17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Square graduates from barista tips to business loans
Square graduates from barista tips to business loans
Since bursting onto the payments scene in 2009, Square has been widely recognized for its mobile and point-of-sales payment system for small businesses.
17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Twitter Pounces In Wake of Bloomberg Terminal Outage
Twitter Pounces In Wake of Bloomberg Terminal Outage
Brokers, traders and industry observers wasted no time in criticizing the IT and market data giant for its technical mishap.
17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Getting a tax refund? Here’s the bad news
Getting a tax refund? Here’s the bad news
Tens of millions of Americans overpay their taxes each year.
17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brett Arends’s ROI: Smart-beta strategies that actually beat the market
Brett Arends’s ROI: Smart-beta strategies that actually beat the market
Brett Arends reveals two simple strategies for investing in stocks that have consistently beaten the market.
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17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Verizon slices up the bundle, lets customers choose
Verizon slices up the bundle, lets customers choose
Verizon is giving its customers more control over the channels they pay for as the cacophony of cord cutting reshapes cable TV. Large cable bundles laden with dozens of channels and big price tags have …
17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gasoline, shelter costs lift U.S. consumer prices
Gasoline, shelter costs lift U.S. consumer prices
U.S. consumer prices rose for a second straight month in March as the cost of gasoline and shelter increased, signs of some inflation that should keep the Federal Reserve on course to start raising interest rates this year. The Labor Department said on Friday its Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 percent last month after a similar gain in February. In the 12 months through March, the CPI slipped 0.1 percent after being unchanged in February. March’s price gains are likely to bolster the Fed’s long-held view that inflation will gradually move towards the U.S.
17 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Coke to buy China multi-grain drinks maker for $400 million
Coke to buy China multi-grain drinks maker for $400 million
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) has agreed to buy the beverage business of China Culiangwang Beverages Holdings Ltd for $400.5 million (266.7 million pounds) including debt, to get a foothold in the fast growing multi-grain drinks category. The deal marks Coke’s first takeover in China since the country’s antitrust regulator blocked its bid to buy local fruit juice maker Huiyuan in 2010. Following the disposal of the beverage business, China Culiangwang will continue to develop its consumer products business, the company said in a stock exchange statement.