9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Fitch downgrades Russia to BBB-; outlook negative
Fitch downgrades Russia to BBB-; outlook negative
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia’s long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BBB’.
9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oil’s 7th Weekly Drop In A Row Drags Stocks To Worst Start To Year Since 2009
Oil’s 7th Weekly Drop In A Row Drags Stocks To Worst Start To Year Since 2009
Quite a day and quite a week… and quite an ugly close…
The S&P – closing down 0.5% – had the worst first week of the year since 2009.
Stocks ended the day red (but don’t blame the dreadful labor data under the surface because headlines were great – instead blame France!)… with an ugly close
9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What you missed about CES’ ‘unofficial brothel’
What you missed about CES’ ‘unofficial brothel’
A tech publication said this week that a Pahrump, Nevada-based brothel is the “only brothel sponsored by Budweiser.”
9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Fed: Expert says Fed should have retained remittances
The Fed: Expert says Fed should have retained remittances
The Fed returned a record $98.7 billion to the Treasury in 2014, but one former Fed official wanted the U.S.
9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Treasury official gets nod as deputy CIA director
Treasury official gets nod as deputy CIA director
David Cohen will be deputy director of the CIA after serving as an undersecretary in the Treasury Department, dealing with terrorism and financial intelligence.
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9 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: J.P. Morgan to pay $500 million to settle lawsuit
The Wall Street Journal: J.P. Morgan to pay $500 million to settle lawsuit
Suit related to mortgage-backed securities sold by Bear Stearns.
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