4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Horse industry worries about plans to curb casino subsidies
Horse industry worries about plans to curb casino subsidies
Horse track operators and breeders are concerned the good times might be trotting to a close as some states move to rein in a lucrative subsidy that’s helped prop up their long suffering-industry. Twenty …
4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks trim losses, Facebook vs. eBay and ad block battle
Stocks trim losses, Facebook vs. eBay and ad block battle
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4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US jobless rate falls to 7-year low; Fed move still unclear
US jobless rate falls to 7-year low; Fed move still unclear
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs, a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether to raise interest rates from …
4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on S&P plunges 1.5%, briefly back in correction; Dow falls 275 after jobs
S&P plunges 1.5%, briefly back in correction; Dow falls 275 after jobs
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower as investors digested a key jobs report that could provide the Fed with enough support to raise rates.
4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mall developer Taubman’s $500 million art collection up for auction
Mall developer Taubman’s $500 million art collection up for auction
Works by Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Amedeo Modigliani are going up for auction from the late U.S. mall developer A. Alfred Taubman’s collection, which is valued at more than $500 million, Sotheby’s said on Friday. The auction house said the more than 500 works stretching from antiquity to contemporary art make up the most valuable private collection ever offered at auction. The collection will be auctioned in New York in a series of sales starting in November.
4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Capitol Report: Here’s the biggest negative in August jobs report
Capitol Report: Here’s the biggest negative in August jobs report
While most signs point to the U.S.
4 September, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BlackBerry Makes Bold Bet on Security Business
BlackBerry Makes Bold Bet on Security Business
While BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) gets most of its media coverage for its handset business, that division has not been the key focus of the company for a long time. Instead, the company has been focusing on growing its footprint in secure mobile communications, and to bolster that business, the evolving brand has purchased rival Good Technology for $425 million in cash.