13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Your Fund Manager Equipped to Handle a Bear Market in Bonds?
Is Your Fund Manager Equipped to Handle a Bear Market in Bonds?
In 1980, at the depth of the last bear market in bonds, the 10-year was yielding around 16%. This meant that in general, if you borrowed money at that time, you would be paying more than 18% per annum on the loan (anyone who lent you money instead of the lending to the US Government by buying a Treasury, would be expecting a much higher rate of return for the greater risk).
So, if you’d borrowed $100,000 in 1980, you’d need to pay at least $18K to finance the loan per year (for simplicity’s sake, I’m not bothering to include principal repayments).
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Medical Marijuana Destined to Become a Top Schizophrenia Treatment?
Is Medical Marijuana Destined to Become a Top Schizophrenia Treatment?
Despite worries over reefer madness, research by GW Pharmaceuticals might show that medical marijuana may reduce schizophrenia symptoms.
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Calculate Your 2014 Tax Refund Now
Calculate Your 2014 Tax Refund Now
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rest In Peace: Apple Inc.’s iPod Classic Finally Dies Quietly
Rest In Peace: Apple Inc.’s iPod Classic Finally Dies Quietly
In the wake of Apple’s big event, the Mac maker quietly killed its iconic music player once and for all. It’s about time.
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Vending machine salad aims to sprout a hotel trend
Vending machine salad aims to sprout a hotel trend
Responding to a request from a millennial, Marriott is testing a new grab-and-go healthy option for its lobby.
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on LNG News: 3 Projects That Took Big Steps Closer to Exporting LNG This Week
LNG News: 3 Projects That Took Big Steps Closer to Exporting LNG This Week
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, Sempra Energy, ConocoPhillips, BP plc, Exxon Mobil Corporation and TransCanda Corporation all announced important LNG news this week.
13 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese Growth Slows Most Since Lehman; Capex Worst Since 2001; Electric Output Tumbles To Negative
Chinese Growth Slows Most Since Lehman; Capex Worst Since 2001; Electric Output Tumbles To Negative
While China may have mastered the art of goalseeking GDP, always coming within 0.1% of the consensus estimate, usually to the upside, even if the bogey has seen dramatic declines in the past few years, dropping from double digit annualized growth to just 7.5% currently and the projections hockey stick long gone…