23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Bloodied Idealogues vs. The Bloodthirsty Technocrats
The Bloodied Idealogues vs. The Bloodthirsty Technocrats
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Traders Are Buying Gold & Silver At Fastest Pace In Over A Decade
Traders Are Buying Gold & Silver At Fastest Pace In Over A Decade
The last time large speculators were as aggressively buying silver as last week was September 1997. The net long non-commercial positioning in Silver futures, according to the CFTC rose almost 22,000 contracts last week to a 3-month high (which is closing in on the ‘longest’ since 2005). Gold, not be out-precious’d also saw major buying. Net speculative longs in gold added over 45,000 contracts – the most since July 2005 – lifting net long positions to their highest in 3 months.
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on In Unprecedented Move, California Farmers With Guaranteed Rights Cut Water Use By 25%
In Unprecedented Move, California Farmers With Guaranteed Rights Cut Water Use By 25%
In an attempt to frontrun even more draconian measures resulting from California’s record drought, farmers in the state’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta who have California’s oldest water rights proposed to voluntarily cut their water use by 25% to avoid the risk of even harsher restrictions by the state later this summer should the water situation deteriorate further. State officials promptly accepted the offer, even if it is ultimately moot since there is no way to enforce it.
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Is Greece Still A Country If Someone Else Owns Its Assets?
Is Greece Still A Country If Someone Else Owns Its Assets?
Submitted by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com,
This story isn’t actually about Greece, but it begins there.
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why We’re Thinking About Energy All Wrong
Why We’re Thinking About Energy All Wrong
Who says energy innovators today have to play by yesterday’s rules?
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Behind The Scenes In FX Trading: What Is Really Going On
Behind The Scenes In FX Trading: What Is Really Going On
Earlier this month we got confirmation of something we postulated back in April: that the primary source of revenue for Virtu (which, as a reminder, has had only one losing trading day in six years) is no longer equities but FX. Here’s what we said:
23 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Would 15 Million Apple Watches Be a "Disappointment?"
Would 15 Million Apple Watches Be a "Disappointment?"
One notable Apple analyst is reducing his estimate on Apple Watches. But selling 15 million units in fewer than two quarters would still be pretty solid.