30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Venezuelan Fraudster Gets To Spend Extra 13 Years In U.S.
Venezuelan Fraudster Gets To Spend Extra 13 Years In U.S.
Francisco Illarramendi ran a hedge fund whose strategy was to steal about $400 million from Venezuela’s national oil company. This is illegal in the United States, and that is a lot of money—even if his lawyers say Illarramendi’s was the first Ponzi scheme in history to turn a profit for investors. And so instead of…
30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why NetSuite Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Why NetSuite Inc. Stock Plunged Today
NetSuite shares sank 11.6% Friday despite solid fourth-quarter results. Here’s what investors need to know.
30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Amazon is killing it with Prime: Here’s why
Amazon is killing it with Prime: Here’s why
Growth in Amazon Prime memberships propelled Amazon to a profitable fourth quarter. That was after two consecutive quarters of steep losses.
30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 2.6% GDP? Reagan wouldn’t have let that happen
2.6% GDP? Reagan wouldn’t have let that happen
Ronald Reagan had to dig out of a recession, too – but GDP growth at this point in that recovery was twice what Obama is delivering now.
30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Fed: Asset managers could face new regulation to prevent runs: Fed’s Tarullo
The Fed: Asset managers could face new regulation to prevent runs: Fed’s Tarullo
Federal Reserve officials are considering new regulation of the “shadow banking” sector, and specifically new rules to prevent runs in large asset managers, said Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo says.
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30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on MarketWatch First Take: Better stock gains — for a privileged few
MarketWatch First Take: Better stock gains — for a privileged few
The NYSE tries to win back lost trading — at the expense of regular investors.
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30 January, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Jeff Reeves’s Strength in Numbers: 5 reasons McDonald’s won’t succeed with a new CEO
Jeff Reeves’s Strength in Numbers: 5 reasons McDonald’s won’t succeed with a new CEO
The hamburger chain’s problems are much larger than one person can solve, argues Jeff Reeves.
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