16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Qualcomm, Inc. Decides Not to Split Up
Qualcomm, Inc. Decides Not to Split Up
After a four-month review, Qualcomm decides to keep its chip and licensing businesses together.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on First day of Bank of Japan meeting starts today. What to watch for
First day of Bank of Japan meeting starts today. What to watch for
The final Bank of Japan meeting of the year
Here’s a suggesting for a Japanese government institution to create a great example of structural reform and efficiency: How about a few less BOJ meetings next year? Maybe 12 instead of 14?
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How Big Tech could do more to track terrorists
How Big Tech could do more to track terrorists
Companies use many tactics to analyze people on social media for marketing purposes. Security researcher Chris Wysopal tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall that they could use the same tools to catch terrorists.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Congress Fumes As Experts Say Iran Violated UN Ban By Test-Firing Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile
Congress Fumes As Experts Say Iran Violated UN Ban By Test-Firing Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile
On October 11, Iran test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles capable of hitting Israel.
The Emad, as the long-range weapon is called, is a variant of Tehran’s Shahab-3, has a range of 1,700 kilometers, and is accurate to within 500 meters, according to Anthony Cordesman, a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. For those who might have missed it, here is the clip:
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Weakens Yuan For 9th Consecutive Day, Longest Streak Since 2008
China Weakens Yuan For 9th Consecutive Day, Longest Streak Since 2008
In the first two weeks of August 2008 (just a month before Lehman imploded), as tensions built in US financial markets, China weakened the Yuan for 10 straight days. Tonight, China just extended its streak of weakening the Yuan fix to 9 days (for an aggregate 1.4% devaluation, the largest such drop outside of August’s devaluation in history). This pushes the Yuan back to June 2011 levels.
Yuan fix at lowest since June 2011…
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Santa Claus Coming or Going?
Santa Claus Coming or Going?
Santa Claus appears to have arrived this week. Due to this short-term rally many indexes prices have moved high enough to nearly abort the plethora of double-top formations seen on nearly all charts. The rally was sufficient to turn the PMOs up on the indexes, but not enough to switch any signals. I discussed this in today’s webinar which should be available for view later this evening.
16 December, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Another fresh high in the Chinese yuan fixing
Another fresh high in the Chinese yuan fixing
6.4757 vs 6.4626 versus yesterday
Yuan weakness in 2016 may be a major theme. The repercussions are something Greg talks about in .
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