8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Alibaba expands into smartphones, investing $590 million in Xiaomi rival
Alibaba expands into smartphones, investing $590 million in Xiaomi rival
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is expanding into the smartphone business with a $590 million investment in smartphone start-up Meizu Technology, a long-time rival of Xiaomi, the country’s biggest smartphone maker.
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8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Defiant Greek leader gets set for a EU clash
Defiant Greek leader gets set for a EU clash
Tsipras plans to dismantle austerity program, rejecting any extension of its international bailout and setting himself on a EU crash.
8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Trouble for China as money flows out
Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Trouble for China as money flows out
Without signs the economy is regaining momentum, Craig Stephen warns investors to watch out for unexpected policy moves out of China, such as meaningful depreciation for the yuan or new measures to trap capital inside Chinese borders.
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8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on U.S., U.K. finance chiefs urge G-20 to reform, keep policy loose
U.S., U.K. finance chiefs urge G-20 to reform, keep policy loose
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and U.K.
8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Singularity Is Already Here – It’s Name Is Big Data
The Singularity Is Already Here – It’s Name Is Big Data
Submitted by Ben Hunt via Salient Partners’ Epsilon Theory blog,
I never noticed it until
‘Twas gone – the narrow copse
Where now the woodman lops
The last of the willows with his bill
– Edward Thomas, “First Known When Lost” (1917)
8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 42 ADMITTED False Flag Attacks
42 ADMITTED False Flag Attacks
Painting by Anthony Freda Governments from Around the World Admit They Do It
There are many documented false flag attacks, where a government carries out a terror attack … and then falsely blames its enemy for political purposes.
8 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Do You Believe In Miracles? 2015 Earnings Edition
Do You Believe In Miracles? 2015 Earnings Edition
Quarterly earnings fell (yes fell) 2% from Q4 2013 to Q4 2014 on an operating EPS basis, and as Goldman Sachs notes, was only saved from a much more disastrous fate by Apple. However, don’t worry about the mother’s milk of markets… From now on, everything looks awesome as the hockey-stick extrapolators project EPS growth to resume in its escape velocity gung-ho, higher interest rates are good way by year-end…