28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on AT&T Wants You To Have Cheaper Cable: Should Verizon and Comcast Be Scared?
AT&T Wants You To Have Cheaper Cable: Should Verizon and Comcast Be Scared?
AT&T’s recent $39.99 per month deal could make things difficult for large pay-TV providers.
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Invasion of the robo-advisors: Don’t be afraid
Invasion of the robo-advisors: Don’t be afraid
Traditional wealth managers and online investment advisors—known colloquially as “robo-advisors”—don’t hate each other.
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Sunday links: a clean slate
Sunday links: a clean slate
Here are some quick and dirty links this Sunday morning. We will get back to it tomorrow.
Bond managers
The Bill Gross situation perfectly demonstrates the behavior gap. (Jason Zweig)
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Surprising Company That Didn’t Make the Top 5 Online Retailer List
The Surprising Company That Didn’t Make the Top 5 Online Retailer List
The usual suspects filled in the top ranks but it’s who didn’t make it that raises eyebrows
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Political reticence hits ECB’s asset purchase plan
Political reticence hits ECB’s asset purchase plan
One of the most crucial questions surrounding the ECB’s purchase of asset-backed securities will remain unanswered for some time. The FT reports.
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on While ECB struggles, Fed sees recovery
While ECB struggles, Fed sees recovery
The European Central Bank will spell out on Thursday its latest attempt to steer the euro zone away from the prospect of damaging deflation, following the latest snapshot of consumer price pressures on Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew last week laid bare Washington’s long-standing frustrations with the reluctance of European governments to increase public spending.
28 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Microsoft boss Nadella promises cooperation in Chinese antitrust probe
Microsoft boss Nadella promises cooperation in Chinese antitrust probe
Microsoft Corp chief executive Satya Nadella promised to cooperate fully with Chinese authorities in their antitrust investigation into his company during a meeting with a top regulator in Beijing, the Chinese government said. Microsoft has been ensnared in an anti-monopoly investigation launched this summer by China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), which has already seized evidence from multiple Microsoft offices across China and summoned high-level executives for questioning.