7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Big Data bounty: U.S. startups challenge agribusiness giants
The Big Data bounty: U.S. startups challenge agribusiness giants
Chris Gould’s combine cab is loaded like the cockpit of a fighter jet he used to fly as he harvests soybeans in northern Illinois, steered by satellites, four video screens glowing with up to minute updates about his crop and the work’s progress. The setup, light years from what it was when the former Navy pilot started farming nine years ago, includes technology from Monsanto and Deere & Co.. But alongside them is an iPad running an app by tiny startup 640 Labs, boasting every bit as much savvy as the Goliaths’ latest offerings.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Big Data bounty: U.S. startups challenge agribusiness giants
The Big Data bounty: U.S. startups challenge agribusiness giants
Chris Gould’s combine cab is loaded like the cockpit of a fighter jet he used to fly as he harvests soybeans in northern Illinois, steered by satellites, four video screens glowing with up to minute updates about his crop and the work’s progress. The setup, light years from what it was when the former Navy pilot started farming nine years ago, includes technology from Monsanto and Deere & Co.. But alongside them is an iPad running an app by tiny startup 640 Labs, boasting every bit as much savvy as the Goliaths’ latest offerings.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. CFTC Clearing Rules Eyed for Some Currency Derivatives
U.S. CFTC Clearing Rules Eyed for Some Currency Derivatives
Foreign-exchange traders, already subject to a global probe over alleged manipulation, may face U.S. restrictions on derivatives contracts for some currencies.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S. CFTC Clearing Rules Eyed for Some Currency Derivatives
U.S. CFTC Clearing Rules Eyed for Some Currency Derivatives
Foreign-exchange traders, already subject to a global probe over alleged manipulation, may face U.S. restrictions on derivatives contracts for some currencies.
7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar higher against yen on dip buying
Currencies: Dollar higher against yen on dip buying
Strong appetite for dip buying among Japanese importers pushes the dollar up from a three-week low seen earlier in the session.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar higher against yen on dip buying
Currencies: Dollar higher against yen on dip buying
Strong appetite for dip buying among Japanese importers pushes the dollar up from a three-week low seen earlier in the session.
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7 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares stumble, oil skids to 27-month lows
Asia shares stumble, oil skids to 27-month lows
Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as worries about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Extending a three-month-long decline, Brent oil (LCOc1) sank $1.18 to $90.93 a barrel while U.S. In Asia, Japan’s Topix (.TOPX) shed 1.1 percent while the Nikkei (.N225) dropped 1.0 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1 percent, while Australia’s main index (.AXJO) lost 0.9 percent.