18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Royal & Ancient Golf Club to vote on allowing women
Royal & Ancient Golf Club to vote on allowing women
The “Home of Golf” is about to find out if its doors are open to women.
18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Need to Know: A Scottish long-shot and Obama’s record-breaker on rates
Need to Know: A Scottish long-shot and Obama’s record-breaker on rates
Need to Know: Keeping an eye on the Scottish independence vote, a call for Japanese small caps and how Yellen could deliver a first for an American president.
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18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple tries to assuage privacy fears, puts focus on security
Apple tries to assuage privacy fears, puts focus on security
Apple CEO Tim Cook provided details of how the company handles users’ personal information and reassured customers about Apple’s commitment toward their privacy, in a letter published on its website.
18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ECB doles out cheap loans to banks
ECB doles out cheap loans to banks
The ECB doled out 82.6 billion euros ($106.3 billion) in cheap loans to banks on Thursday, as well as releasing details of a new rotation system for its Governing Council.
18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China opens gold market to foreigners amid price ambition
China opens gold market to foreigners amid price ambition
China will give foreign investors direct access to its gold market for the first time today as the biggest-consuming nation seeks to exert more influence over prices while boosting the yuan’s global use. The Shanghai Gold Exchange will start trading contracts in the city’s free-trade zone that will be linked to its domestic spot market and available to about 40 international members including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and UBS AG. Gold in China this year cost as much as $31 an ounce more and $42 less than the London spot price, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Wall Street’s Fed relief rally seen continuing
Wall Street’s Fed relief rally seen continuing
Wall Street looked set to open higher, as stocks in Europe continued a relief rally over the Federal Reserve’s accommodative policy stance.
18 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Missing men in U.S. workforce risk permanent separation
Missing men in U.S. workforce risk permanent separation
Tom Kaminski is back at work, three years after losing his job as a human-resources manager and dropping out of the labor force for a time to go back to college. Kaminski, 43, dipped into his retirement savings while he earned a master’s degree. The added credential helped him land the position at Intuitive HR LLC, a consulting company in Woodbridge, Connecticut, last September.