14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nuclear Specter Returns: "Threat of War Is Higher Than In The Cold War"
Nuclear Specter Returns: "Threat of War Is Higher Than In The Cold War"
Authored by Markus Becker via Der Spiegel,
The Ukraine crisis has dramatically worsened relations between NATO and Russia. With cooperation on nuclear security now suspended and the lack of a “red telephone,” experts at the Munich Security Conference warn any escalation in tensions could grow deadly.
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on CFO Yoshida’s Sony revamp wins over investors, tough decisions loom
CFO Yoshida’s Sony revamp wins over investors, tough decisions loom
Months after Sony Corp bought So-net, the broadband provider’s chief chided CEO Kazuo Hirai for having his “priorities in the wrong order”. Yoshida, a reserved foil to the more flamboyant “Kaz” Hirai, has since sought to turn around Sony with a no-nonsense program of cuts and targeted expansion that has won over investors, even as the Tokyo-based conglomerate prepares to post a sixth loss in seven years.
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on We Live In An Era Of Dangerous Imbalances
We Live In An Era Of Dangerous Imbalances
Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,
The intervention by the world’s central banks has resulted in today’s bizarro financial markets, where “bad news is good” because it may lead to more (sorry, moar) thin-air stimulus to goose asset prices even higher.
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Secrets of Retirement Power Planners
3 Secrets of Retirement Power Planners
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Derivatives: No Longer Used For Hedging But Exclusively For "Alpha Generation"
Derivatives: No Longer Used For Hedging But Exclusively For "Alpha Generation"
Maybe the pervasive “this time is always different” meme has been perpetuated to the point that the market actually believes it, or maybe it’s just old fashioned greed, but whatever the case, market participants (and this means central banks, retail investors, and everyone in between) have an extraordinary inclination towards Einsteinian insanity.
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Can You Guess What Percentage of Americans Think It’s OK to Cheat on Their Taxes?
Can You Guess What Percentage of Americans Think It’s OK to Cheat on Their Taxes?
Nearly all taxpayers believe it’s every American’s duty to pay their share of taxes, yet according to this latest IRS Oversight Board survey, there may be more tax cheaters than you suspect.
14 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tesco to cut up to 10,000 jobs: Sunday Telegraph
Tesco to cut up to 10,000 jobs: Sunday Telegraph
Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco (TSCO.L) could cut up to 10,000 jobs as part of its attempts to halt a slide in profits, a newspaper reported. The Sunday Telegraph said up to 6,000 positions would be cut from Tesco’s head offices and the stores it has said it plans to close. Tesco said in late January that up to 2,000 people could lose their jobs with the closing of 43 stores. Tesco recently returned to sales growth, albeit marginally, for the first time since January 2014, a boost for its new boss Dave Lewis, who is trying to compete in an industry price war.