20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pistorius to be sentenced for girlfriend’s killing
Pistorius to be sentenced for girlfriend’s killing
A judge will pass sentence on athlete Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday.
20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Yen strengthens against rivals as Nikkei falls
Currencies: Yen strengthens against rivals as Nikkei falls
The yen rose against rivals on Friday as the Nikkei pulled back, and strategists advised not buying the dollar right now.
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20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Yen strengthens against rivals as Nikkei falls
Currencies: Yen strengthens against rivals as Nikkei falls
The yen rose against rivals on Friday as the Nikkei pulled back, and strategists advised not buying the dollar right now.
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20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: CEO of oil giant Total dies in Russia plane crash
The Wall Street Journal: CEO of oil giant Total dies in Russia plane crash
Chairman and Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total, died Monday when a business jet crashed into a snow-removal truck on the runway of a Russian airport.
20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Goldman’s Libya case could disrupt derivatives
How Goldman’s Libya case could disrupt derivatives
A legal battle between Goldman Sachs and the Libyan sovereign wealth fund could have more permanent repercussions for the banking industry, experts have told CNBC.
20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Trinity Industries whistleblower awarded $175 million in guardrail suit
The Wall Street Journal: Trinity Industries whistleblower awarded $175 million in guardrail suit
A federal jury decides that a Texas manufacturer should pay $175 million in a case brought by a whistleblower who questioned the safety of thousands of highway guardrail end caps on the nation’s roads.
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20 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asian shares crawl higher on China GDP relief
Asian shares crawl higher on China GDP relief
Asian stocks crept up on Tuesday as investors took solace from data showing the Chinese economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, calming fears of a deepening slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s economy grew 7.3 percent between July and September from a year earlier, slightly above expectations. It also shows that we don’t need to be that concerned about the depth of slow down in China,” said Dariusz Kowalczyk at Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in Hong Kong.