1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Inc Bets on This $7 Trillion Opportunity — Will It Pay Off?
Facebook Inc Bets on This $7 Trillion Opportunity — Will It Pay Off?
Facebook Parse now has a kit for developers to create IoT apps, but it is only a small step into the large Internet of Things space.
1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ADP Employment Misses By Most In 4 Years, Lowest In 14 Months
ADP Employment Misses By Most In 4 Years, Lowest In 14 Months
After missing expectations in a dismally weak February print, March turned out even worse. Despite Mark Zandi’s reassurances that Feb was a weather-related blip, March ADP employment change was a mere 189k (against expectations of 225k) dropping to its lowest since January 2014. Large business hiring was the worst, adding a mere 19k. Zandi said in Feb that “jobs growth is strong but slowing,” but now it appears weak and accelerating lower. And the now recurring punchline: manufacturing jobs -1,000.
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1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GM betting on fuel efficiency despite low oil cost
GM betting on fuel efficiency despite low oil cost
General Motors is striving to create light but spacious cars, GM’s Mark Reuss tells CNBC.
1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on You Might Not Believe the Average Wedding Cost — but You Needn’t Spend That Much
You Might Not Believe the Average Wedding Cost — but You Needn’t Spend That Much
There are many great ways to save a lot on your wedding while still having a great one.
1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Job growth takes step backward in March
Job growth takes step backward in March
Private business job creation decelerated in March as an economic slowdown put a dent in activity.
1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart turns up pressure on suppliers to cut their prices
The Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart turns up pressure on suppliers to cut their prices
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is increasing the pressure on suppliers to cut the cost of their products, in an effort to regain the mantle of low-price leader and turn around its sluggish U.S.
1 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weak demand in Asia calls for more stimulus
Weak demand in Asia calls for more stimulus
Three separate surveys of China’s factory and services sectors released on Wednesday showed stubborn weakness in the world’s second-biggest economy, putting the government’s newly minted growth target of around 7 percent for the year at risk. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index ticked up to 50.1 in March from 49.9 in February, but a separate private survey from HSBC which focuses on small and mid-sized firms showed factory activity contracted after two months of recovery.