14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Making a Million: It’s Easier Than You Think
Making a Million: It’s Easier Than You Think
Getting to a million can be easier than you may think if you follow some simple guidelines.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Next Front of the Privacy War: Energy Consumption
The Next Front of the Privacy War: Energy Consumption
In a world that’s increasingly intruding upon your privacy, Illinois is asking, “Is how you use electricity your information or does your utility own that knowledge?”
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte: An Autumnal Example of Starbucks’ Strength
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte: An Autumnal Example of Starbucks’ Strength
Fall is almost here, and that means one thing: PSL is back at Starbucks. This iconic drink is only an example of why this company will be at the top of this industry.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sunday links: standard shallow risks
Sunday links: standard shallow risks
Quote of the day
Morgan Housel, “Shallow risk should be looked at as little more than an annoyance. Almost everything the media calls a perfect storm is really just standard shallow risk.” (Motley Fool)
Chart of the day
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on World waits for white smoke from U.S. Fed
World waits for white smoke from U.S. Fed
The U.S. Federal Reserve may give clearer hints on when it will hike the cost of borrowing in the United States in the coming week, as struggling Europe braces for a tight vote in Scotland on whether to …
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Investors team up to find path through risky dark pools
Investors team up to find path through risky dark pools
Stock investors who recognize the risks of trading in anonymous “dark pools” but are unwilling to spurn them have found an alternative: club together. A growing number of European investment funds have signed up to use an electronic trading system designed by one of their own – Finland’s Pohjola Asset Management – which offers the ability to dissect and control the way their market bets are routed to dark pools and other exchanges across the region.
14 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Central banks inflating ‘elevated’ asset prices: BIS
Central banks inflating ‘elevated’ asset prices: BIS
Financial asset prices are at “elevated” levels and market volatility remains “exceptionally subdued” thanks to ultra-loose monetary policies being implemented by central banks around the world, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday. In its quarterly review, the BIS said financial market volatility spiked higher in August on the back of geopolitical concerns and worries over economic growth, but quickly returned to “exceptional lows” across most asset classes.