26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Small business federal contracts hit a new record
Small business federal contracts hit a new record
The SBA revealed on Friday that the federal government awarded almost 25 percent in federal contracts to small businesses.
26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Top 5 stocks of the week and how to trade them
Top 5 stocks of the week and how to trade them
CNBC Pro highlights the top performing stocks this week and analyzes whether the good times will continue.
26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Living large: Martha Stewart eyes a better bidder
Living large: Martha Stewart eyes a better bidder
Martha Stewart agreed last week to sell her media company for $353 million to Sequential Brands Group, a little-known New York-based consolidator run by Yehuda Shmidman, a Crain’s 40 Under 40 in…
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26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Leaking Las Vegas: Lake Mead At Record Lows, "We Have To Change"
Leaking Las Vegas: Lake Mead At Record Lows, "We Have To Change"
This is it, warns one water advocate, “it really does (make critical) the fact that we have to start changing.” Lake Mead water levels have sunk to their lowest levels on record (below the levels when the dam was built) at 1075 feet. This is a major problem, as USA Today reports, since Las Vegas water authority’s current “straws” glean water from 1,050 feet and 1,000 feet – leaving the first straw just 25 feet away from pulling in air.
26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bank of America Trolls The Middle Class, Or How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street
Bank of America Trolls The Middle Class, Or How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street
While the punchline of this post is well-known by everyone, and even the Federal Reserve finally admits that its own actions have led to record inequality and a world in which the rich have never been richer and poor, never been poorer (over the objections of some certifiable lunatics), we find it amazing that even the banks – those ultimate beneficiaries of every action by the Fed in the past 7
26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hedge fund pros thrilled by gay marriage ruling
Hedge fund pros thrilled by gay marriage ruling
Hedge fund managers like Paul Singer, Dan Loeb and Seth Klarman have been big backers of gay marriage in recent years.
26 June, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Some AOL shareholders plan to seek higher payout on Verizon deal
The Wall Street Journal: Some AOL shareholders plan to seek higher payout on Verizon deal
Some AOL Inc.