26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How The Fed "Engineered A Massive Squeeze In The Markets"? With The Help Of 683x Leverage
How The Fed "Engineered A Massive Squeeze In The Markets"? With The Help Of 683x Leverage
Citi’s Matt King once again hits it out of the ballpark.
After laying out the fundamental problems caused by central planning, namely a historic plunge in yields, and a collapse in global growth…
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on VW board members demanded Piech go after learning of secret plot
VW board members demanded Piech go after learning of secret plot
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ferdinand Piech, who resigned as chairman of Volkswagen over the weekend, sowed the seeds of his own demise by reneging on a deal to support CEO Martin Winterkorn and secretly plotting to oust him instead, according to sources close to the VW board. When news leaked out last week that Piech had been lobbying family members behind the scenes to install Matthias Mueller, the chief executive of Porsche, at the helm of VW, the company’s powerful works council and its home state of Lower Saxony – a top shareholder – decided they had had enough.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UK government would oppose any takeover of BP: FT
UK government would oppose any takeover of BP: FT
The message follows the $70 billion deal to acquire rival producer BG (BG.L) by oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L), which has sparked speculation of a larger wave of consolidation similar to the one at the end of 1990s during another oil price decline. British officials have said the government would be “skeptical” about any takeover – even if it involves Royal Dutch Shell – because it wants the country to have two big global oil companies, the FT reported.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nepalese sleep in open for fear of aftershocks
Nepalese sleep in open for fear of aftershocks
Thousands of desperate Nepalese spent another night in the open in the early hours of Monday, terrorized by strong aftershocks.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rising Police Aggression A Telling Indicator Of Our Societal Decline
Rising Police Aggression A Telling Indicator Of Our Societal Decline
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chart Of The Day: Who Is Buying?
Chart Of The Day: Who Is Buying?
At the end of last month we noted that stocks were entering a dangerous period: the “buyback blackout” that surrounds earnings.
26 April, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About Google’s Fi Wireless Service
Everything You Need to Know About Google’s Fi Wireless Service
The company is rolling out a Wi-Fi based phone service with a curious marketing plan.