31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Saudi king is sick, and markets are watching
The Saudi king is sick, and markets are watching
Experts predict a smooth succession if Saudi King Abdullah were to die, but future transitions could prove problematic.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Blackstone Opens Up About Hidden Fees as SEC Pushes Transparency
Blackstone Opens Up About Hidden Fees as SEC Pushes Transparency
Two of the biggest private-equity firms are disclosing fees that had largely been hidden as U.S. regulators demand increased transparency from the industry.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Italy’s president says he will resign soon
The Wall Street Journal: Italy’s president says he will resign soon
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, who will turn 90 in June, cites his age and increasing “signs of fatigue.”
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31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Emerging Stocks Slide for Second Year as Oil, Fed Curtail Demand
Emerging Stocks Slide for Second Year as Oil, Fed Curtail Demand
Emerging-market stocks headed for their first back-to-back annual loss in 12 years as sliding oil and bets for higher U.S. interest rates curbed the appeal of riskier assets. Chinese shares jumped on the final day of 2014.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hugh Hendry Embraces The Central-Planning Matrix: "I Am Taking The Blue Pills Now"
Hugh Hendry Embraces The Central-Planning Matrix: "I Am Taking The Blue Pills Now"
Hugh Hendry’s Eclectica Fund has had a great Q4 (up 3.3%, 4.0%, and 5.0% in the last 3 months) despite portfolio risk being quadruple his ‘old normal’. How did he achieve this? He begins… “There are times when an investor has no choice but to behave as though he believes in things that don’t necessarily exist. For us, that means being willing to be long risk assets in the full knowledge of two things: that those assets may have no qualitative support; and second, that this is all going to end painfully.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 must-avoid titles coming to Netflix in January
5 must-avoid titles coming to Netflix in January
The good news: There’s a decent chance you haven’t seen many of the movies landing on Netflix in January.
31 December, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Your fast food is as fatty as ever!
Your fast food is as fatty as ever!
Conventional wisdom says that fast food portions are growing bigger and bigger and bigger. It’s also wrong, two new reports found.