1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil prices higher as 2015 gets underway
Futures Movers: Oil prices higher as 2015 gets underway
Oil prices rise Friday in thin volume typical of the holiday season.
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1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China factory slowdown a force for disinflation, Asia faces softer demand
China factory slowdown a force for disinflation, Asia faces softer demand
China’s growth engine looks to have ended last year on a flat note as its massive factory sector sputtered in December, though ebbing price pressures also offered scope for more policy stimulus from Beijing …
1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hyundai-Kia see 2015 sales growth weakest in 12 years
Hyundai-Kia see 2015 sales growth weakest in 12 years
Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp forecast sales this year to grow at the slowest pace since 2003, hampered by capacity constraints and a weaker yen that is likely to give Japanese rivals …
1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Netflix hasn’t killed pay-TV in Europe
Why Netflix hasn’t killed pay-TV in Europe
For years, people have been declaring the death of pay-TV at the hands of download companies like Netflix – but that moment has not yet arrived.
1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on New Zealand looks beyond last Hobbit
New Zealand looks beyond last Hobbit
“Tolkien-mania” tourism is boosting New Zealand’s economy and helping to offset a price slump of its biggest export, milk. The FT reports.
1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Could 2015 herald a ‘new oil order’?
Could 2015 herald a ‘new oil order’?
Last year was a tumultuous one for oil, with Brent crude prices declining almost 50 percent since June. What will 2015 bring?
1 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil moves higher to trim year-end losses
Futures Movers: Oil moves higher to trim year-end losses
New York-traded benchmark crude-oil futures managed to recoup some losses in electronic trade early Friday, though rival Brent North Sea crude futures saw only a modest gain.