2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NSA Is Back Online After Senate Passes "USA Freedom Act"
NSA Is Back Online After Senate Passes "USA Freedom Act"
While one should remain skeptical of just exactly what will happen, the Senate voted in the majority on Tuesday in favor of the USA Freedom Act, adopting the same version of the bill that had overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives last month by 338-88. The USA Freedom Act (theoretically) ends the NSA’s bulk collection of phone metadata, it allows that information to be stored instead by telecommunications providers, which could then be accessed by intelligence agencies with a warrant.
2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Behind the Storefront: Black, Latino workers in retail may be paid less than whites
Behind the Storefront: Black, Latino workers in retail may be paid less than whites
Many of the 15 million working in retail deal with unpredictable hours, but blacks and Latinos are likely to be paid less than their white counterparts and are more likely to be among the working poor, according to a study by public policy organization Demos and the NAACP, a civil-rights group.
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2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Toys ‘R’ Us names IPO veteran David Brandon Its CEO
Toys ‘R’ Us names IPO veteran David Brandon Its CEO
2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Open Sky Secured Visa Card Can Help You Rebuild Your Credit
The Open Sky Secured Visa Card Can Help You Rebuild Your Credit
The Open Sky Secured Visa Card is similar to a traditional credit card, but you can get one even if you have bad credit.
2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Close Slightly Lower, Remain In Tight Price Range
Stocks Close Slightly Lower, Remain In Tight Price Range
The stock market ended another seesaw session with mild losses Tuesday. The Nasdaq, which had been up as much as 0.3%, closed 0.1% lower. The S&P 500 also fell 0.1%, while the Dow Jones industrial average shed 0.2%. Small caps held on to gains, with the Russell 2000 adding 0.2%. Volume fell on the Nasdaq but rose on the NYSE, according to early figures. A few top-rated stocks broke out, despite the quiet trading in the broad market.
2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Market Extra: Mobius sees Fed rate hike as buying opportunity for emerging-market stocks
Market Extra: Mobius sees Fed rate hike as buying opportunity for emerging-market stocks
Market volatility will be inevitable no matter how circumspect the Federal Reserve is about raising interest rates, but Mark Mobius sees that as a chance to bargain hunt for undervalued stocks in emerging markets.
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2 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bond Yields Keep on Burnin’, Stock Markets Keep on Churnin’
Bond Yields Keep on Burnin’, Stock Markets Keep on Churnin’
Today’s financial recap and tomorrow’s financial outlook.