9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Apple Watch isn’t the only gadget out this week
Apple Watch isn’t the only gadget out this week
Here are five other new devices and services targeting your wallet.
9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US Dollar Surge Returns, Pushes Equity Futures Lower
US Dollar Surge Returns, Pushes Equity Futures Lower
As noted several hours ago, the main story overnight is not that Greece once again narrowly averted a Grexit when it was reported it would make its scheduled payment to the IMF today (adding that next month is a “different story”) a development that was met with yet another ultimatum by its “partner“, the Eurozone, but the dot com bubble deja vu-esque read more
9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on David Weidner’s Writing on the Wall: Who wins, who loses in blockbuster M&A deals
David Weidner’s Writing on the Wall: Who wins, who loses in blockbuster M&A deals
Unless you’re a CEO or shareholder, a merger or acquisition usually isn’t good news, says David Weidner.
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9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Euro zone gives Greece six-day deadline to revise reforms: paper
Euro zone gives Greece six-day deadline to revise reforms: paper
Euro zone deputy finance ministers gave Athens a six working day deadline to come up with revised reform proposals to enable a deal to be reached at a Eurogroup meeting on April 24 to unlock bailout aid, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported on Thursday. A euro zone official has said discussions will reach a critical point at the April 24 meeting of the euro zone’s finance ministers in Riga.
9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Greece will make $485 million loan payment to IMF on Thursday: government source
Greece will make $485 million loan payment to IMF on Thursday: government source
Greece confirmed it will pay a 450 million euro loan installment to the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, a government official told Reuters. “The payment has been scheduled and will go out …
9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China’s first-quarter economic growth seen at six-year low of 7 percent
China’s first-quarter economic growth seen at six-year low of 7 percent
China’s economy probably cooled further to grow 7 percent in the first three months of the year, a Reuters poll showed, which would be the weakest pace in six years and raise pressure on policymakers to do more to bolster growth. The deluge of data over the coming week, starting with inflation on Friday and culminating with gross domestic product (GDP) data on April 15, will almost certainly revive speculation about when and how China will next ease monetary policy.
9 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on German Stocks Pump’n’Dump After "Surprise" Industrial Production Plunge
German Stocks Pump’n’Dump After "Surprise" Industrial Production Plunge
For an hour or so, terrible news was great news as the DAX dipped and ripped after February Industrial Production fell 0.3% (against expectations of a 0.6% rise) and even worserer, January’s ‘everything is awesome’ +0.9% rise was revised massively lower to 0.0%… February was the biggest drop in German Industrial production since August (but of course now that Q€ is here, we are sure everything will be great going forward).
German Industrial Production missed and dropped YoY unexpectedly in February…