10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on London Markets: FTSE 100 seesaws as banks diverge after Osborne speech
London Markets: FTSE 100 seesaws as banks diverge after Osborne speech
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10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Richard Branson offers paternity leave—for a year!
Richard Branson offers paternity leave—for a year!
Virgin’s unorthodox range of employee benefits are back in the headlines as new parents are offered up to a year’s parental leave on full pay.
10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Who gets it right: Historians or economists?
Who gets it right: Historians or economists?
Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, comments on a historian Niall Ferguson’s latest piece in the Spectator, criticizing Portes’ work.
10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China May investment up 11.4 percent year on year
China May investment up 11.4 percent year on year
China’s fixed-asset investment grew at its slowest rate in nearly 15 years in May, missing expectations even as growth in retail sales and factory output steadied, arguing for Beijing to increase policy support to avert a deeper downturn. Fixed-asset investment, a crucial driver of the world’s second-largest economy, rose 11.4 percent in the first five months of this year from the year-earlier period, missing a Reuters poll forecast for a 12 percent gain, the same as in April.
10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Commodities Corner: Shale producers are thrilled with this EPA fracking study
Commodities Corner: Shale producers are thrilled with this EPA fracking study
Energy analysts believe the EPA study on hydraulic fracturing will benefit the shale industry.
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10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The worst of China’s slowdown may be over
The worst of China’s slowdown may be over
China data offered some indication the worst of the mainland’s economic slowdown may be over, although the recovery may disappoint.
10 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mark Hulbert: Company executives can be the biggest threat to your stocks
Mark Hulbert: Company executives can be the biggest threat to your stocks
Some trade illegally, and many manipulate the news and issue new shares to enrich themselves, writes Mark Hulbert.
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