12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Stocks Mixed After Regulators "Bust Illicit Stock Sellers" And Unhalt Over 400 Securities
China Stocks Mixed After Regulators "Bust Illicit Stock Sellers" And Unhalt Over 400 Securities
A modestly positive open in China quickly turned negative as regulators un-halted 408 more stocks, reducing the number suspended to just 36% of all stocks. Along with disappointing trade data (and expectations of “extreme pressure in the next 2-3 months”) and regulators cracking down on investors with multiple illegally-obtained margin trading accounts, early strength has faded (for now).
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why NATO Fears ‘Grexit’
Why NATO Fears ‘Grexit’
Originally posted at SputnikNews.com,
With Greece tottering on the brink of leaving the Eurozone, experts of all stripes have been debating Grexit’s security implications, including Athens’ relationship with NATO. While naysayers argue that the geopolitics behind Grexit “are actually pretty boring,” others warn that the implications for the bloc could be far more serious.
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GMO’s Montier Shifts To 50% Cash, Sees 3 "Hellish" Scenarios For Markets
GMO’s Montier Shifts To 50% Cash, Sees 3 "Hellish" Scenarios For Markets
“This is definitely the most difficult time to be an asset allocator,” warns GMO’s James Montier, telling conference attendees in Munich that he hasn’t been this risk-averse since 2008.
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Immigration Policy Must Be Decentralized
Immigration Policy Must Be Decentralized
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nintendo boss Iwata, the brains behind the Wii, dies
Nintendo boss Iwata, the brains behind the Wii, dies
Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata, an icon of the global gaming industry, died on Saturday, the company said.
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Greece: ‘Matter of time before Germany comes around’
Greece: ‘Matter of time before Germany comes around’
Rahul Chadha, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Mirae Asset Global Investments Hong Kong, is confident both creditors and Athens can reach a compromise.
12 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Depressing Similarity Between The US and Iran
The Depressing Similarity Between The US and Iran
The share of Americans living on more than $50-a-day dropped from 58% in 2001 to just 56% in Pew Research Center’s latest report. The dubious disctinction of this depressing reality is ‘exceptional’ America is the only developed nation to see its standard of living drop… a narrative not even Greece suffered (but Iran did!!)