22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Which Oscar song sums up Greek crisis?
Which Oscar song sums up Greek crisis?
With the 87th Academy Awards underway in Los Angeles, tell us which nominated song best describes the ongoing Greek drama:
22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Hong Kong in trouble if yuan goes south
Craig Stephen’s This Week in China: Hong Kong in trouble if yuan goes south
As currency wars threaten to engulf its China and spur it to devalue the yuan, Hong Kong looks highly exposed to a massive slowdown, writes Craig Stephen.
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22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on All eyes on Fed’s Yellen this week
All eyes on Fed’s Yellen this week
Fed chair Janet Yellen will deliver the U.S. central bank’s semi-annual monetary policy testimony before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. Gavin Parry, managing director at Parry International Trading, outlines his expectations.
22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Alan Greenspan Warns: There Will Be a “Significant Market Event… Something Big Is Going To Happen”
Alan Greenspan Warns: There Will Be a “Significant Market Event… Something Big Is Going To Happen”
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With the Federal Reserve printing trillions upon trillions of dollars to keep the economic system afloat, many investors and financial pundits have surmised that the fundamental economic problems facing the United States during the crash of 2008 have been resolved. Stocks are, after all, at historic highs.
22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Republicans To Investigate NASA Over Climate Data Tampering
Republicans To Investigate NASA Over Climate Data Tampering
With record heat (and drought) in the west and record cold (wet and snow) in the east, the global warming game-playing continues every day but the climate-gate rhetoric has increased vociferously since we first noted three weeks ago, the data that has been so relied upon to ‘prove’ global warming’s trend was in fact manipulated.
22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Canada’s Valeant to acquire Salix in $10.1 billion deal
Canada’s Valeant to acquire Salix in $10.1 billion deal
Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) (VRX.N) agreed to acquire gastrointestinal drugmaker Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SLXP.O) in an all-cash deal valued at about $10.1 billion, the two companies said on Sunday. The deal for Salix, known for its irritable bowel syndrome drug Xifaxan, was approved by the boards of directors of both companies, the companies said in a news release. The companies said the deal had an enterprise value of $14.5 billion, which would include Salix’s debt and any cash on hand.
22 February, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brent edges up on cautious optimism over Greek debt compromise
Brent edges up on cautious optimism over Greek debt compromise
Oil prices edged up after early falls on Monday as parts of Asia returned from the Lunar New Year holiday, with Brent futures moving further away from $60 a barrel and U.S. contracts moving towards $51. Brent and U.S. WTI crude futures were helped by cautious optimism that another eurozone crisis over Greek debt had been averted for now by a compromise between Athens and its creditors. Benchmark Brent crude futures were trading at $60.36 a barrel at 0356 GMT, up 14 cents from their last settlement, while U.S. WTI crude was up 10 cents at $50.91 a barrel. U.S.