20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why energy investors are looking at the Caribbean
Why energy investors are looking at the Caribbean
Declining oil prices and changing relations with Cuba have created new opportunities for investment in the Caribbean.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Which European National Central Bank Is Most Likley To Become Insolvent, And What Happens Then?
Which European National Central Bank Is Most Likley To Become Insolvent, And What Happens Then?
In the aftermath of the ECB’s QE announcement one topic has received far less attention than it should: the unexpected collapse of risk-sharing across the Eurosystem as a precursor to QE.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Ways You’ll Be Affected When the Fed Raises Interest Rates
3 Ways You’ll Be Affected When the Fed Raises Interest Rates
Everyone is watching the Federal Reserve to see when interest rates might finally rise. Here’s how it might affect you when they do.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook’s stock-market valuation tops $230 billion
Facebook’s stock-market valuation tops $230 billion
Facebook Inc.’s market capitalization grew by $16.1 billion this week to $231.6 billion, making it the 10th most valuable company in the S&P 500.
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20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Here’s the Next Biggest Threat to Global Crude Oil Prices
Here’s the Next Biggest Threat to Global Crude Oil Prices
Simple refineries that process crude into fuel oil are scaling back, because when oil prices slump, the government reduces the discount that these refiners — known as teapots to those in the industry — get for exporting fuel. Russia may increase oil exports by as much as 250,000 barrels a day this year, according to James Henderson, a senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies who’s followed the country’s energy industry for more than 20 years. “The pain Russia is feeling from low oil prices has made more crude available for export,” Henderson said by phone March 18.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Taxpayers To Fund Ukraine Bailout With Bond Guarantee
US Taxpayers To Fund Ukraine Bailout With Bond Guarantee
Last week we reported that as part of the latest “check kiting” bailout scheme, Greek pensioners (and now utility companies) are being raided by the Greek government so that it can repay its debts to the IMF, which in turn would go ahead and fund a part of the recently approved $17.5 billion bailout of Ukraine, which then would have the money to pay its debts to Russia… and the IMF.
20 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Where’s the beef? Restaurants flock to chicken
Where’s the beef? Restaurants flock to chicken
Amid soaring beef prices and a chicken “health halo,” chains are churning out new chicken items on menus and cutting back on promoting burgers.