2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pacific Rim nations close in on a landmark trade deal
Pacific Rim nations close in on a landmark trade deal
Pacific trade ministers are optimistic of closing a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal after progress on Friday on hurdles involving autos, dairy products and intellectual property protections for expensive biologic drugs. Ministers represented in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in Atlanta met for 20 minutes before breaking for negotiators to resume work on specific issues, work that Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari said on Friday would likely go on all night.
2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Mosaic Of Facts – Media Weapons Of Mass Delusion
A Mosaic Of Facts – Media Weapons Of Mass Delusion
Can you tell truth from lies in mass media? RT’s Miguel Francis-Santiago delves deep to try to understand the intricacies of information war. He meets media experts and puts together the Mosaic of Facts, showing how public opinion is manipulated, not just over the Ukrainian Crisis but throughout the world.
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2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Disruptive Financial Tools of the Future
Disruptive Financial Tools of the Future
Think the financial landscape isn’t changing? If not, you aren’t looking hard enough. Change is coming in nearly every portion of the financial sector. Whether you’re worried about saving, investing, fees, teaching kids, or financial planning….there’s a new FinTech product coming to your doorstep. How do I know? I just returned from FinCon, a money and media conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: Lockheed Martin mulls merger of some services units with peer – sources
Exclusive: Lockheed Martin mulls merger of some services units with peer – sources
The contemplated transaction would create the largest government services contractor in the United States and would generate an estimated $2 billion windfall for Lockheed, the people said. Lockheed, the Pentagon’s largest supplier, is looking to pay down debt following its agreement in July to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft, the helicopter unit of United Technologies Corp (UTX.N), for $9 billion in cash.
2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Pimco fund posts $2.3 billion net outflows in September
Pimco fund posts $2.3 billion net outflows in September
Investors pulled $2.3 billion in assets from Pacific Investment Management Co’s flagship fund in September, up from $1.8 billion the previous month, as market sentiment soured over persisting concerns …
2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Exclusive: TPP would include auto market opening for Japan – source
Exclusive: TPP would include auto market opening for Japan – source
A U.S.-Japan agreement on autos trade as part of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal would have its own dispute settlement mechanism, including penalties, if Japan does not open its market enough to U.S. vehicles, a source close to the negotiations said on Friday. Negotiators are working to finalize a trade deal which would stretch from Japan to Peru and autos trade has been one of a few remaining and politically charged sticking points.
2 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on UAW faces tough road to salvage failed contract
UAW faces tough road to salvage failed contract
DETROIT/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Mounting discontent among the United Auto Workers rank and file will complicate its leaders’ bid to recover from the defeat of a proposed labor agreement with No. 3 U.S. automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, UAW members said Friday. UAW President Dennis Williams and its vice president for Fiat Chrysler, Norwood Jewell, told local union leaders during a meeting in Detroit Thursday evening that negotiators would convene Friday and approach the automaker, people familiar with the discussions said.