26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Glambert alert: Petition protests Adam Lambert NYE gig
Glambert alert: Petition protests Adam Lambert NYE gig
A petition to stop American Idol finalist Adam Lambert headlining Singapore’s New Year concert has gathered more than 12,000 signatures.
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Yuan a shoo-in to enter IMF’s SDR … But weighting question could see a sharp move
Yuan a shoo-in to enter IMF’s SDR … But weighting question could see a sharp move
The executive committee of the International Monetary Fund is meeting on Monday to decide whether to accept the yuan into the SDR basket
– Its pretty close to being a certainty for admission
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Xi to shake up military as China gets more assertive
Xi to shake up military as China gets more assertive
China is modernizing the military as it gets more assertive in its territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas.
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on They Sow The Cyclone – We Reap The Blowback
They Sow The Cyclone – We Reap The Blowback
Submitted by Dan Sanchez via AntiWar.com,
“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind”?—?Hosea 8:7
It may be surprising to hear, but it is a plain historical fact that modern international jihad originated as an instrument of US foreign policy. The “great menace of our era” was built up by the CIA to wage a proxy war against the Soviets.
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Early indications for US Black Friday sales "crowds are good but not great"
Early indications for US Black Friday sales "crowds are good but not great"
Reuters reporting on the early Black Friday sales crowds
– Retailers across the United States offered early Black Friday discounts to lure bargain-hunters on Thanksgiving eve
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More on the falling profits in China’s industrial companies
More on the falling profits in China’s industrial companies
China industrial profits data for October was out earlier
– , the 5ths consecutive month of declines
The data covers large enterprises (annual revenue of more than 20 million yuan from their main operations)
26 November, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia shares retreat, euro subdued on ECB stimulus bets
Asia shares retreat, euro subdued on ECB stimulus bets
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares fell and the dollar held near an 8-1/2-month peak on Friday, while the euro hovered around seven-month lows on expectations of additional stimulus from the European Central Bank next week. The broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan slid 0.5 percent, extending losses for the week to 0.7 percent. Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) reversed earlier gains to slip 0.3 percent, but was on track for a weekly gain of 0.2 percent.