26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Will Verizon’s a la Carte Cable Plan Steal Subscribers Away From the Competition?
Will Verizon’s a la Carte Cable Plan Steal Subscribers Away From the Competition?
Verizon offers more flexibility in its pay-TV service to attract cord-shavers.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Take a hike! REI boosted by love of great outdoors
Take a hike! REI boosted by love of great outdoors
Americans like to hike, camp and bike, a fact that’s helped boost the fortunes of outdoor retailer REI.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China — Not the U.S. — Is Leading the Solar Revolution
China — Not the U.S. — Is Leading the Solar Revolution
Nearly 18 GW of solar is expected to be built in China this year, three times what the U.S. installed in all of 2014.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Only Legitimate Competitor to Google Maps and Apple Maps Just Went Up for Sale
The Only Legitimate Competitor to Google Maps and Apple Maps Just Went Up for Sale
Nokia is considering selling its HERE Maps.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Guess who’s slipping down the UK rich list?
Guess who’s slipping down the UK rich list?
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More central banks meet, but ability to pilot economies in doubt
More central banks meet, but ability to pilot economies in doubt
Most central banks have been easing policy since the start of the year and are set to do more, but it still isn’t clear whether that new activism, which has pushed stock markets to record highs, will help the global economy much. Several meet this week to set policy, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and Sweden’s Riksbank, which all have turned to government bond purchases as stimulus after running out of interest rates to cut. The Fed shut its quantitative easing (QE) program just over six months ago.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nokia denies return to phone manufacturing
Nokia denies return to phone manufacturing
Finland’s Nokia denied reports in Chinese media that it planned to return to manufacturing phones. “Nokia notes recent news reports claiming the company communicated an intention to manufacture consumer handsets out of a R&D facility in China. These reports are false,” Nokia said in a statement posted on its website. Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft last year, but just months after that it launched a new brand-licensed tablet computer, produced under license by Taiwan’s Foxconn, with an intention to follow up with more devices.