20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Europe Secretly Starts Imposing TTIP Despite the Public’s Overwhelming Opposition
Europe Secretly Starts Imposing TTIP Despite the Public’s Overwhelming Opposition
Submitted by investigative historian Eric Zuesse, author of They’re Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910-2010, and of CHRIST’S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.
Europe Secretly Starts Imposing TTIP Despite the Public’s Overwhelming Opposition
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yahoo signs ad pact with Google; earnings and revenue miss
Yahoo signs ad pact with Google; earnings and revenue miss
The deal with Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), builds on an existing search partnership Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) under which Yahoo gets a percentage of revenue from ads displayed on its sites. Yahoo, whose shares were down 1.6 percent in after-hours trading, said the companies have agreed to delay implementation of the deal in the United States to allow the antitrust division of the Department of Justice to review it. Yahoo has been struggling to boost revenue from ad sales in the face of stiff competition from Google and Facebook (FB.O).
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares inch ahead, euro firm before ECB
Asia shares inch ahead, euro firm before ECB
Asian shares eked out cautious gains on Wednesday as concerns about corporate earnings hobbled Wall Street while investors counted down to the European Central Bank’s policy meeting later in the week. …
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ferrari faithful rev IPO price to top of range
Ferrari faithful rev IPO price to top of range
Ferrari, controlled by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI), pulled out all the stops to market itself to some of its cars’ owners as well as Wall Street, and also limited the offering to a 9.1 percent stake in the company. The strategy paid off, as the IPO was priced in New York on Tuesday at $52 per share, the top end of its indicated $48 to $52 per share range, according to people familiar with the matter. The IPO gives Ferrari a market capitalization of around $9.8 billion.
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Demand for rental apartments boosts U.S. housing starts
Demand for rental apartments boosts U.S. housing starts
U.S. housing starts rose solidly in September on soaring demand for rental apartments, a sign that the housing market continues to steadily improve even as economic growth has slowed. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday groundbreaking increased 6.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.21 million units. It was the sixth straight month that starts were above 1 million units, pointing to a sustainable housing recovery.
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Harley-Davidson third-quarter profit falls, stock hits two-year low
Harley-Davidson third-quarter profit falls, stock hits two-year low
“The marketplace has thrown us some curveballs this year,”chief executive Matt Levatich, said after the company reported weaker sales and earnings that fell below analysts’ guidance. Harley-Davidson said it plans to incur a one-time charge of $30 million to $35 million in the fourth quarter for a reorganization and job cuts which would increase funding for marketing and product redevelopment. Harley-Davidson also cut its 2015 operating profit margin to 16 percent to 17 percent for the motorcycles segment from 18 percent to 19 percent.
20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no-antibiotics
Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no-antibiotics
Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any meat from animals given antibiotics, the company said on Tuesday. Competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) and McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) have announced similar supply-chain shifts, adding pressure on U.S. livestock producers to cut human antibiotics from their beef, hogs and poultry production.