27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Poor performance catching up with active stock fund managers
Poor performance catching up with active stock fund managers
Stock-picking fund managers are testing their investors’ patience with some of the worst investment returns in decades. With bad bets on financial shares, missed opportunities in technology stocks and …
27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fukushima workers still in murky labor contracts: Tepco survey
Fukushima workers still in murky labor contracts: Tepco survey
The number of workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant on false contracts has increased in the last year, the station operator said, highlighting murky labor conditions at the site despite a pledge to …
27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar stronger against yen after OPEC decision
Currencies: Dollar stronger against yen after OPEC decision
OPEC decision gives upward bias to greenback as weakness in prices are a direct boon to the U.S.
27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Early shoppers queue up, analysts see stellar deals
Early shoppers queue up, analysts see stellar deals
Economists are closely watching whether retailers can entice shoppers to spend during what retailers consider the biggest shopping weekend of the year, the NYT reports.
27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil continues to collapse a day after OPEC stands firm on production
Futures Movers: Oil continues to collapse a day after OPEC stands firm on production
WTI Intermediate oil prices are bearing the brunt of the OPEC decision to not cut the oil-production quota to help boost oil prices.
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27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pfizer deal would probably have failed: AZ CEO
Pfizer deal would probably have failed: AZ CEO
Pfizer’s attempt to take over AstraZeneca in May would probably have failed after changes to U.S. tax laws, even if the companies had reached a deal.
27 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Australian market slumps after OPEC decision
Asia Markets: Australian market slumps after OPEC decision
Energy stocks pull Australia’s market sharply lower early in the day after the world’s biggest oil-producing nations reject calls to cut their output, sending crude prices into a tailspin.
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