applications.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Equities reach record $66 trillion as S&P 500 Hits 2,000
Equities reach record $66 trillion as S&P 500 Hits 2,000
Rallies from Brazil to Japan and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s first trip above 2,000 sent the value of global equities to a record $66 trillion. Shares worldwide added more than $2.2 trillion in value since Aug. 7, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Buffett search for sure thing propels 76-year junk food quest
Buffett search for sure thing propels 76-year junk food quest
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett got his entrepreneurial start at age 7, buying six-packs of Coke for a quarter, then hawking the beverages for a nickel apiece on hot summer nights. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed yesterday to provide $3 billion of financing for Burger King Worldwide Inc.’s purchase of doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc. Buffett, Berkshire’s chairman and chief executive officer, has built his career investing in businesses that have broad consumer recognition and appeal. “I’m the kind of guy who likes to bet on sure things,” Buffett said last year at Coca-Cola’s annual meeting.
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 10 things to know about corporate inversions
10 things to know about corporate inversions
Burger King plans to become the latest U.S. company to shift its legal address out of the country by merging with a foreign company. Burger King has announced plans to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut …
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IMF chief Lagarde under investigation in France
IMF chief Lagarde under investigation in France
Christine Lagarde, the chief of the International Monetary Fund, was placed Wednesday under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe that dates back to her days as France’s finance …
27 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple preparing new 12.9-Inch iPad for early 2015
Apple preparing new 12.9-Inch iPad for early 2015
Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s suppliers are preparing to manufacture the company’s largest-ever iPad, with production scheduled to commence by the first quarter of next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Apple currently produces iPads with 9.7-inch and 7.9-inch displays. Trudy Muller, a spokeswoman for Apple, declined to comment. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is working to shake up the iPad line.