28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Metals Stocks: Gold slips into another holiday week
Metals Stocks: Gold slips into another holiday week
Gold prices stagnate after putting in some wide swings during Christmas week
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28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tax inversion anyone? A year in M&A
Tax inversion anyone? A year in M&A
Mergers and acquisitions broke a seven-year losing streak in 2014, with $3.48 trillion worth of deals. CNBC looks at some of the year’s highlights.
28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A push too far? Private tutors for 3-year-olds
A push too far? Private tutors for 3-year-olds
This Christmas, London’s well-off parents will be fretting over whether their children get into the most prestigious schools in the new year.
28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Tell: Japan marks 25 years since Nikkei Average’s peak
The Tell: Japan marks 25 years since Nikkei Average’s peak
Japan’s Nikkei Average sees some volatile trade 25 years to the day it hit its all-time peak.
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28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Best of Slope 2014 (Part One)
Best of Slope 2014 (Part One)
As 2014 wheezes and coughs to its termination, I wanted to share some of what I consider to be the best posts of the year. I am immensely proud of Slope of Hope, which – – incredibly – – turns ten years old next year, and I am exceedingly grateful to those of you who has chosen to spend part of your days here on a regular basis (for some of you, almost as long as the blog as been in existence). Here is the first part of my retrospective:
28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Monday links: process shortcuts
Monday links: process shortcuts
28 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on For Qualcomm, China settlement may be just the beginning
For Qualcomm, China settlement may be just the beginning
The settlement of China’s anti-trust probe into Qualcomm Inc is likely to intensify global scrutiny of the firm’s highly profitable patent licensing business, and may even call into question its worldwide …